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MPEG-2

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Compression scheme designed to reduce storage requirements of digital video and audio. MPEG is an acronym for Motion Pictures Experts Group, a committee of the International Standards Organization. MPEG-2 incorporates a variety of compression ratios that exchange picture quality for bandwidth and storage size. Intended to enable the transmission of compressed television via broadcast and satellite and later used in DVD production and online delivery.

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