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MPEG-1

MPEG-1 isdesignation forgroupaudiovideo coding standards agreed upon by MPEG (Motion Pictures Coding Experts Group). MPEG-1 videoused byVideo CD format. MPEG-1 audio layer 3 isfull name forpopular audio format MP3.

MPEG-1 consistsseveral parts, as follows:

  1. Synchronizationmultiplexingvideoaudio.
  2. Compression codecnon-interlaced video signals.
  3. Compression codecperceptual codingaudio signals. The standard defines three "layers," or levelscomplexity,MPEG audio coding.
  4. Procedurestesting compliance.

Reference: ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 (June 1996)

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