What is the difference between .ape and .aifc?
- Extension
- .ape
- .aifc
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Matthew T. Ashland
- Apple Inc.
- Description
- Created by Matthew T. Ashland for Windows OS, APE format is an audio file that stores sound without any data loss. It is less popular due to the paid license restrictions.
- 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/x-monkeys-audio
- audio/aiff
- Sample
- sample.aifc
- Wikipedia
- .ape on Wikipedia
- .aifc on Wikipedia