This page contains technical resources for those interested in understanding better the Video part of MPEG (focus on MPEG-1 and MPEG-2).

The documents in the Overview section are not too technical. Other sections contain pointers to some very technical documents of great value for those who want to implement the standard.

The free MPEG software developed by the MPEG Software Simulation Group (MSSG) includes an MPEG-2 Video Codec with source code (mpeg2encode and mpeg2decode).

We have gathered a few interesting DVD resources for those who want to know more about DVD technology (Digital Versatile Disk).