Found 2 records for the .AC3 file extension name
There are 1 other file types with the "AC3" extension name:
.ac3 - AC/frequence domain output
.flac - Audio files encoded by Flac - free lossless audio codec
.amr - Adaptive Multi-Rate compressed audio
.m4a - MPEG-4 compressed audio file
.gp3 - Guitar Pro 3 project
.m4p - iTunes Music Store audio file
.cda - CD Audio track
.ogg - Ogg Vorbis audio file
.ape - Monkey's Audio lossless audio compression format
file extension AC3 - Dolby Digital sound file
File extension AC3 description:
Launched in 1987, the Dolby Digital format is a digital audio encoding standard developed by Dolby Labs.Unlike Dolby ProLogic systems, Dolby Digital audio tracks are independent (the term "discrete" is also sometimes used). For consumer electronics, the Dolby Digital format relies on a compression algorithm called AC3 (Audio Coding 3), which can compress audio streams by a factor of 10 to 12 with a 16-bit sampling rate of 48 kHz, for an overall bitrate of 384 kbps. For this reason, the Dolby Digital format is sometimes called Dolby AC3. For professionals, instead of an AC3 decoder, Dolby Digital uses a system called SR-D.
Dolby Digital is likely the most commonly used system in home theatre systems. To be able to use media recorded in Dolby Digital format (DVD video or DVD audio, for example), you need a device with an integrated AC3 decoder.
Associated applications to file extension AC3:
Company / developer:
Cucusoft, Inc.
Cucusoft Ultimate Video Coverter converts videos to play on almost any portable device including iPod, iPhone, Zune, PSP, video capable MP3 players, video capable mobile phones, and Pocket P.C., etc. Meanwhile, it can also support output almost any audio/video format including Video format(H264, MP4, WMV, AVI, MOV, RM, 3GP, flv, SWF, mpeg-1, mpeg-2, VideoCD, SuperVideoCD, DVD, etc.) and Audio format(AC3, AAC, MP2, MP3, MP4, RA, WMA, etc.). It's the most powerful all in one video file converter on the planet.
Ultimate DVD + Video Converter Suite
Company / developer: Cucusoft, Inc.
Cucusoft Ultimate DVD + Video Converter Suite converts DVD's and videos to play on almost any portable device including iPod, iPhone, Zune, PSP, video capable MP3 players, video capable mobile phones, and Pocket P.C., etc. Meanwhile, it can also support output almost any audio/video format including Video format(H264, MP4, WMV, AVI, MOV, RM, 3GP, flv, SWF, mpeg-1, mpeg-2, VCD, SVCD, DVD, etc.) and Audio format(AC3, AAC, MP2, MP3, MP4, RA, WMA, etc.). You can enjoy your Audio/Video life with this all in one Ultimate DVD + Video Converter Suite from now on.
Company / developer: Nero AG
Nero
Nero is world best-selling multimedia suite, brings the digital world to your PC. With Nero is easy to organize and manage all your multimedia files, as well as create and edit new digital content. Nero’s sleek design and user-friendly tools make completing projects fun and enjoyable.- Direct access to all features from the project launcher
- High Definition format support
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Company / developer: SourceForge.net
Aften
is an audio encoder which generates compressed audio streams based on ATSC A/52 specification.
This type of audio is also known as AC-3 or Dolby® Digital and is one of the audio codecs used in DVD-Video content.