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This is the home page of the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) a working group of ISO/IEC in charge of the development of standards for coded representation of digital audio and video and related data. Since 1988 when it has been established in 1988, the group has produced standards that help the industry offer end users an ever more enjoyable digital media experience. This is the list of standards

MPEG-1

The standard on which such products as Video CD and MP3 are based

MPEG-2

The standard on which such products as Digital Television set top boxes and DVD are based;

MPEG-4

The standard for multimedia for the fixed and mobile web;

MPEG-7

The standard for description and search of audio and visual content; 

MPEG-21

The Multimedia Framework;

MPEG-A

The standard providing application-specific formats by integrating multiple MPEG technologies;

MPEG-B

A collection of Systems specific standards

MPEG-C

A collection of Video specific standards

MPEG-D

A collection of Audio specific standards

MPEG-E

A standard (M3W) providing support to download and execution of multimedia applications

MPEG-H

A standard (HEVC) providing a significantly increased video compression performance
MPEG-M A standard (MXM) for packaging and reusability of MPEG technologies
MPEG-U A standard for rich-media user interface
MPEG-V A standard for interchange with virtual worlds

In its 22 years of activity MPEG has developed an impressive portfolio of technologies that have created an industry worth several hundreds billion USD. Read an overview of the achievements and current work by MPEG.

MPEG standards can be purchased directly from ISO by email, from their website or from a National Body. Some MPEG standards are publicly available. The  reference software of all MPEG standards can be freely downloaded from the ISO/ITTF web site. 

In a world where information technology, consumer electronics and telecommunication products converge by incorporating increasingly sophisticated technologies and the need for timely available standards is as strong as ever, MPEG provides a proven mechanism to feed research results into standards that promote industry innovation for the benefit of all.