What is the difference between .cda and .ac3?
- Extension
- .cda
- .ac3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA)
- Dolby Laboratories
- Description
- Audio file ripped from a CD formatted using the CD Digital Audio specification; can be extracted using applications such as iTunes or Logic Pro; used for saving CD audio data to a computer, as well as burning new CDs.
- 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-cda
- audio/ac3
- Sample
- sample.cda
- sample.ac3
- Wikipedia
- .cda on Wikipedia
- .ac3 on Wikipedia