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File extension | .WMA |
Category | Audio File |
Description | WMA is a very common and widely spread audio file extension, being only second to MP3. It is regarded as an ultimate competitor for MP3, since it almost pars in sound quality with MP3 at comparable bitrates. WMA Pro is viewed as a professional version of WMA Standard, since it uses an advanced multichannel encoding pattern. Today, WMA Pro is on the way toward getting the status of a standard format for next generation DVD. WMA Lossless was designed for storing and archiving audiodata. WMA Voice is a low-bitrate version of the WMA codec used for storing speech data. |
Associated programs | VLC media player |
Developed by | Microsoft |
MIME type | audio/x-ms-wma |
Useful links | More detailed information on WMA files |
File extension | .OGG |
Category | Audio File |
Description | OGG files store compressed audio signal. The sound is encoded with Ogg Vorbis compression algorithm. OGG resembles MP3 but provides better sounding compared with MP3 track of the same size. It may contain audio meta data such as information about performer and track parameters. Being a container for storing audio information OGG can contain different sound compression types like FLAC or Speex. OGG file extension may also refer to Salt Lake city game or OriginLab graphic files. |
Associated programs | Apple QuickTime Player Real Player Windows Media Player |
Developed by | Xiph.Org Foundation |
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Useful links | More detailed information on OGG files |