MPEG Informations, Questions and Answers


MPEG-2

  1. What is MPEG-2 ?
  2. Why MPEG-2 ?
  3. What are the typical MPEG-2 bitrates and picture quality ?
  4. When will an MPEG-2 decoder chip be available ?
  5. Where will we see MPEG in everyday life ?
  6. What did MPEG-2 add to MPEG-1 in terms of syntax/algorithm ?
  7. What are the scalable modes of MPEG-2 ?
  8. What is the TM rate control and adaptive quantization technique ?
  9. What is MPEG-2 VIDEO ?
  10. What are MPEG-2 VIDEO Main Profile and Main Level ?
  11. At what bitrates is MPEG-2 video optimal ?
  12. How does MPEG video really compare to TV, VHS, laserdisc ?
  13. Why film does so well with MPEG ?
  14. What are some pre-processing enhancements ?
  15. Why use advanced pre-filtering techniques ?
  16. What are some advanced encoding methods ?
  17. What is MPEG-2 AUDIO ?
  18. What is MPEG-2 SYSTEMS ?
  19. What about the Grand Alliance ?
  20. MPEG-2 references
  21. MPEG-2 sample bitstreams