Standard ATRAC ("SP") is 292kbps, LP2 is ~132kbps, LP4 is ~66kbps. The LP mode bitrates are not simply 146kbps (292/2) and 73kbps (292/4) for this reason: In LP2 and LP4 modes 20 bytes of dummy data per 212 byte soundgroup are used to keep compatibility with SP mode, making them appear as normal ATRAC soundgroups containing silence. This allows LP2/4 tracks to play as silence on non-MDLP equipment.

Yes, the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component combined with QuickTime Pro will allow the transcode of MPEG-2 video to other formats, whether that video originates in an elementary video stream or in a multiplexed stream. However, the audio that is interleaved with the video in a multiplexed stream cannot be transcoded to other formats. Transcoding is supported for video only.

MPEG is an acronym for “Motion Picture Experts Group”, the team that designed the compression system. DVD Video format uses MPEG-2, which is highly compressed when compared with its original state. When played back most DVD videos still look great however, and this is due to the work that has gone into how the MPEG-2 algorithm functions.

For best results, ensure that your QuickTime sample rate settings are set to the same sample rate as the audio file you are playing back. This is done from the Control Panel/Sound /Sound Out dialog settings on the Macintosh, and the Control Panel/QuickTime/Sound Out settings dialog box on Windows platforms.

In general, the quality of this type of encoder is not ideal and you will still want to get a dedicated encoder for serious work.

The QDesign Music Codec takes a fundamentally new approach to encoding audio for low bitrate applications. Older technology, psychoacoustic codecs (such as MPEG, AC-3) analyze the audio through static filterbanks or transforms, which are used to approximate the characteristics of the human auditory system.

In the past the industry suggested that 128KBs have the same quality as an audio CD, but this isn't true! In this independent tests music professionals found out that only people with a very good auditory are able to hear a difference between MP3's with a bitrate of 160KBs and a audio CD.

No, the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component does not contain an MPEG-2 encoder, therefore encoding or creating MPEG-2 content is not supported. The component is only a decoder, enabling playback of MPEG-2 content.

Editing systems using "Studio Profile" MPEG-2, otherwise known as 4:2:2P@ML MPEG-2, are starting to appear (namely FAST's "six-oh-one"). This is basically the same compression scheme used in BetacamSX, a flavor of MPEG-2 using 1- or 2-frame GoPs (groups of pictures). I have no experience (yet) with such systems -- nor does just about anyone else in August of 1998 -- so it's hard to really review them in any detail.

MPEG-2 currently consists of nine parts. The first three parts are standardized since 1994, with some amendments included later on. Other parts are at different levels of completion. IS-13818-1 ("System") describes synchronization and multiplexing of video and audio signals; it is also standardised by ITU-T as H.222. IS-13818-2 ("Video") describes a generic video coding tool set, supporting interlaced scan; it is also standardised by ITU-T as H.262.

HD MPEG-2 content at 1920x1080 traditionally runs at 12-20 Mbps, while H.264 can deliver 1920x1080 content at 7-8 Mbps at the same or better quality. H.264 provides DVD quality at about half the data rate of MPEG-2. Because of this efficiency, H.264, an ISO standard, stands to be the likely successor to MPEG-2 in the professional media industry.

While the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component combined with QuickTime Pro will allow the transcode of MPEG-2 video to other formats, the ability to transcode MPEG-2 audio is not supported.

No. Xbox 360 Media Center Extender does support MPEG-2, but you can't play this content in the Xbox 360 video player . Yes. You can embed your artwork that is less than 400KB in the video files and they will be shown in the Xbox 360 video area when streaming from the Zune software.

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