MPEG FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about the ISO video and audio formats MPEG 1, 2 and 4.
This FAQ about the ISO video and audio formats MPEG 1, 2 and 4 was compiled and written by Frank Gadegast phade@cs.tu-berlin.de with numerous contributions by others.
01 What is MPEG?- MPEG is a group of people that meet under ISO (the ...
- 02 Then what's JBIG and MHEG?
- Sorry I mentioned them. Ok, I'll simply say that JBIG is for ...
- 03 So how does MPEG I work?
- First off, it starts with a relatively low resolution ...
- 04 So is each frame predicted from the last frame? (MPEG-video)
- No. The scheme is a little more complicated than that. There ...
- 05 Hmm. Where did they get 352x240? (MPEG-video)
- That derives from the CCIR-601 digital television standard ...
- 06 What if I'm in Europe? (MPEG-video)
- For 50 Hz display standards (PAL, SECAM) change the number of ...
- 07 You didn't mention anything about the audio compression. (MPEG-video)
- Oh, right. Well, I don't know as much about the audio compression....
- 08 So how much does it compress? (MPEG-video)
- As I mentioned before, audio CD data rates are about 1.5 Mbits/s....
- 09 What's phase II? (MPEG-video)
- As I said, there is a considerable loss of quality in going ...
- 10 Why not just scale up what you're doing with MPEG I? (MPEG-video)
- The main difficulty is the interlacing. The simplest way to ...
- 11 So what works? (MPEG-video)
- Basically, derivations of MPEG I worked quite well, with one ...
- 12 How do I join MPEG? (MPEG-video)
- You don't join MPEG. You have to participate in ISO as part of ...
- 13 Well, then how do I get the documents, like the MPEG I standard ? (MPEG-video)
- MPEG is a ISO standard. It's exact name is ISO CD 11172....
- 14 What is MPEG? (MPEG-Audio)
- MPEG is an ISO committee that proposes standards for ...
- 15 So we have a family of three audio coding schemes. What does the MPEG standard define, exactly? (MPEG-Audio)
- For each Layer, the standard specifies the bitstream format ...
- 16 What are the main differences between the three Layers, from a global view? (MPEG-Audio)
- From Layer-1 to Layer-3,...
- 17 Which Layer should I use for my application? (MPEG-Audio)
- Good Question. Of course, it depends on all your requirements. ...
- 18 So how does MPEG audio work?
- Well, first you need to know how sound is stored in a ...
- 19 Tell me more about sound quality. How good is MPEG audio compression? And how do you assess that?
- Today, there is no alternative to expensive listening tests. ...
- 20 Now that I know how to assess quality, come on, tell me the results of these tests. (MPEG-Audio)
- Well, for details you should study one of those AES papers ...
- 21 So how does MPEG achieve this compression ratio? (MPEG-Audio)
- Well, with audio you basically have two alternatives. Either ...
- 22 Explain this masking effect. (MPEG-Audio)
- OK, say you have a strong tone with a frequency of 1000Hz. ...
- 23 Before? (MPEG-Audio)
- Yes, if there is a significant (30 - 40dB ) shift in level. ...
- 24 Tell me about the complexity. What are the hardware demands? (MPEG-Audio)
- Alright. First, we have to separate between decoder and ...
- 25 How many audio channels? (MPEG-Audio)
- MPEG-1 allows for two audio channels. These can be either ...
- 26 What about the audio codec delay? (MPEG-Audio)
- Well, the standard gives some figures of the theoretical ...
- 27 OK, I am hooked on! Where can I find more technical informations about MPEG audio coding, especially about Layer- 3?
- Well, there is a variety of AES papers, e.g....
- 28 Where can I get more details about MPEG audio?
- Still more details? No shit. You can get the full ISO spec ...
- 29 What is MPEG, exactly? (ISO-MPEG Standard - MPEG Audio Layer-3)
- MPEG is the Moving Picture Experts Group, working under the joint ...
