- Extension
- .3gp
- .aac
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Audio
- Developer
- Third Generation Partnership Project
- Bell Labs, Fraunhofer Institute, Dolby Labs, Sony and Nokia
- Description
- A 3GP file is a multimedia file saved in an audio and video container format developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). It stores video and audio streams that are transmitted between 3G mobile phones and over the Internet.
- Compressed audio file similar to an .MP3 file, but offers several performance improvements; examples include a higher coding efficiency for both stationary and transient signals, a simpler filterbank, and better handling of frequencies above 16 kHz; maintains quality nearly indistinguishable from the original audio source.
- MIME Type
- video/3gpp
- audio/x-aac
