MP4 vs MPEG, difference between MP4 and MPEG format

Difference between MP4 and MPEG format

File Extension	MP4	MPEG
File Type	MPEG-4 Video File	MPEG Video
Description	MP4 is a standard developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG); commonly used for sharing video files on the Internet.The MPEG-4 video is compressed with MPEG-4 video encoding. Audio is compressed using AAC compression.	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.
Developed by	Moving Picture Experts Group	Moving Picture Experts Group
Difference	MP4's biggest difference from the other MPEG formats is its ability to store subtitles, still images and other data along with digital video and audio.	MPEG-1 is used with video compact discs (VCDs) while the higher-quality MPEG-2 is used for DVDs.
Help You Choose	MP4 is currently the most widely-used video format, so you can freely use MP4 format with few problems.	If you'd like to back up videos in CD/DVD, you probably need MPEG format.
Programs that open MP4/MPEG files	Apple QuickTime Player Microsoft Windows Media Player VideoLAN VLC media player ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre	Microsoft Windows Media Player Apple QuickTime Player iOrgsoft DVD Maker Eltima Elmedia Player