What is the difference between .aif and .mpeg2?
- Extension
- .aif
- .mpeg2
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Video
- Developer
- Apple
- Motion Pictures Expert Group
- Description
- This is an audio file very similar to .WAV file but is developed using the Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF). It is mainly used to store standard CD audio.
- 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
- audio/aiff
- video/mpeg
- Sample
- sample.aif
- Wikipedia
- .aif on Wikipedia
- .mpeg2 on Wikipedia