What is the difference between .mpeg-2 and .wmv?
- Extension
- .mpeg-2
- .wmv
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Video
- Developer
- Motion Pictures Expert Group
- Microsoft
- 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 WMV file is a video file based on the Microsoft Advanced Systems Format (ASF) container format and compressed with Windows Media compression. It contains video encoded with one of Microsoft's Windows Media Video (WMV) proprietary codecs and is similar to an .ASF file.
- MIME Type
- video/mpeg
- video/x-ms-wmv
- Sample
- sample.wmv
- Wikipedia
- .mpeg-2 on Wikipedia
- .wmv on Wikipedia