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.al File Extension
Developer: N/AFile type: A-Law Compressed Sound FileYou're here because you have a file that has a file extension ending in .al. Files with the file extension .al can only be launched by certain applications. It's possible that .al files are data files rather than documents or media, which means they're not meant to be viewed at all.what is a .al file?
The AL file extension is a data format associated to A-Law Compressed Sound. AL files and A-Law Compressed Sound were released in 1972. These files represent audio compression scheme common in voice only applications and are mostly used in European systems. Slightly similar to u-Law compression format, it compresses original 16-bit audio down to 8 bits (for a 2:1 compression ratio) with a dynamic range of about 13-bits.The compression data is half the size of the original sample. With such compression rate, logarithmic encoding and decoding is fast and basically falls under WAV file category. They are also known as CCITT standard G.711 and are used to improve signal to noise ratio for digital telephones. This indicates that lost information would not be heard by the human ear. They have the ability to optimize the dynamic range of an audio signal. Files in AL format can be opened with Apple QuickTime Player in Mac Os and Microsoft Windows-based systems.how to open a .al file?
Launch a .al file, or any other file on your PC, by double-clicking it. If your file associations are set up correctly, the application that's meant to open your .al file will open it. It's possible you may need to download or purchase the correct application. It's also possible that you have the correct application on your PC, but .al files aren't yet associated with it. In this case, when you try to open a .al file, you can tell Windows which application is the correct one for that file. From then on, opening a .al file will open the correct application. Click here to fix .al file association errorsapplications that open a .al file
Apple QuickTime PlayerApple QuickTime Player
Apple QuickTime Player is a multimedia player software that handles a variety of files of different formats from digital photos to panoramic images, audios to videos as well as interactivity. This multimedia player program is available for Mac OS X computers as well as later versions of Windows computers. This software product by Apple has Software Development Kits or SDKs which is available to the public as long as subscribed with the Apple Developer Connection or ADC. It has QuickTime framework, which is compatible with other free player applications, that provide several functions. These include the encoding of audios and videos, transcoding of those same files, decoding with the option to send a decoded stream to graphics subsystem or audio subsystem, and a component plugin architecture to support other codecs (third party like DivX). The latest version of this software is QuickTime Player 7 which is downloadable for free for Mac and Windows computers.a word of warning
Be careful not to rename the extension on .al files, or any other files. This will not change the file type. Only special conversion software can change a file from one file type to another.what is a file extension?
A file extension is the set of three or four characters at the end of a filename; in this case, .al. File extensions tell you what type of file it is, and tell Windows what programs can open it. Windows often associates a default program to each file extension, so that when you double-click the file, the program launches automatically. When that program is no longer on your PC, you can sometimes get an error when you try to open the associated file.leave a comment
