What is the difference between .gif and .mpeg2?
- Extension
- .gif
- .mpeg2
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Video
- Developer
- CompuServe
- Motion Pictures Expert Group
- Description
- A GIF file is an image file often used for web graphics. It may contain up to 256 indexed colors with a color palette that may be a predefined set of colors or may be adapted to the colors in the image. GIF files are saved in a lossless format, meaning the clarity of the image is not compromised with GIF compression.
- 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
- image/gif
- video/mpeg
- Sample
- sample.gif
- Wikipedia
- .gif on Wikipedia
- .mpeg2 on Wikipedia