What is the difference between .mpeg-2 and .mov?
- Extension
- .mpeg-2
- .mov
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Video
- Developer
- Motion Pictures Expert Group
- Apple
- 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.
- A MOV file is a common multimedia container file format developed by Apple and compatible with both Macintosh and Windows platforms. It may contain multiple tracks that store different types of media data and is often used for saving movies and other video files. MOV files commonly use the MPEG-4 codec for compression.
- MIME Type
- video/mpeg
- video/quicktime
- Sample
- sample.mov
- Wikipedia
- .mpeg-2 on Wikipedia
- .mov on Wikipedia