What is the difference between .xvid and .mpeg?
- Extension
- .xvid
- .mpeg
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Video
- Video
- Developer
- Xvid
- Moving Picture Experts Group
- Description
- Xvid-encoded video files are digital video files that have been compressed and encoded using the Xvid codec, an open-source video codec designed for compressing video data in order to facilitate faster transmission over computer networks or for more efficient storage on computer disks. Xvid, which is a reverse spelling of "DivX," emerged as a popular format due to its ability to compress video files without significant loss of quality.
- Popular video format standardized by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG); compressed using MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 compression; often used for creating movies that are distributed over the Internet.
- MIME Type
- video/x-msvideo
- video/mpeg
- Sample
- sample.mpeg
- Wikipedia
- .xvid on Wikipedia
- .mpeg on Wikipedia