What is the difference between .mpeg-2 and .amv?
- Extension
- .mpeg-2
- .amv
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Video
- Developer
- Motion Pictures Expert Group
- MPEG4IP
- Description
- Video file encoded with the MPEG-2 codec, which is mainly used for over-the-air, satellite, and cable digital TV signals and DVD video; uses lossy compression for audio and video to significantly reduce the size of the video data; not as efficient as the H.264 format.
- An AMV file is a video saved in the Actions Media Video file format, which is used by some Chinese portable media players. It contains a compressed, low-resolution (96x96 to 320x240 pixel) video.
- MIME Type
- video/mpeg
- video/x-amv
- Wikipedia
- .mpeg-2 on Wikipedia
- .amv on Wikipedia