What is the difference between .mxf and .mpeg2?
- Extension
- .mxf
- .mpeg2
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Video
- Developer
- SMPTE
- Motion Pictures Expert Group
- Description
- Multimedia format used by digital audio and video programs; contains captured audio and video data as well as metadata that describes the media stored in the file; designed by Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) as a standard container for audio and video data; can be converted into other formats, such as .AVI or .MOV.
- 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.
- MIME Type
- application/mxf
- video/mpeg
- Sample
- sample.mxf
- Wikipedia
- .mxf on Wikipedia
- .mpeg2 on Wikipedia