- Extension
- .3gp
- .mpeg-2
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Video
- Developer
- Third Generation Partnership Project
- Motion Pictures Expert Group
- 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.
- Video file encoded with the MPEG-2 codec, which is mainly used for over-the-air, satellite, and cable digital TV signals and DVD video; uses lossy compression for audio and video to significantly reduce the size of the video data; not as efficient as the H.264 format.
- MIME Type
- video/3gpp
- video/mpeg
