What is the difference between .mxf and .ac3?
- Extension
- .mxf
- .ac3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Audio
- Developer
- SMPTE
- Dolby Laboratories
- Description
- Multimedia format used by digital audio and video programs; contains captured audio and video data as well as metadata that describes the media stored in the file; designed by Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) as a standard container for audio and video data; can be converted into other formats, such as .AVI or .MOV.
- 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
- application/mxf
- audio/ac3
- Sample
- sample.mxf
- sample.ac3
- Wikipedia
- .mxf on Wikipedia
- .ac3 on Wikipedia