The LEAD MPEG-2 decoder supports several levels and profiles. Levels (source formats) supported range from Limited Definition (VCR quality) to full HDTV - each with a range of bitrates. In addition to this flexibility in source formats, the LEAD MPEG-2 codec supports several different profiles. Each profile offers a different set of compression tools that together make up the coding system.
Overview of LEADTOOLS MPEG-2 Video Codec Technology
- Easily create 1080 and 720 HDTV video.
- MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 output stream.
- Low, main & high Profiles implementation.
- Inter-prediction accuracy of 1/2 pixel.
- Preprocessing frame-rate adjustment.
- Fixed and variable bit rate compression options, with a wide range of quality factors.
- Preset compression options for DICOM, VCD, SVCD and DVD.
- Ability to create high resolution (720/1080) DICOM compatible files with MPEG2 compression.
- Highly optimized to take advantage of multiple threads on multi-core machines.
LEAD's MPEG-2 video codec is a multimedia compressor / decompressor that registers into the Windows® collection of multimedia drivers and integrates with any application using DirectShow. Existing video software, such as Windows® Media Player® and Ulead Media Studio®, can utilize this codec to play, create and edit industry standard (ISO/IEC 13818-2) MPEG-2 streams.
What is MPEG-2?
MPEG-2 is a high quality video compression and is primarily targeted for applications that require higher bitrates or high bandwidth usage, most commonly DVD videos, Super VCD (SVCD), box top DVR's and digital television.
LEADTOOLS SDK Products that Include LEADTOOLS MPEG2 Codec Technology
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