What is the difference between .m4v and .aiffc?
- Extension
- .m4v
- .aiffc
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Audio
- Developer
- Apple
- Apple Inc.
- Description
- The M4V file format is a video container format developed by Apple and is very similar to the MP4 format, with the primary difference being the optional Apple Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection. M4V files are commonly used for TV episodes, movies, and music videos in the iTunes Store. These files can be played on Apple devices such as iPhones, iPads, and iPods, as well as on PCs using iTunes or other compatible media players.
- It contains CD-quality audio file commonly used in gaming consoles and media players. AIFC can be compared to .WAV file that has been compressed to reduce file size. Therefore, it may incorporate ALAW, ULAW, or G722 compression.
- MIME Type
- video/x-m4v
- audio/aiff
- Sample
- sample.m4v
- sample.aiffc
- Wikipedia
- .m4v on Wikipedia
- .aiffc on Wikipedia