- Extension
- .mp3
- .dv
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Video
- Developer
- Moving Picture Experts Group
- DV Consortium
- Description
- An MP3 file is an audio file saved in a compressed audio format developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) that uses "Layer 3" audio compression. It is commonly used to store music and audiobooks with near-CD quality sound (stereo, 16-bit) and roughly 1/10 the size of a .WAV or .AIF file.
- Recorded video file created by a digital video (DV) camera; saved to the camera's DV tape and uses a standard raw format for the DV video; supported by several video editing programs.
- MIME Type
- audio/mpeg3
- video/x-dv