- 30 What is the status of MPEG's work, then? What about MPEG-1, -2, and so on? (ISO-MPEG Standard - MPEG Audio Layer-3)
- MPEG approaches the growing need for multimedia standards step-by-...
- 31 MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 are ready-for-use. How do the standards look like? (ISO-MPEG Standard - MPEG Audio Layer-3)
- Both standards consist of 4 main parts....
- 32 Talking about MPEG audio coding, I heard a lot about "Layer 1, 2 and 3". What does it mean, exactly? (MPEG Audio Codec Family ("Layer 1, 2, 3"))
- MPEG describes the compression of audio signals using high performance ...
- 33 So we have a family of three audio coding schemes. What does the MPEG standard define, exactly? (MPEG Audio Codec Family ("Layer 1, 2, 3"))
- For each Layer, the standard specifies the bitstream format and the ...
- 34 What have the three audio Layers in common? (MPEG Audio Codec Family ("Layer 1, 2, 3"))
- All Layers use the same basic structure. The coding scheme can be ...
- 35 What are the main differences between the three Layers, from a global view? (MPEG Audio Codec Family ("Layer 1, 2, 3"))
- From Layer-1 to Layer-3,...
- 36 What are the main differences between MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 in the audio part? (MPEG Audio Codec Family ("Layer 1, 2, 3"))
- MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 use the same family of audio codecs, Layer-1, -2 ...
- 37 A lot of new stuff! Is this all compatible to each other? (MPEG Audio Codec Family ("Layer 1, 2, 3"))
- Well, more or less, yes - with the execption of the low sample rate ...
- 38 You mean: compatible!? With all these extra audio channels? Please explain! (MPEG Audio Codec Family ("Layer 1, 2, 3"))
- Compatibility has been a major topic during the MPEG-2 definition phase. ...
- 39 I heard something about a new NBC mode for MPEG-2 audio? What does it mean? (MPEG Audio Codec Family ("Layer 1, 2, 3"))
- NBC stands for non-backwards compatible. During the development ...
- 40 O.K., that should do for a first overview. Are there some papers for a more detailed information? (MPEG Audio Codec Family ("Layer 1, 2, 3"))
- Sure! You'll find more technical informations about MPEG audio coding ...
- 41 O.K., let us concentrate on one or two audio channels. Which Layer shall I use for my application? (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Applications)
- Good Question. Of course, it depends on all your requirements. But as a ...
- 42 Why does the performance increase with the number of the Layer? Why does the standard define a family of audio codecs instead of one single powerful algorithm? (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Applications)
- Well, the MPEG standard has forged together two main coding schemes ...
- 43 Wait a second! I understand that Layer-3 has been an important asset to the MPEG-1 standard, to address the high-quality low bitrate applications. With the advent of the "low sample rate extension (LSF)" in MPEG-2, is it still necessary to rely on Layer-3 to achieve a high-quality sound at low bitrates? (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Applications)
- Yes, for sure! Please, don't mix up MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 LSF. MPEG-2 ...
- 44 Tell me more about sound quality. How do you assess that? (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Applications)
- Today, there is no alternative to expensive listening tests. During the ISO-...
- 45 Is there really no alternative to listening tests? (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Applications)
- No, there is not. With perceptual codecs, all traditional quality ...
- 46 O.K., back to these listening tests. Come on, tell me some results. (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Applications)
- Well, for details you should study one of those AES papers or MPEG ...
- 47 Very interesting! Tell me more about this recommendation! (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Applications)
- The task group TG 10/2 concluded its work in October 93. The draft ...
- 48 I see. Medium bitrates - Layer-2, low bitrates - Layer-3. What's about a bitrate of 96 kbps per channel that seems to be "somewhere in between" Layer-2 and Layer-3 domains? (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Applications)
- Interesting question. In fact, a total bitrate of 192 kbps for stereo music is ...
- 49 Someone told me that in the ITU-R tests, there was some trouble with Layer-3, specifically on male voice in the German language. Still, Layer-3 got the recommendation for "commentary links". Can you explain that? (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Applications)
- Yes. For commentary links, the quality requirements for speech were to be ...
