MPEG Notes

MPEG Notes:

I-Picture(I-Frame): Intra-decode, Do not need anchor picture for decode.
B-Picture(B-Frame): Bi-Direction, Not Anchor picture after decode.
P-Picture(P-Frame): Predicted, Anchor picture after decode.

MPEG-1: ISO/IEC 11172

MPEG-2: ISO/IEC 13818

MPEG-4 (Part 2):
Divided into three parts:
ISO 14496-1: System
ISO 14496-2: Visual
ISO 14496-3: Audio

MPEG-4 provides a richer syntax and toolset than MPEG-2 and as such allows
the possiblity of implementing a superior video encoder that can generate
higer quality video for the same bitrate.

H.264 = MPEG-4 Part 10