Comparison between MP4 and WMV

MPEG-4 is method of defining compression of audio and visual (AV) digital data.
The MP4 file format defines the storage of MPEG-4 audio, scenes and multimedia content using the ISO Base Media File Format.

WMV stands for Windows Media Video and was developed by Microsoft for use with its products. WMV is also based on the MPEG4 standard and aims to duplicate and improve its functionality for users of Microsoft software and hardware.

Summary:

1. WMV is based on a later version of MPG known as MPEG4

2. MPEG-4 is much better when compared to WMV

3. MPEG-4 provides a large and rich set of tools for encoding.

4. MPEG-4 provides a series of technologies for developers, for various service-providers and for end users

5. WMV is also the default format for hardware devices from Microsoft

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