- 50 O.K., a Layer-2 codec at low bitrates may sound poor today, but couldn't that be improved in the future? I guess you just told me before that the encoder is not fixed in the standard. (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Applications)
- Good thinking! As the sound quality mainly depends on the encoder ...
- 51 What other topics do I have to keep in mind? Tell me about the complexity of Layer-3. (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Applications)
- O.K. First, we have to separate between decoder and encoder, as the ...
- 52 Quality, complexity - what about the codec delay? (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Applications)
- Well, the standard gives some figures of the theoretical minimum delay:...
- 54 Someone told me that, with Layer-3, the codec delay would depend on the actual audio signal, varying over the time. Is this really true? (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Applications)
- No. The codec delay does not depend on the audio signal.With all Layers, ...
- 55 All in all, you sound as if anybody should use Layer-3 for low bitrates. Why on earth do some vendors still offer only Layer-2 equipment for these applications? (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Applications)
- Well, maybe because they started to design and develop their systems ...
- 56 What are the main fields of application for Layer-3? (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Products)
- Simply put: all applications that need high-quality sound at very low ...
- 57 What kind of Layer-3 products are already available? (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Products)
- An increasing number of applications benefit from the advanced features ...
- 58 I understand that Fraunhofer-IIS has been the main developer of MPEG audio Layer-3. What can they do for me? (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Support by Fraunhofer-IIS)
- The Fraunhofer-IIS focusses on applied research. Its engineers have ...
- 59 What are the latest audio demonstrations disclosed by Fraunhofer-IIS? (MPEG Audio Layer-3 Support by Fraunhofer-IIS)
- At the Tonmeistertagung 11.94 in Karlsruhe, Germany, the IIS ...
- 60 MPEG Audio Layer-3 Shareware Information
- The Layer 3 Shareware is copyright Fraunhofer - IIS 1994,1995....
- 61 What is MPEG-1+ ?
- This was a little mail-talk between harti@harti.de (Stefan Hartmann)...
- 62 What is MPEG-2?
- MPEG-2
- 63 What is MPEG video syntax ?
- MPEG video syntax provides an efficient way to represent ...
- 64 MPEG Myths
- A brief summary myths....
- 65 MPEG Myths p2
- 4. Display picture size is the same as the coded picture ...
- 66 MPEG Myths p3
- 6. Sequence structure is fixed to a specific I,P,B frame pattern....
- 67 The 6 Steps to Claiming Bogously High Compression Ratios: (MPEG-2)
- MPEG video is often quoted as achieving compression ratios over 100:1,...
- 68 What are the parts of the MPEG document? (MPEG-2)
- The MPEG-1 specification (official title: ISO/IEC 11172 ...
- 69 What is the evolution of an MPEG/ISO document? (MPEG-2)
- In chronological order:...
- 70 MPEG in periodicals? (MPEG-2)
- The following journals and conferences have been known to ...
- 71 MPEG Book? (MPEG-2)
- Several MPEG books are under development. ...
- 72 MPEG is a DCT based scheme? (MPEG-2)
- The DCT and Huffman algorithms receive the most press coverage (e.g....
- 73 What are constant and variable bitrate streams? (MPEG-2)
- Constant bitrate streams are buffer regulated to allow ...
- 74 What is statistical multiplexing ? (MPEG-2)
- Progressive explanation:...
- 75 How does MPEG achieve compression? (MPEG-2)
- Here are some typical statistical conditions addressed by ...
- 76 What is the difference between MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 syntax?
- Section D.9 of ISO/IEC 13818-2 is an informative piece of ...
- 77 How does MPEG achieve compression? Sequence layer:
- MPEG-2 can represent interlaced or progressive video sequences,...
- 78 How does MPEG achieve compression? Group of Pictures:
- The concept of the Group of Pictures layer does not exist in MPEG-2....
