What is the difference between .shn and .wtv?
- Extension
- .shn
- .wtv
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Video
- Developer
- Shorten
- Microsoft
- Description
- The SHN file format, short for Shorten Compressed Audio File, is a type of compressed audio file developed for efficiently archiving high-quality digital audio. Shorten was one of the early lossless compression methods for audio, meaning it allows the exact original audio data to be reconstructed from the compressed data, without any loss in quality.
- The WTV (Windows Recorded TV Show) file format is used by Microsoft's Windows Media Center to store TV recordings. Introduced with Windows 7 as a successor to the earlier DVR-MS format used by Windows XP Media Center Edition, WTV files allow users to record live television broadcasts or schedule recordings directly through their computers equipped with a compatible TV tuner card. These files encapsulate both the video and audio streams, along with metadata such as broadcast information and closed captions.
- MIME Type
- audio/x-shn
- video/x-ms-wtv
- Sample
- sample.shn
- sample.wtv
- Wikipedia
- .shn on Wikipedia