What is the difference between .mpeg-2 and .vst?
- Extension
- .mpeg-2
- .vst
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Motion Pictures Expert Group
- Truevision
- 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.
- Raster image based on the Targa Truevision format; can store data up to 32 bits per pixel, with 24 bits for the RGB information and 8 bits for the alpha channel; may also incorporate lossless RLE compression to reduce the file size.
- MIME Type
- video/mpeg
- image/x-targa
- Wikipedia
- .mpeg-2 on Wikipedia
- .vst on Wikipedia