- 79 How does MPEG achieve compression? Picture layer:
- In MPEG-2, a frame may be coded progressively or interlaced, ...
- 80 How does MPEG achieve compression? Slice:
- To aid implementations which break the decoding process into ...
- 81 How does MPEG achieve compression? Macroblock:
- motion vectors are now always represented along a half-pel grid. ...
- 82 How does MPEG achieve compression? Block:
- alternate scan introduced a new run-length entropy scanning ...
- 83 How does MPEG achieve compression? Sample:
- The two chrominace pictures (Cb, Cr) possess only half the ...
- 84 How does MPEG achieve compression? Misc.:
- copyright_id extension can identify whether a sequence or subset ...
- 85 How does MPEG syntax facilitate parallelism ? (MPEG-2)
- For MPEG-1, slices may consist of an arbitrary number of macroblocks....
- 86 What is the MPEG color space and sample precision? (MPEG-2)
- MPEG strictly specifies the YCbCr color space, not YUV or YIQ or ...
- 87 What is the sample precision of MPEG ? How many colors can MPEG represent ? (MPEG-2)
- By definition, MPEG samples have no more and no less than 8-...
- 89 How do you tell an MPEG-1 bitstream from an MPEG-2 bitstream ?
- All MPEG-2 bitstreams must contain specific extension headers ...
- 90 What are start codes? (MPEG-2)
- These 32-bit byte-aligned codes provide a mechanism for ...
- 91 Coded block pattern (MPEG-2)
- Coded block pattern:...
- 92 Why is the DC value always divided by 8 ? (MPEG-2)
- Clarification point: The DC value of Intra coded blocks is quantized ...
- 93 Why is there a special VLC for DCT_coefficient_first:? (MPEG-2)
- Since the coded_block_pattern in NON-INTRA macroblocks signals ...
- 94 What's the deal with End of Block ? (MPEG-2)
- Saves unnecessary run-length codes. At optimal bitrates, there ...
- 95 What's this Macroblock stuffing, dammit ?: (MPEG-2)
- A genuine pain for VLSI implementations, macroblock stuffing ...
- 96 What's the deal with slice_vertical_position and macroblock_address_increment? (MPEG-2)
- The absolute position of the first macroblock within a slice is ...
- 97 What is meant by modified Huffman VLC tables: (MPEG-2)
- The VLC tables in MPEG are not Huffman tables in the true sense ...
- 98 How does MPEG handle 3:2 pulldown?
- MPEG-1 video decoders had to decide for themselves when to perform 3:...
- 100 Are some encoders better than others ? (MPEG-2)
- Definitely. For example, the motion estimation search range of ...
- 101 Is the encoder standardized ? (MPEG-2)
- The encoder rests just outside the normative scope of the standard,...
- 102 What is the TM (Test Model) ? What is the TM rate control and adaptive quantization technique ? (MPEG-2)
- The Test model (MPEG-2) and Simulation Model (MPEG-1) were not, ...
- 103 How does the TM work? (MPEG-2)
- Rate control and adaptive quantization are divided into three steps:...
- 104 Can motion vectors be used to determine object velocity? (MPEG-2)
- Motion vector information cannot be reliably used as a means ...
- 105 Is it possible to code interlaced video with MPEG-1 syntax? (MPEG-2)
- Two methods can be applied to interlaced video that ...
- 106 Can MPEG be used to code still frames ? (MPEG-2)
- Yes. MPEG Intra pictures are similar to baseline sequential JPEG pictures....
- 107 Why was the 8x8 DCT size chosen? (MPEG-2)
- A. Experiments showed little compaction gains could be achieved ...
- 108 Why was the 16x16 prediction size chosen? (MPEG-2)
- The 16x16 area corresponds to the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of ...
- 109 What do B-pictures buy you? (MPEG-2)
- Since bi-directional macroblock predictions are an average of ...
- 110 Why do some people hate B-frames? (MPEG-2)
- Computational complexity, bandwidth, end-to-end delay, and ...
