User Guide

MPEG Overview 305
MPEG Overview
MPEG is the compression standard endorsed by the DVD Forum. This section provides an
overview of MPEG video compression and includes the following topics:
• “MPEG Stream Structure” on page 305
• “MPEG Compression Schemes” on page 309
MPEG Stream Structure
When an MPEG stream is played back or decoded, the system decoder extracts the timing
information from the MPEG stream and sends it to the other system components:
System
Decoder
Video
Decoder
(Decoder)
Audio
Decoder
Timing Information
Decompressed
Video
Decompressed
Audio
Video
Stream
Audio
Stream
MPEG
stream