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3GP is a simplified version of the MPEG-4 Part 14 (MP4) container format, designed to decrease storage and bandwidth requirements in order to accommodate mobile phones. It stores video streams as MPEG-4 Part 2 or H.263 or MPEG-4 Part 10 (AVC/H264), and audio streams as AMR-NB, AMR-WB, AMR-WB+, AAC-LC or HE-AAC.

When 3GP as file formats, it need codecs and players to play it. In this article, it will give you information about which codec to encode and decode 3GP file and which play can play and convert it.

3GP Codecs
  • FFDShow MPEG-4 Video Decoder - a set of DirectShow filters and VFW codec for video compression, decompression and processing and audio compression and processing. You can play almost any movie using ffdshow.
  • Windows Essentials Codec Pack - a collection of video and audio codecs and tools that are required to encode and decode audio and video files.
  • 3ivx MPEG-4 - produces industry-leading compact high quality MPEG-4 Audio and Video and is distributed as a plug-in for QuickTime as well as plug-ins for Video for Windows and DirectShow.
  • K-Lite Mega Codec Pack - K-Lite Mega Codec Pack is a collection of codecs, DirectShow filters and tools. The K-Lite Mega Codec Pack is designed as an user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files.
  • QuickTime Alternative - It will allow you to play QuickTime files (.mov, .qt, .3gp and other extensions) without having to install the official QuickTime Player.
  • Media Player Codec Pack - The Media Player Codec Pack is a simple to install package of codecs/filters/splitters used for playing back music and movie files.

3GP Players

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