- 111 How are interlaced and progressive pictures indicated in MPEG? (MPEG-2)
- The following tree may help illustrate the possible layers ...
- 112 What does it mean to be compliant with MPEG ? (MPEG-2)
- There are two areas of conformance/compliance in MPEG:...
- 113 What are Profiles and Levels? (MPEG-2)
- MPEG-2 Video Main Profile and Main Level is analogous to MPEG-1'...
- 114 Can MPEG-1 encode higher sample rates than 352 x 240 x 30 Hz ? (MPEG-2)
- Yes. The MPEG-1 syntax permits sampling dimensions as high as 4095 ...
- 115 What are Constrained Parameters Bitstreams? (MPEG-2)
- MPEG-1 CPB are a limited set of sampling and bitrate ...
- 116 Why is Constrained Parameters so important? (MPEG-2)
- A. It is an optimum point that allows (just barely) cost ...
- 117 Who uses constrained parameters bitstreams? (MPEG-2)
- Principal CPB applications are Compact Disc video (White Book ...
- 118 What frame rates are permitted in MPEG? (MPEG-2)
- A limited set is available for the choosing in MPEG-1 and the ...
- 119 What areas can be improved upon to create a better syntax than MPEG? (MPEG-2)
- Several improvements can be made to the MPEG syntax while ...
- 120 What are the similarities and differences between MPEG and H.263 (MPEG-2)
- During its formative stages, H.263 was known as H.26P or H.26X. ...
- 121 How would you describe MPEG to the Data Compression expert? (MPEG-2)
- MPEG video is a block-based coding scheme....
- 122 How does MPEG video really compare to TV, VHS, laserdisc ? (MPEG-2)
- VHS picture quality can be achieved for film source video at about ...
- 123 What are the typical coded sizes for the MPEG frames? (MPEG-2)
- Typical bit sizes for the three different picture types:...
- 124 At what bitrates is MPEG-2 video optimal?
- The Test subgroup has defined a few example Sweet spot ...
- 126 What is the best compression ratio for MPEG ? (MPEG-2)
- The MPEG sweet spot is about 1.2 bits/pel Intra and 0.35 bits/...
- 127 Is there an MPEG file format? (MPEG-2)
- The traditional descriptors that file formats provide in headers, ...
- 128 What is the Digital Video Disc (DVD) ? (MPEG-2)
- In 1994, Toshiba united with Thomson Consumer Electronics, Pioneer, ...
- 129 What is the MPEG committee ? (MPEG-2)
- In fact, MPEG is a nickname. The official title is: ISO/IEC JTC1 SC29 WG11....
- 130 What ever happened to MPEG-3 ?
- MPEG-3 was to have targeted HDTV applications with sampling ...
- 131 Why bother having an MPEG-2 ?
- MPEG-1 was optimized for CD-ROM or applications at about 1....
- 132 Is MPEG patented ? (MPEG-2)
- Many of the companies which participated in the MPEG committee ...
- 133 What is White Book (MPEG-2)
- The White Book specifies the file structure and indexing of ...
- 134 The other books are: (MPEG-2)
- Red Book: this is the original Compact Disc Audio specification (...
- 136 What happened at the MPEG - NY meeting ?
- From: cfogg@ole.cdac.com (Chad Fogg)...
- 137 What happened at the MPEG - NY meeting? MPEG-2 Video
- MPEG is developing the MPEG-2 Video Standard, which specifies the coded ...
- 138 What happened at the MPEG - NY meeting? MPEG-2 Audio
- MPEG is developing the MPEG-2 Audio Standard for low bitrate coding of ...
- 141 What's about Video-CD and CD-I? Introduction
- FAQ ABOUT VIDEO CD and CD-...
- 142 What's about Video-CD and CD-I? The Different Formats of Video CD and CD-i
- Looking at the way Video CD and CD-i has evolved may arguably ...
- 143 What's about Video-CD and CD-I? Special Considerations To Play Green Book
- Green Book is not entirely supported on PCs, because Green Book ...
