What is the difference between .mpg and .pct?
- Name
- MPEG Video
- Picture File
- Extension
- .mpg
- .pct
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Raster Image
- Developer
- MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group)
- Apple
- Description
- The MPG file format, short for MPEG Video, stands for Moving Picture Experts Group Video. It is a popular video file format standardized by the MPEG group, which is known for developing video and audio encoding standards. MPG files are compressed using either MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 compression, making them suitable for storing video data in a compressed form without significantly sacrificing quality. This format is widely used for creating movies that are distributed over the internet due to its good balance between file size and video quality.
- A PCT file is an image saved in the Macintosh PICT format, which was developed by Apple in 1984 for storing images using Apple QuickDraw technology. It contains image data in one of two formats, PICT 1, the original format that stores 8 colors, or PICT 2, a newer format that allows thousands of colors (24 and 32-bit images). PCT files support both raster and vector images.
- MIME Type
- video/mpeg
- image/x-pict
- Sample
- sample.mpg
- sample.pct
- Wikipedia
- .mpg on Wikipedia
- .pct on Wikipedia