What is the difference between .pvf and .aac?
- Extension
- .pvf
- .aac
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Marc Schaefer
- Bell Labs, Fraunhofer Institute, Dolby Labs, Sony and Nokia
- Description
- The Portable Voice Format (PVF) is a digital audio file format primarily used for storing voice recordings. PVF files are designed to encapsulate voice data at various bit rates, making them suitable for applications where voice clarity and file size are critical, such as voicemail systems, interactive voice response systems, and other telephony applications. Unlike more common audio formats that aim for high fidelity and music playback, PVF focuses on the efficient encoding of speech, optimizing for intelligibility and compact file size.
- Compressed audio file similar to an .MP3 file, but offers several performance improvements; examples include a higher coding efficiency for both stationary and transient signals, a simpler filterbank, and better handling of frequencies above 16 kHz; maintains quality nearly indistinguishable from the original audio source.
- MIME Type
- audio/x-pvf
- audio/x-aac
- Sample
- sample.pvf
- sample.aac
- Wikipedia
- .aac on Wikipedia