- 144 What's about Video-CD and CD-I? An Important Choice: Windows 3.1 or 95
- We covered the requirement for playback of Green Book CDs, that the ...
- 145 What's about Video-CD and CD-I? Playback Software For Video CD and CD-i
- Media Player, distributed with Windows, will playback .MPEG and ....
- 146 MPEG Encoder by Xing (DOS - MPEG Professional Software)
- The MPEG Encoder is available starting from 349.-DM incl. VAT....
- 147 SoftPEG (WINDOWS - MPEG Professional Software)
- [ The current version 2.0 seems to be the quickest software decoder for ]...
- 148 MPEG ARCADETM (WINDOWS - MPEG Professional Software)
- Mediamatics Inc.'s MPEG ARCADETM Player is a software only, ...
- 149 XingSound (WINDOWS - MPEG Professional Software)
- [ Well, the encoder costs, but the decoder is PD ! But, attention ]...
- 152 Xing Distributed Media Architecture: Technical Description
- XDMA was developed as a client-server media distribution ...
- 153 Xing Distributed Media Architecture: XDMA Benefits
- * compatible with existing enterprise TCP/IP networks, including Ethernet,...
- 154 Xing Distributed Media Architecture: XDMA Applications
- Applications requiring media on-demand benefit from XDMA'...
- 155 Xing Distributed Media Architecture: XDMA and ISDN
- XDMA is ideally suited for ISDN remote access server and ...
- 156 Xing Distributed Media Architecture: Xing Technology Corporation
- Xing is the world's leading producer of PC based software ...
- 157 Xing Distributed Media Architecture: Glossary
- MPEG - Motion Picture Experts Group. The international standards ...
- 158 NVR Research Kit (UNIX - MPEG Professional Software)
- [ Its really nice software, but its expensive ! You find the infos and ]...
- 159 Demo of NVR Digital Media Development Kit (UNIX - MPEG Professional Software)
- $Revision: 1.1 $...
- 160 How will I get the NVR-Software ? (UNIX - MPEG Professional Software)
- From: Todd Brunhoff
- 161 Cdi Tools v2.0 (MacIntosh - MPEG Professional Software)
- Cdi Tools v2.0 is a complete Cdi/Video CD Authoring solution targeted ...
- 162 AMpeg (DOS - MPEG Free available software)
- AMpeg v4.3-- A simple Audio Mpeg Layer 1& 2 encoder and a Layer 1,2, & 3 decoder suite....
- 163 MAPLAYPC (DOS - MPEG Free available software)
- MAPLAYPC v1....
- 164 More MPEG-Audio for MSDOS (DOS - MPEG Free available software)
- From: richie@ljouwert.et.tudelft.nl (Richie B)...
- 165 layr_200 (DOS - MPEG Free available software)
- From: Matthias Hanft
- 166 MPEG1-IIS (DOS - MPEG Free available software)
- Public C source code for MPEG1 audio decoder available ...
- 167 mpeg2ppm (DOS - MPEG Free available software)
- This is the MPEG to PPM converter running under DOS. Its ...
- 168 vmpeg (DOS - MPEG Free available software)
- VMPEG is now out in Version 1.5, Stefan sold the full version,...
- 169 cmpeg (DOS - MPEG Free available software)
- Stefan Eckart's CMPEG, another Freeware MPEG maker!...
- 170 dmpeg (DOS - MPEG Free available software)
- Public Domain MPEG decoder by Stefan Eckart June ...
- 171 secmpeg (DOS - MPEG Free available software)
- [ This is the README.DOS file out of the SECMPEG-archive. Read below in ]...
- 172 mpegstat (DOS - MPEG Free available software)
- [ The first tool to test a MPEG-I-stream ! Including statistics, frame- ]...
- 173 enc11dos (DOS - MPEG Free available software)
- [ Well, and soon as it was out, I ported Berkeley's new MPEG-ecndoder ]...
