What is the difference between .ogv and .mpeg-2?
- Name
- Ogg Video
- MPEG-2 Video
- Extension
- .ogv
- .mpeg-2
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Video
- Developer
- Xiph.Org
- Motion Pictures Expert Group
- Description
- Video file that uses the Xiph.Org's open source Ogg container format; may contain video streams that use one or more different codecs, such as Theora; can be played using a variety of media players.
- 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
- video/ogg
- video/mpeg
- Sample
- sample.ogv
- Wikipedia
- .ogv on Wikipedia
- .mpeg-2 on Wikipedia