What is the difference between .aiff and .mpeg-2?
- Extension
- .aiff
- .mpeg-2
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Video
- Developer
- Apple
- Motion Pictures Expert Group
- Description
- High-quality audio file created using the (AIFF) file format; contains CD-quality audio stored in a non-compressed, lossless format, similar .WAV files; commonly used to burn audio CDs.
- 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.aiff
- Wikipedia
- .aiff on Wikipedia
- .mpeg-2 on Wikipedia