What is the difference between .mp4 and .heif?
- Extension
- .mp4
- .heif
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Moving Picture Experts Group
- Apple
- Description
- An MP4 file is a multimedia file commonly used to store a movie or video clip, but may also contain subtitles or images. MP4 is short for MPEG-4 Part 14, which is a container format based on the QuickTime File Format (QTFF) used by .MOV and .QT files.
- Based on HEVC (High-Efficiency Video Coding), the HEIF format is an image file container with one or multiple images and is the default image format for Apple Live Photos. It replaced the JPEG format as it's smaller in size and has lossless compression ensuring high-quality photos.
- MIME Type
- video/mp4
- image/heif
- Sample
- sample.mp4
- Wikipedia
- .mp4 on Wikipedia
- .heif on Wikipedia