- 174 pvrg MPEG (DOS - MPEG Free available software)
- [ Well, this is just class. The Stanford-Codec is now available for ]...
- 175 CoolEdit 1.5.3 (Windows - MPEG Free available software)
- [ This is really cool ! MPEG encoding and decoding in a windows-tools. ]...
- 176 Maplay 1.2 for Win32 (Windows - MPEG Free available software)
- Maplay 1.2 for Win32 Last modified: Februrary 3, ...
- 177 WinPlay (Windows - MPEG Free available software)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------...
- 178 XingIt (Windows - MPEG Free available software)
- [ This is Xing's new Public-Domain-Player. It is enhanced, but still ]...
- 179 mpgaudio (Windows - MPEG Free available software)
- Now there is the MPEG AUdio Player for Win3.1 !...
- 180 mpeg2ply (WINDOWS-NT - MPEG Free available software)
- [The June 30 edition of mpeg2w11 does not contain encoder port]...
- 181 mpegplay (WINDOWS-NT - MPEG Free available software)
- [ This new version of it, is running now extremly nice, the subsystem ]...
- 182 mp (OS/2 - MPEG Free available software)
- mp.lha gfx/show 45K 83 MPEG player for EHB display....
- 183 FHG Layer 3 (X-WINDOWS and UNIX - MPEG Free available software)
- ISO-MPEG Audio Layer 3 software only Encoder and Decoder for ...
- 184 Berkeley's MPEG Tools (X-WINDOWS and UNIX - MPEG Free available software)
- [ These tools were still in Beta-Version when the FAQ was compiled ]...
- 186 MPEG Video Software Decoder (X-WINDOWS and UNIX - MPEG Free available software)
- MPEG Video Software ...
- 187 MPEG Video Software Analyzer (X-WINDOWS and UNIX - MPEG Free available software)
- MPEG Video Software ...
- 189 MPEG Video Software Statistics Gatherer (X-WINDOWS and UNIX - MPEG Free available software)
- MPEG Video Software Statistics ...
- 190 xmg (X-WINDOWS and UNIX - MPEG Free available software)
- XMG v1.0 - The X MPEG Grabber ...
- 191 mpegstat (X-WINDOWS and UNIX - MPEG Free available software)
- Tom Pfeifer (pfeifer@fokus.gmd.de) announces:...
- 193 xmplay (X-WINDOWS and UNIX - MPEG Free available software)
- [ Here it is !! The first, fully-featured MPEG-player with X11-interface. ]...
- 194 xplayer (X-WINDOWS and UNIX - MPEG Free available software)
- Version 2.0; Jan 27, 1993)...
- 196 mpeg2encode / mpeg2decode (X-WINDOWS and UNIX - MPEG Free available software)
- From: cfogg@netcom.com (Chad Fogg)...
- 197 mpegaudio (X-WINDOWS and UNIX - MPEG Free available software)
- [ You can find this under the name MPEGAUDI or ftp it from the IUMA- ]...
- 198 maplay (X-WINDOWS and UNIX - MPEG Free available software)
- From: Tobias 'Doping' Bading
- 200 MPEG decoder... (X-WINDOWS and UNIX - MPEG Free available software)
- Date: Sun, 2 Jan 1994 22:57:48 -...
- 201 MPEGTool (X-WINDOWS and UNIX - MPEG Free available software)
- MPEGTool is an application which combines MPEGTool encoder ...
- 202 What is "SECMPEG" ? (X-WINDOWS and UNIX - MPEG Free available software)
- SECMPEG is first a newly defined stream, that ensures the ...
- 203 PVRG-MPEG Codec (X-WINDOWS and UNIX - MPEG Free available software)
- From: msimmons@ecel.uwa.edu.au (Michael Simmons - mgmt_staff)...
- 204 wdgt (X-WINDOWS and UNIX - MPEG Free available software)
- [ Jim Frost was putting the Berkeley-Code into a Motif and/or Xt-Widget. ]...
