What is the difference between .wtv and .heif?
- Extension
- .wtv
- .heif
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Raster Image
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Apple
- Description
- 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.
- Based on HEVC (High-Efficiency Video Coding), the HEIF format is an image file container with one or multiple images and is the default image format for Apple Live Photos. It replaced the JPEG format as it's smaller in size and has lossless compression ensuring high-quality photos.
- MIME Type
- video/x-ms-wtv
- image/heif
- Sample
- sample.wtv
- Wikipedia
- .heif on Wikipedia