What is the difference between .ra and .ac3?
- Extension
- .ra
- .ac3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- RealNetworks
- Dolby Laboratories
- Description
- RealPlayer created RA for audio streaming. It makes use of various audio codecs from those that deliver high-fidelity sounds to those that record low bitrate audio data. Radio stations mainly used it for online streaming, but current formats have overthrown 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/vnd.rn-realaudio
- audio/ac3
- Sample
- sample.ac3
- Wikipedia
- .ra on Wikipedia
- .ac3 on Wikipedia