What is the difference between .mpeg-2 and .mjpg?
- Name
- MPEG-2 Video
- Motion JPEG
- Extension
- .mpeg-2
- .mjpg
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Video
- Developer
- Motion Pictures Expert Group
- Motion JPEG Group
- 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.
- It is a Motion JPEG that captures sequence images in a multimedia format — commonly used on digital cameras and webcams. It is a large file size that can be easily edited because of its low compression levels.
- MIME Type
- video/mpeg
- video/x-motion-jpeg
- Wikipedia
- .mpeg-2 on Wikipedia
- .mjpg on Wikipedia