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MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression.
It is a common audio format for consumer audio storage, as well as a de facto standard encoding for the transfer and playback of music on digital audio players.
MP3 is an audio-specific format that was co-designed by several teams of engineers at Fraunhofer IIS in Erlangen, Germany, AT&T-Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ, USA, Thomson-Brandt, and CCETT. It was approved as an ISO/IEC standard in 1991.
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  - MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression.
    It is a common audio format for consumer audio storage, as well as a de facto standard encoding for the transfer and playback of music on digital audio players.
    MP3 is an audio-specific format that was co-designed by several teams of engineers at Fraunhofer IIS in Erlangen, Germany, AT&T-Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ, USA, Thomson-Brandt, and CCETT. It was approved as an ISO/IEC standard in 1991.
    Source: Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3)
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    A Beginner's Guide to MPEG-2 Standard
    MPEG is an acronym for Moving Picture Expets Group, a committee formed by the ISO(International Organization for Standardization) to develop this standard. MPEG was formed in 1988 to establish an international standard for the coded representation of moving pictures and association audio on digital storage media. Currently there are three MPEG stardards.
    http://www.fh-friedberg.de
    
    A Guide to MPEG Fundamentals and Protocol Analysis
    MPEG is one of the most popular audio/video compression techniques because it is not just a single standard. Instead it is a range of standards suitable for different applications but based on similar principles. MPEG is an acronym for the Moving Picture Experts Group which was set up by the ISO (International Standards Organization) to work on compression.
    http://www.tektronix.com
    
    MPEG-4 Industry Forum
    The MPEG-4 Forum aims to further the adoption of the MPEG-4 Standard, by establishing MPEG-4 as an accepted and widely used standard among application developers, service providers, content creators and end users. This site contains many links to MPEG-4 resources, including workshops and industry news.
    http://www.m4if.org/
    
    MPEG Official Home Page
    This is the home page of the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) a working group of ISO/IEC in charge of the development of standards for coded representation of digital audio and video. Established in 1988, the group has produced MPEG-1, the standard on which such products as Video CD and MP3 are based, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, the standard for multimedia for the fixed and mobile web and MPEG-7. . .
    http://www.chiariglione.org/mpeg/
    
    MPEG.ORG: Pointers and Resources
    Not the official MPEG homepage, but provides a much broader directory of links pointing to resources on the web related to MPEG and other video and audio standards.
    http://www.mpeg.org/
    
    FastFrame-CB PCMCIA Board
    Alacron introduces the FastFrame-CB. Available in both analog, digital and camera link configurations for greater flexibility and cost savings. The FastFrame-CB uses the Nexperia (formerly TriMedia) PNX1302 microprocessor from Philips Semiconductors.
    http://www.alacron.com/FRAMEGRABBERS/fastframe-CB.htm
    
    Introduction to MPEG; MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4
    This book explains the fundamentals of how MPEG works and how MPEG is used in cable television, satellite systems, mobile telecom and Internet television systems. You will discover the basics of audio and video digitization and compression and the standard formats that are used in MPEG files. Introduction to MPEG explains the processes that control media flow and timing synchronization along with how MPEG transmission can monitor and control...
    http://www.amazon.com
    
    Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) @ Wikipedia
    Moving Picture Experts Group (acronym:MPEG) was formed by the ISO to set standards for audio and video compression and transmission.[1] Its first meeting was in May 1988 in Ottawa, Canada. As of late 2005, MPEG has grown to include approximately 350 members per meeting from various industries, universities, and research institutions. MPEG's official designation is ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29 WG11. Contents [hide] 1 Overview 2 Standards 3 See...
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG
    
    MPEG LA
    MPEG LA's MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License provides fair, reasonable, nondiscriminatory access to essential MPEG-4 (Part 2) Visual patents owned by many patent holders as an alternative to negotiating separate licenses. The MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License includes essential patents owned by British Telecommunication plc; Canon Inc.; CIF Licensing, LLC; Competitive Technologies, Inc.; DAEWOO Electronics Corporation; France...
    http://www.mpegla.com/
    
    MPEG-4: Cable's Big Squeeze
    While MPEG-4 is benefiting telcos that are just now getting video services off the ground, cable MSOs have a massive installed base of legacy MPEG-2 technology to deal with. This Webinar explores the benefits of advanced compression and analyzes MPEG-4 migration strategies that MSOs can adopt to compete more successfully with telco video services.
    http://www.lightreading.com
    
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