What is the difference between .mpa and .rm?
- Extension
- .mpa
- .rm
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Video
- Developer
- MPEG
- RealNetworks
- 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 RM file is a multimedia file used by RealPlayer, an audio and video playback and streaming program. It contains audio or video data or a link to a streaming media file, which is played back as it is downloaded. RM files are commonly used for streaming content over the Internet such as video and Internet radio.
- MIME Type
- audio/mpeg
- audio/x-pn-realaudio
- Sample
- sample.mpa
- sample.rm
- Wikipedia
- .mpa on Wikipedia
- .rm on Wikipedia