3GP and Opus explained
3GP is a cut-down MP4 variant designed for the bandwidth and storage limits of early mobile phones. Resolution and bitrate are typically very low.
Opus is the current state of the art for lossy audio, and the codec behind most voice calls you make over the internet. It performs well across an unusually wide range, from 6 kbps speech to transparent music.
- Where 3GP files come from
- Videos recorded on feature phones and early smartphones.
- Where Opus is used
- Voice and video calls, modern podcast pipelines and WebRTC.