What is the difference between .mpeg-2 and .mp3?
- Extension
- .mpeg-2
- .mp3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Audio
- Developer
- Motion Pictures Expert Group
- Moving Picture Experts 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.
- An MP3 file is an audio file saved in a compressed audio format developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) that uses "Layer 3" audio compression. It is commonly used to store music and audiobooks with near-CD quality sound (stereo, 16-bit) and roughly 1/10 the size of a .WAV or .AIF file.
- MIME Type
- video/mpeg
- audio/mpeg3
- Sample
- sample.mp3
- Wikipedia
- .mpeg-2 on Wikipedia
- .mp3 on Wikipedia