3G2
3G2 video containerUsed for timed picture and sound streams meant for playback.
- Family
- Video
- MIME
- video/3gpp2
Convert 3G2 to MOV online and see exactly what timed-stream transcoding changes, what MOV still can't promise, and how to verify the result.
Converter.now decodes the picture, sound, and timing streams carried by 3G2, then writes the codec and container profile used for MOV. Duration can remain identical while compression, channel mapping, frame cadence, metadata, or auxiliary streams change. The 3G2 demultiplexer reads a CDMA-era 3GPP2 track layout and identifies its constrained mobile video, audio, rotation, timing, and metadata profile. MOV delivery uses QuickTime track and sample structures suited to Apple and editing workflows, with codec, color, time-scale, chapter, and cross-platform support checked separately.
Decoded media - A 3GPP2 mobile-media container designed for CDMA-era phone video and audio. Encoded delivery profile - A QuickTime container written here with H.264 video and AAC audio.
Used for timed picture and sound streams meant for playback.
Designed for editing and Apple-oriented video workflows.
Its codec and metadata expectations are narrower than modern MP4, and current players may not recognize the extension.
MOV support varies outside Apple and editing software, while source captions or extra tracks may not be retained.
The verified MOV profile uses H.264 video at CRF 23 and AAC audio at 192 kbit/s.
Inspect video and audio codecs, dimensions, frame rate, rotation, duration, sync, and playback on the required device.
Scrub the timeline and verify frame size, frame rate, audio sync, color, and target-app playback.
Switch to MOV only once the destination player, editor, or service has confirmed support for its exact container and codecs. If extra tracks or the original encoding must survive, 3G2 remains the safer choice.