15MPEG Compression
The majority of codecs in use today are based on the principles developed for MPEG compression. Remember, MPEG compression was developed by the working group of authorities, Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) formed by the ISO and the IEC. It defines the standards for compressing moving images. In fact, MPEG compression is really a set of tools that can be combined in different ways to compress video files. New tools have been regularly added to the standard leading to an ever more efficient compression. This chapter will take an in-depth look at how an MPEG-2 compression works in order to lay a foundation for the MPEG process.
The MPEG Process
The MPEG process starts by analyzing a sequence of video frames known as the video ...
Get How Video Works, 3rd Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
