What is the difference between .mpeg-2 and .vob?
- Extension
- .mpeg-2
- .vob
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Video
- Developer
- Motion Pictures Expert Group
- DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation
- 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 VOB file is a movie data file from a DVD disc, typically stored in the VIDEO_TS folder at the root of the DVD. It contains a majority of the data stored on the disc which includes video, audio, subtitles, DVD menus and other navigation contents. VOB files are usually formatted as MPEG-2 system streams and can be opened by various video playback programs.
- MIME Type
- video/mpeg
- video/x-ms-vob
- Sample
- sample.vob
- Wikipedia
- .mpeg-2 on Wikipedia
- .vob on Wikipedia