- Extension
- .3gp
- .gsm
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Audio
- Developer
- Third Generation Partnership Project
- European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)
- 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.
- A lossy file format used to compress speech in Global Standard for Mobile (GSM) telecommunications. It is very effective for reducing audio file size. However, encoding and decoding audio signals severally is discouraged as the final product will have a lot of noise. Popular with some voice mail software but it is CPU intensive.
- MIME Type
- video/3gpp
- audio/x-gsm
