Download or read book MPEG-2 written by John Watkinson and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 1999 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital compression techniques can now be applied to video and audio systems on a wide scale. MPEG-2 provides interoperability standards for compression, storage and communication. It is found in a wide range of applications including: DVD; teleconferencing; satellite news gathering; television broadcasting.