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Glossary
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MPEG-1
The Moving Picture Experts Group defined this industry standard for video and audio co-
decs. MPEG-1 is part of the MPEG compression family and has the highest compression ra-
te. MPEG-1 is the format for video CDs.
MPEG-2
The Moving Picture Experts Group defined this industry standard for video and audio co-
decs. There is little difference between MPEG-1 and MPEG-2: MPEG-2 is a broadcast stan-
dard and better for televisions that are interlaced. MPEG-2 is used as a video format for
DVDs.
Multisession
A multisession refers to completing a disc in multiple cycles. After a first session has been
written to the disc, information can then be added in another record because the disc has not
been finalized.