What is the difference between .caf and .ac3?
- Extension
- .caf
- .ac3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Apple
- Dolby Laboratories
- Description
- Digital audio format based on Apple's Core Audio technology; stores audio data as well as text annotations, markers, channel layouts, and other information; similar to an .AIFF or .WAVE file, but does not have a 4GB size limit and can store any number of audio channels.
- 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/x-caf
- audio/ac3
- Sample
- sample.caf
- sample.ac3
- Wikipedia
- .caf on Wikipedia
- .ac3 on Wikipedia