What is the difference between .mpa and .f4v?
- Extension
- .mpa
- .f4v
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Video
- Developer
- MPEG
- Adobe Systems
- Description
- The MPA file format, standing for MPEG-2 Audio File, is designed to store audio data compressed using the MPEG-2 Audio coding standard. This format is a successor to the MPEG-1 standard, offering enhancements like improved audio quality and support for multiple audio channels, thus enabling surround sound experiences. MPA files are commonly used for both music and video soundtracks due to their efficient compression, which preserves sound quality while reducing file size significantly.
- Video container format used by Adobe Flash; based on the ISO MP4 format, which is based on the Apple QuickTime container format; specified by ISO/IEC 14496-12 as a base media file format; supported by Flash Player Update 3 (9,0,115,0) and higher.
- MIME Type
- audio/mpeg
- video/x-f4v
- Sample
- sample.mpa
- sample.f4v
- Wikipedia
- .mpa on Wikipedia
- .f4v on Wikipedia