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3GP - Third Generation Partnership Project

 

Format introduction:

3GP (3GPP file format) is a multimedia container format defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) for 3G UMTS multimedia services. It is used on 3G mobile phones but can also be played on some 2G and 4G phones. 3G2 (3GPP2 file format) is a multimedia container format defined by the 3GPP2 for 3G CDMA2000 multimedia services. It is very similar to the 3GP file format but consumes less space & bandwidth also has some extensions and limitations in comparison to 3GP.

Technical details:

3GP and 3G2 are container formats similar to MPEG-4 Part 14 (MP4), which is also based on MPEG-4 Part 12. The 3GP and 3G2 file format were designed to decrease storage and bandwidth requirements to accommodate mobile phones. They are good for lower end smartphones for faster streaming & download.

 

File extension	.3gp, .3g2
MIME	Video/3gpp
Developed by	3GPP
Type of format	Media container
Associated programs	Windows Media Player, Apple QuickTime, VLC media player, Media Player Classic, K-Multimedia Player, Totem, RealPlayer, MPlayer, and GOM Player
Sample file	sample.3gp
Wikipedia	3GP on Wikipedia