- 205 vms MPEG (VMS - MPEG Free available software)
- The VMS MPEG viewer is built by acquiring the regular Unix-specific ...
- 206 Sparcle (MacIntosh - MPEG Free available software)
- From: maynard@elwing.otago.ac.nz (Maynard James Handley)...
- 207 Qt2MPEG (MacIntosh - MPEG Free available software)
- From: Rainer Menes
- 208 Audio on Macintosh ?! (MacIntosh - MPEG Free available software)
- This just in......
- 209 Atari (MPEG Free available software)
- [ Bainstorm is not continuing to develop their MPEG-Player for ]...
- 210 Amiga (MPEG Free available software)
- [ There are lots of other MPEG-ports for the AMIGA ]...
- 211 MPEG_Play.app (NeXT - MPEG Free available software)
- [ This piece of software is now available in Version 2.5. Its usally ]...
- 212 mpegnext (NeXT - MPEG Free available software)
- This is a hack of Version 2.0 of the MPEG decoder from the ...
- 215 MPEG audio Layer-3 from Cenlay (MPEG-related hardware)
- Proton Data has a ready-to-sell real-time Layer-3 decoder based on the ...
- 216 MPEG audio Layer-3 (MPEG-related hardware)
- From: popp@iis.fhg.de (Harald Popp)...
- 217 Video-Maker (MPEG-related hardware)
- From: jmm73@frmug.fr.mugnet.org (Jean-Michel Mercier)...
- 218 I2M's MEDIA PLAYBACK (MPEG-related hardware)
- Description: Add-on board for Apple Macintosh and ...
- 219 Some MPEG chips (MPEG-related hardware)
- Some new chips are about to be available from SGS-Thomson :...
- 220 Optibase (MPEG-related hardware)
- OPTIBASE's MPEG2000 (Herzliya - Israel, Canoga Park - Calif.)...
- 221 ReelMagic (MPEG-related hardware)
- [ And there it is, just real magic ;o) ]...
- 222 Cinerama (MPEG-related hardware)
- From: Yasser.El.Chemaytilly@aedi.insa-lyon.fr (Yasser.El.Chemaytilly)...
- 223 XingIt!-card (MPEG-related hardware)
- [ Well and there's the XingIt!-card now, I try and translate the ]...
- 225 Amiga CD32 (MPEG-related hardware)
- [ Ha, a game-console with MPEG-support, a bit crazy, but the best things ]...
- 226 Xing Technologies BBS and fax (MPEG Mailbox-access)
- This is the phone number of Xing Technologies' BBS:...
- 227 FTP-ACCESS - Overview
- Please contact these ftp-sites for files before e-mailing to me !!!...
- 228 MPEG-2 validation bitstreams (MPEG FTP-access)
- The MPEG Committee MPEG-2 Systems Transport Layer validation ...
- 229 Audio streams and utils (MPEG FTP-access)
- CCETT has been distributing executables only of their Audio ...
- 230 Where will I find test-material for MPEG-encoders ? (MPEG FTP-access)
- [ You can find this in ...
- 231 Where is the WWW-home of this FAQ ? (MPEG WWW-access)
- Oh, don't get confused here. This new version 4.1 of this FAQ ...
- 232 Where can I find MPEG-2 resource on the Web ? (MPEG WWW-access)
- Brand new is the section of the MPEG Archive concerning MPEG-2 !...
- 233 Where can I find a list of books and papers regarding MPEG audio compression ? (MPEG WWW-access)
- From: scott.k.diamond@tek....
- 234 An Interactive Explanation on the Web ? (MPEG WWW-access)
- From: Kevin Lussie
- 235 Where is the WWW-demo of "The Internet MPEG CD-Rom" ? (MPEG WWW-access)
- Try and USE the Internet OFFLINE !!!...
- 237 What's with Bryan Woodworth ftp-area ? (MPEG WWW-access)
- He changed his internet provider and close his old ftp-site....
- 238 What are other good URL's ? (MPEG WWW-access)
- A more up-to-date list you can find ...
My Books
