What is the difference between .mpa and .opus?
- Extension
- .mpa
- .opus
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- MPEG
- Xiph.Org
- 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 OPUS file is an audio file created in the Opus format (also called "Ogg Opus"), a lossy audio format developed for Internet streaming. It uses both SILK (used by Skype) and CELT (from Xiph.Org) codecs and supports variable bit rates from 6 kb/s to 510 kb/s.
- MIME Type
- audio/mpeg
- audio/opus
- Sample
- sample.mpa
- sample.opus
- Wikipedia
- .mpa on Wikipedia
- .opus on Wikipedia