What is the difference between .m4b and .ac3?
- Extension
- .m4b
- .ac3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Apple
- Dolby Laboratories
- Description
- It is an audiobook file compressed using .AAC algorithm based on MPEG-4 container format. It is similar to .M4A file but its denoted as an audiobook and supporting audio players can bookmark it.
- 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-m4a
- audio/ac3
- Sample
- sample.m4b
- sample.ac3
- Wikipedia
- .m4b on Wikipedia
- .ac3 on Wikipedia