In order to be able to store the massive amounts of data arising for digital videos, the Motion Picture Expert Group has developed and standardized highly effective ways for data compression. The following methods have become established world-wide:
MPEG-1 is the older and widely known method which allows medium quality and demonstrates good scalability and compatibility.
MPEG-1 Layer 3 is a method for audio data compression, which is known as MP3 and has become very successful. It is also supported by our SC Master and Event Control units. ...See also MP3 audio compression.
MPEG-2 allows a distinctly better quality than MPEG-1 and is the standard for DVDs. Moreover, it permits a distinctly higher resolution ranging up to HDTV (1920 x 1080 pixels) and data rates of up to 80 MBits/s.
MPEG-4 is a relatively new method with a very high degree of compression, which, however, also renders good quality. It was standardized under H.264, which is valid all over the world.
Using Wings Platinum your show can be output as video file in a variety of different formats as it contains a comprehensive codec package.
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