What is the difference between .au and .ac3?
- Extension
- .au
- .ac3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Audacity
- Dolby Laboratories
- Description
- Audio file created by Audacity, a free, cross platform audio editor; uses a proprietary format that can only be opened by Audacity; saved as one of multiple audio data files for an Audacity project (.AUD).
- Audio file saved in the AC-3 (Dolby Digital) audio format; can include up to six channels of audio (DD 5.1 surround sound with subwoofer output); uses lossy compression and often used as the format for DVDs, cinema theaters, and game consoles.
- MIME Type
- audio/basic
- audio/ac3
- Sample
- sample.au
- sample.ac3
- Wikipedia
- .au on Wikipedia
- .ac3 on Wikipedia