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(MPEG is not a company but a standards body.)
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MPEG stands for Motion Picture Experts Group. It is the proverbial 800-pound gorilla of multimedia technology. While touted as relying on "open" technology, fees must be paid and access to official documents is restricted.
MPEG stands for [[Moving Picture Experts Group]]. MPEG taken out of context can refer to many different things, the most important are:


Some of the standards coming out of the MPEG group include [[MPEG-1]], [[MPEG-2]], [[MPEG-4]], [[MP3|MPEG audio layer 3]], [[MP2|MPEG audio layer 2]] and [[MPEG-21]].
* the [[Moving Picture Experts Group]] standards body
 
* the [[MPEG container]] format
''This is a placeholder page. Eventually, the MultimediaWiki should include independent specifications of all relevant MPEG technologies.''
* MPEG video, mostly [[MPEG-1]] and [[MPEG-2]]


[[Category:Multimedia-related Standards Bodies]]
[[Category:Multimedia-related Standards Bodies]]

Revision as of 05:14, 16 June 2006

MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group. MPEG taken out of context can refer to many different things, the most important are: