What is the difference between .amr and .aiffc?
- Extension
- .amr
- .aiffc
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Nokia
- Apple Inc.
- Description
- An AMR file is an audio file saved in a compressed audio format developed by Ericsson. It is used by many 3G cell phones for voice recordings such as MMS messages. AMR files incorporate the Algebraic Code Excited Linear Prediction (ACELP) algorithm, which is designed to efficiently compress human speech audio.
- It contains CD-quality audio file commonly used in gaming consoles and media players. AIFC can be compared to .WAV file that has been compressed to reduce file size. Therefore, it may incorporate ALAW, ULAW, or G722 compression.
- MIME Type
- audio/amr
- audio/aiff
- Sample
- sample.amr
- sample.aiffc
- Wikipedia
- .amr on Wikipedia
- .aiffc on Wikipedia