What is the difference between .mpeg-2 and .avi?
- Extension
- .mpeg-2
- .avi
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Video
- Developer
- Motion Pictures Expert Group
- Microsoft
- 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 AVI file is a file saved in a multimedia container format created by Microsoft. It stores video and audio data that may be encoded in a variety of codecs such as DivX and XviD. AVI files typically use less compression than similar formats such as .MPEG and .MOV.
- MIME Type
- video/mpeg
- video/avi
- Sample
- sample.avi
- Wikipedia
- .mpeg-2 on Wikipedia
- .avi on Wikipedia