About Audio Formats - Glossary

Audio Formats

Format	Brief Description	More Resource
WMA	WMA files, with file extension ‘.wma’, are one of the most popular audio codecs today, which can be played using Windows Media Player, Winamp, Real Player, besides a large number of portable music players and set-top DVD player	WMA to MP3 M4A to WMA FLAC to WMA MP3 to WMA MP4 to WMA
WAV	WAVE or WAV, short for Waveform Audio File Format, (rarely also named Audio for Windows) is a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard for storing an audio bitstream on PCs.	FLAC to WAV wav to mp3 VOB to WAV MOV to WAV RMVB to WAV
AC3	AC-3, also known as Dolby Digital , is a perceptual digital audio coding technique that reduces the amount of data needed to produce high-quality sound.	AC3 to MP3 iOrgsoft AC3 Converter
AAC	AAC with the full name Advanced Audio Coding is the default or standard audio format for iPhone, iPod, iPad, Nintendo DSi, iTunes, DivX Plus Web Player and PlayStation 3.	MOV to AAC RMVB to AAC 3G2 to AAC RM to AAC WMV to AAC

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