Section IV: Merged Architectures

CHAPTER 15

All About MPEG

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This chapter provides information regarding MPEG technologies as well as available tools for encoding and working with various forms of MPEG, with a special focus on MPEG-4.

 

Part A: Background

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•  Introduction

•  Flavors of MPEG

•  MPEG Timeline

•  MPEG Specifications and Resources

 

Introduction

The founding of the Motion Pictures Experts Group (MPEG), established as an International Standards Organization (ISO) workgroup, dates back to the late 1980s. The workgroup’s formal name is ISO/ ...

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