What is the difference between .mpeg-2 and .av1?
- Extension
- .mpeg-2
- .av1
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Video
- Developer
- Motion Pictures Expert Group
- Alliance for Open Media
- 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 open, royalty-free video coding format designed for video transmissions over the Internet.
- MIME Type
- video/mpeg
- video/av01
- Sample
- sample.av1
- Wikipedia
- .mpeg-2 on Wikipedia
- .av1 on Wikipedia