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• ID: fdd000090
• Short name: QTV_MPEG
• Content categories: moving image
• Format category: file format, bitstream encoding
• Last significant update: 2007-08-07
• Draft status: Full
Identification and description
Full name | QuickTime Video, MPEG Codec |
Description | File format that wraps a MPEG video bitstream with other data chunks, e.g., audio.
[The compiler of this document believes that this refers to MPEG-1. Recent releases of QuickTime production software (version 6.x) are capable of producing MPEG-4 files but this may mean files that conform to the ISO BMFF (Basic Media File Format), saved with the mp4 extension.] |
Production phase | Used as a final-state format for enduser delivery; may also be used as a middle-state format, e.g., as the video source when producing lower-resolution streaming versions. |
Relationship to other formats | |
Subtype of | QuickTime |
Contains | MPEG-1 encoded video |
May contain | Audio streams not documented at this time |
Local use
Sustainability factors
Quality and functionality factors (video)
Normal rendering | Good support. |
Clarity (support for high image resolution) | Moderate, given that this is a format used for compression and does not support interlaced video. QTV_MPEG would be expected to provide the highest quality of the QuickTime codecs described at this web site, although at relatively high bitrates. |
Fidelity (support for high audio resolution) | See QuickTime |
Support for multiple sound channels | See QuickTime |
Functionality beyond normal video rendering | See QuickTime |
File type signifiers
Tag type | Value | Note |
Filename Extension | mov | |
Internet Media Type | See QuickTime | |
Magic numbers | See QuickTime | |
Video type tag (QuickTime) | mpeg | Four-character code identifying the MPEG video codec, from QuickTime File Format, p. 92 or p. 96.1 |
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Last updated: Tuesday, 21-Aug-2007 14:33:06 EDT