MPEG
Motion Picture Experts Group

MPEG (pronounced EM-peg), is a popular compression format for video. The Motion Picture Experts Group develops standards for digital video and audio under the auspices of the International Organization for Standardisation (ISO).

MPEG video files (which have the suffix .mpg) are necessarily large and require a computer with sufficient processor speed, internal memory, and hard disk space. An MPEG viewer or appropriate client software is also necessary. MPEG viewer shareware and commercial MPEG players are available for download from a number of websites.

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