Here are a few MPEG standards for video and audio compression coding and multimedia delivery. The most commonly used formats are MPEG-2 & MPEG-4.

1. MPEG Standards.
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2. MPEG
Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) has defined a set of
standards for video and audio compression coding and
multimedia delivery since the early 1990s. The
compression ratio achieved with MPEG encoding is the
ideal standard for digital video data delivery. MPEG
standards do not specify the operation of the encoder
but allow encoder implementations to improve over time.
Hence, various features have been added from one
profile to another, aiming to increase its complexity and
efficiency. Here are a few MPEG standards that have
allowed enormous innovation while maintaining their
interoperable standard. These standards would guide
you in selecting the desired video format
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MPEG started developing coding formats in 1992. It first
defined the MPEG-1 coding format that was commonly
applied to Video-CD and low-quality video on DVD
Video. It was also used in digital satellite/ cable TV
services before MPEG-2 Codex was introduced.
MPEG-1 downsamples the images to meet the low-bit
requirement and uses only 24-30 Hz, resulting in
moderate quality videos. Also, MPEG-1 was designed
for coding progressive video at a transmission rate of
around 1.5 million bits per second. The popular MPEG-1
audio layer III (MP3) audio compression is included in
this format, which compresses a sound sequence to a
smaller file preserving the original audio quality.
MPEG 1

4. MPEG 2
MPEG-2 is considered to be the enhanced MPEG-1
format in terms of quality used for DVD productions.
This standard was created to encode high-quality
videos by coding interlaced images at transmission
rates over 4 million bits per second. This codec was
developed in 1994 and is commonly applied to digital
television broadcasts, Video on Demand, DVD, VCD, and
similar discs. It generally uses lossy compression
techniques to reduce file sizes for audio and video files
substantially.
MPEG-2 encoded video files are much bigger and
require a lot more bandwidth for streaming. In
addition, with a few enhancements, MPEG-2 Video and
Systems are also used in some HDTV transmission
systems and are considered to be the standard format
for over-the-air ATSC digital television. The MPEG-2
players can handle MPEG-1 data as well.
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MPEG 3
The Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) also developed
a set of audio and video coding standards known as
MPEG-3 that can handle HDTV signals at 1080p in the 20
to 40 megabits per second range. While MPEG-2 was
being developed, an attempt was made with MPEG-3 to
address the requirement for an HDTV standard. However,
it soon became clear that HDTV could be supported by
MPEG-2 at high data rates. As a result, MPEG-3 was
incorporated into MPEG-2 in 1992, and HDTV was added
as a separate profile.

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MPEG 4
MPEG-4, created in 1998, is the latest audio/video
compression method by the MPEG group that is
specifically designed for low-bandwidth (less than 1.5
Bit/sec bitrate) video/audio encoding while providing
superior audio and video quality compared to MPEG-2
format. It is designed to deliver DVD-quality video
(MPEG-2 format) at lower data rates and smaller file
sizes. The MPEG-4 is an encoding method for portable
devices like media players and mobile phones and
online stores that hire video and audio files.
Though MPEG-4 absorbs many features from MPEG-1
and MPEG-2, it is very different in focus from these
standards as it focuses on multimedia and interactivity.
The MPEG-4 standard tackles the creation and
definition of the media items in a multimedia
presentation, their synchronization and relationship
during transmission, and how users can interact with
the media objects. In simple terms, the visual scenes
are broken down into objects to be sent as separate
layers, which are then composed at the decoder. In
general, MPEG-4 is a far more versatile encoding format
than MPEG-2

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Looking for a suitable
format for your videos?
MPEG-2 or MPEG-4
We had discussed the various MPEG standards for video
compression and multimedia delivery. Thus, the most
commonly used formats are MPEG-2 and MPEG-4. Learn
the differences between MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 before
selecting a format for your videos.

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