What is the difference between .wv and .mp3?
- Extension
- .wv
- .mp3
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- WavPack
- Moving Picture Experts Group
- Description
- Audio file compressed using WavPack Hybrid Lossless Compression; supports both lossy and lossless compression, which produces high-quality compressed files; the compression ratio is typically between 30% and 70%.
- An MP3 file is an audio file saved in a compressed audio format developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) that uses "Layer 3" audio compression. It is commonly used to store music and audiobooks with near-CD quality sound (stereo, 16-bit) and roughly 1/10 the size of a .WAV or .AIF file.
- MIME Type
- audio/x-wavpack
- audio/mpeg3
- Sample
- sample.wv
- sample.mp3
- Wikipedia
- .wv on Wikipedia
- .mp3 on Wikipedia