Comparative Study Between The MPEG2 Compression Method and The MPEG4 Method
Comparative Study Between The MPEG2 Compression Method and The MPEG4 Method
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Senani Soumia
Chetti Soumia
Data compression is the process of reducing the size of files or digital data streams
while preserving most of the information they contain.
Sound Compression
(Audio)
● Video Streaming: such as YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and many others.
● Video Conferencing: Applications like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Skype
● Digital Television Broadcasting: It allows broadcasters to transmit high-definition (HD) and
ultra-high-definition (UHD) content efficiently.
Diagram illustrates the
compression of videos in general:
MPEG
MPEG :
• MPEG is a popular file format for audio and video.
• MPEG was developed by the working group formed by IEC and ISO, which is also
known as Moving Picture Experts Group.
• For broadcasting applications with limited resources, MPEG is one of the best
options as it allows streaming high quality video on platforms like the Internet.
• The file format is supported by most electronic products and can be played using
software like Windows Media Player, Cyberlink PowerDVD, Apple Quick Time
Player, etc.
MPEG Features:
● Compared to most formats, are smaller in size.
● Sophisticated compression techniques.
● Compared to most formats, superior audio and video quality.
● Major standards are: MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG3, MPEG4, and MPEG7 MPEG21.
● Many simple, cheap decoders.
● Supported by all popular browsers.
● Both a non-commercial and cross-bros
● High image resolution and multi-channel sound technique.
● Uses asymmetric compression methodology.
MPEG2
vs
MPEG4
Definitions:
MPEG2:
• is a standard for coding the video data and audio data related to it.
• The standard contains a description of the methods of lossy compression of audio and
video data.
• MPEG-2 is also known as H .262.
MPEG4:
• MPEG-4, also known as ISO/IEC 14496, is an audiovisual object coding standard specified by the
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG). The MPEG-4 standard first specifies techniques for managing
the content of scenes comprising one or more audio-video objects
Video quality:
The MPEG-2 file format aims to produce lossless quality and is
not specifically designed for online streaming. So MPEG-2 files always
benefit from better video and audio quality. As a result, they will be
larger. But the quality of MPEG-4 files is also quite good, with some
inevitable quality loss for ease of distribution.
MPEG4: .mp4, .m4a, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v are some file extensions of MPEG4
video/audio.
Compression :
In terms of compression ratio, MPEG-4 is superior to MPEG-2
because it benefits from an advanced compression algorithm
compared to MPEG-2. MPEG-2 applies lossy video and audio
data compression methods.
File size
MPEG-2 files are generally larger than MPEG-4 format files due
to different compression methods and other reasons. This makes
MPEG-4 files relatively more suitable for distribution over the
Internet.
Applications :
•Wireless video
•Video database
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