Understanding Timelines Within MPEG Standards

MPEG-1 AND MPEG-2 Video Standards

The development of digital video technology in the 1980s has made it possible to use digital video compression in various kinds of applications. The effort to develop standards for coded representation of moving pictures, audio, and their combination is carried out in the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG). MPEG is a group formed under the auspices of the International Organization for Standar...

MPEG Digital Audio Coding Standards

MPEG Digital Video Coding Standards

Modern image and video compression techniques today offer the possibility to store or transmit the vast amount of data necessary to represent digital images and video in an efficient and robust way. New audio visual applications in the field of communication, multimedia and broadcasting became possible based on digital video coding technology. As manifold as applications for image coding are to...

VIDEO COMPRESSION: The MPEG Standards

In order to ensure compatibility among video codecs from different manufacturers and applications and to simplify the development of new applications, intensive efforts have been undertaken in recent years to define digital video standards. These standards were the result of joint development efforts of video and audio compression as well as other system aspects required to support all the appl...

MPEG - 1 and MPEG - 2 Digital Video Coding Standards

The purpose of this page is to provide an overview of the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video coding algorithms and standards and their role in video communications. The text is organized as follows: The basic concepts and techniques which are relevant in the context of the MPEG video compression standards are reviewed first. In the following the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video coding algorithms are outlined in mo...