What is the difference between .mpg and .sun?
- Extension
- .mpg
- .sun
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Raster Image
- Developer
- MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group)
- Sun Microsystems
- 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.
- Bitmap image generated by a Sun Microsystems workstation; native graphic format used by the Sun Unix operating system; uses a standard image format that can be read by several graphics programs.
- MIME Type
- video/mpeg
- image/x-sun-raster
- Sample
- sample.mpg
- sample.sun
- Wikipedia
- .mpg on Wikipedia
- .sun on Wikipedia