What is the difference between .shn and .mpeg2?
- Extension
- .shn
- .mpeg2
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Video
- Developer
- Shorten
- Motion Pictures Expert Group
- Description
- Audio file compressed using Shorten lossless compression; compresses CD-quality audio without losing any quality; similar to FLAC (.FLAC) and Monkey's Audio (.APE) compression.
- 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
- audio/x-shn
- video/mpeg
- Sample
- sample.shn
- Wikipedia
- .shn on Wikipedia
- .mpeg2 on Wikipedia