What is the difference between .mpa and .mkv?
- Extension
- .mpa
- .mkv
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Video
- Developer
- MPEG
- Matroska
- 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.
- An MKV file is a video container format similar to the .AVI, .ASF, and .MOV formats. It supports several types of audio and video codecs and may include .SRT, .SSA, or .USF (Universal Subtitle Format) subtitles. MKV files also support VobSub subtitles from DVDs.
- MIME Type
- audio/mpeg
- video/x-matroska
- Sample
- sample.mpa
- sample.mkv
- Wikipedia
- .mpa on Wikipedia
- .mkv on Wikipedia