What is the full form of MPEG

MPEG: Moving Picture Experts Group

MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group. The Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) is a working group of authorities that was formed to set standards for audio and video encoding and transmission.

The MPEG standard is a set of specification for compressed audio and video file. It is designed for storing video on Digital Audio Tapes (DAT) and audio files on standard audio Compact Disc (CD). The MPEG file has “.mpeg” as a file extension.

History

MPEG was set up in January 1988 by Leonardo Chiariglione and Hiroshi Yasuda
Its first meeting was held in Ottawa, Canada in May 1988.
Since, 1988, it has produced various standards that helped industry offer users more enjoyable digital media experience.
Some of the released version of MPEG are:
- MPEG-1
- MPEG-2
- MPEG-3
- MPEG-4
- MPEG-7
- MPEG-21 and more

Today, around 350+ experts from some 200+ companies from more than 20+ countries take part in MPEG meetings.

Function of MPEG

Storing audios in Compact disc(CD).
Storing of videos on digital video tapes.