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MPEG Video: for your eyes!

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.

MPEG Video Overview

MPEG-2 VIDEO COMPRESSION by P.N. Tudor
MPEG Background at UC Berkeley. A short overview of MPEG Video.
Video Compression at Simon Fraser University. A good overview of MPEG Video and other video compression algorithms.
Compression Technology: An MPEG Overview by C-Cube Microsystems (now LSI Logic)
An Introduction to MPEG Video Compression by John Wiseman A very nice presentation of MPEG Video.
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Digital Video Coding Standards [pdf] at Heinrich-Hertz-Institut Berlin. An overview of the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video coding algorithms and standards and their role in video communications.

MPEG Video FAQs

MPEG FAQs by Chad Fogg at UC Berkeley. The best MPEG FAQ, by a member of the MPEG committee. Emphasis on Video.
MPEG FAQs by Peter Gubanov (in Russian).

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