What is the difference between .sph and .ac3?
- Extension
- .sph
- .ac3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- NIST
- Dolby Laboratories
- Description
- Waveform audio file created in the NIST SPHERE format, which is often used in speech recognition research; often contains a recording of a person speaking; can be provided as input to speech recognition systems.
- 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-nist-sph
- audio/ac3
- Sample
- sample.sph
- sample.ac3
- Wikipedia
- .sph on Wikipedia
- .ac3 on Wikipedia