| Extension | 3GP |
| Full Name | Multimedia Container Format |
| Type | Video |
| Mime Type | video/3gpp |
| Format | Binary |
3GP files are a legacy video format originally designed for use with early mobile and internet devices. The format is capable of storing video and audio data in a highly compressed format. This naturally led to a decrease in quality but was heavily driven by the need to minimize file size, thus reducing the bandwidth usage of the early devices.
The video audio and video compression were highly effective and allowed video clips created on these devices to be shared without consuming large amounts of bandwidth. The low-resolution camera and displays of these early mobile devices also helped keep file sizes to a minimum.
The 3GP format is still fairly common today; however, it is in decline and has mostly been replaced by other video formats, such as MP4. We have a selection of M4A converter tools for converting these files into other formats if native video editing applications lack such features.
| Extension | JPG |
| Full Name | Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| Type | Image |
| Mime Type | image/jpeg |
| Format | Binary |
| Opens With | Paint.Net, Photoshop |
A JPG file is a compressed and highly efficient image file format whose aim is to store photographic-quality images using a fraction of the storage space compared to other lossy and non-lossy image compression methods available at the time.
The compression used by JPG encoders is "lossy", meaning image colours that are not perceptible to the human eye are discarded during the compression process. The removal of this colour data greatly reduces the size of the final JPG file with no discernible loss in quality.
Due to their compact and high-quality format, JPG files are one of the primary image formats used by websites, digital and phone/tablet cameras, and more. This widespread support means JPG files can be edited within most popular image editing software.
