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• ID: fdd000033
• Short name: MPEG-2_SP
• Content categories: moving image
• Format category: bitstream encoding, file format
• Last significant update: 2004-04-30
Identification and description 
| Full name | Information technology -- Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information (formal name)
MPEG-2, Simple Profile |
| Description | Permits the use of Intra-coded (I) frames and predicted (P) frames. A conformance point for this bitstream exists at the Main Level, with a broadcast-stream picture size of 720x576 pixels (non-square pixels), color sampling of 4:2:0, and a maximum data rate of 15 Mb/s. |
| Production phase | Generally a final-state (end-user delivery) format. |
| Relationship to other formats | |
| Subtype of | MPEG-2 |
Local use
| LC experience or existing holdings | See MPEG-2. |
| LC preference | See MPEG-2 |
Sustainability factors
| Disclosure | Open standard. See MPEG-2. |
| Documentation | See MPEG-2 |
| Adoption | [Not widely adopted? Less widely adopted than Main Profile?] |
| Licensing and patent claims | See MPEG-2. |
| Transparency | See MPEG-2. |
| Self-documentation | See MPEG-2. |
| External dependencies | See MPEG-2. |
| Technical protection considerations | See MPEG-2. |
Quality and functionality factors (video)
| Normal rendering | Good support. |
| Clarity
(support for high image resolution) | See MPEG-2. At a given picture size, data rate, and encoding algorithm, MPEG-2_SP (Simple Profile) will produce less clarity than MPEG-2_MP (Main Profile) or MPEG-2_422 (4:2:2 Profile). |
| Fidelity (support for high audio resolution) | See MPEG-2. |
| Support for multiple sound channels | See MPEG-2. |
| Functionality beyond normal video rendering | See MPEG-2. |
File type signifiers
| Tag type | Value | Note |
| Filename Extension | mpg, mpeg | There is no explicit MPEG-2 file format; MPEG-2 content "ready to be delivered" is exchanged in files with these extensions. |
| Internet Media Type | See MPEG-2 | |
| Magic numbers | See MPEG-2 | |
Notes
Format specifications
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See MPEG-2.
Useful references
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See MPEG-2.
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Last Updated: 03/ 7/2007
