Explain MPEG-1 Audio compression standard. - Multimedia Compression.

Explain MPEG-1 Audio compression standard.

- MPEG-1 is a lossy compression standard for both video and audio.

- It compresses VHS quality raw digital video down to 1.5Mega Bits per Second.

- The compression ration is 26:1

- MPEG-1 introduced MP3 audio format.

- The standard consists of –

1. Systems including synchronization of video, audio and other data.

2. Compressed Video content.

3. Compressed Audio content.

4. Conformance testing.

5. Reference software.