What is the difference between .avchd and .aac?
- Extension
 - .avchd
 - .aac
 
- Format
 - Binary
 - Binary
 
- Category
 - Video
 - Audio
 
- Developer
 - Sony, Panasonic
 - Bell Labs, Fraunhofer Institute, Dolby Labs, Sony and Nokia
 
- Description
 - AVCHD (Advanced Video Coding High Definition) is a file format designed for recording and playing back high definition video. It is commonly used in digital camcorders and cameras for capturing HD footage. AVCHD leverages the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video compression codec, which efficiently reduces file sizes while preserving high-quality video resolution, and supports both Dolby AC-3 and linear PCM audio codecs for high-quality sound.
 - Compressed audio file similar to an .MP3 file, but offers several performance improvements; examples include a higher coding efficiency for both stationary and transient signals, a simpler filterbank, and better handling of frequencies above 16 kHz; maintains quality nearly indistinguishable from the original audio source.
 
- MIME Type
 - video/x-avchd
 - audio/x-aac
 
- Sample
 - sample.avchd
 - sample.aac
 
- Wikipedia
 - .avchd on Wikipedia
 - .aac on Wikipedia