133 What is White Book (MPEG-2)
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This article is from the MPEG FAQ, by Frank Gadegast phade@cs.tu-berlin.de with numerous contributions by others.
133 What is White Book (MPEG-2)
The White Book specifies the file structure and indexing of multiplexed
MPEG video and audio streams. White Book also specifies the Karaoke
application's reference table which describes programs and their sector
locations. At the lowest layer, White Book builds upon the CD-ROM XA
spec.. Extension data includes screen pointing devices, address list of
all Intra pictures within a program, CD version number, Closed Caption
data, and information indexing of MPEG still pictures.
The specific MPEG parameter definitions of White Book are:
Audio coding method: MPEG-1 Layer II
Sampling rate: 44.1 kHz
Coded bit rate: 224 Kbits/sec
Mode: stereo, dual channel, or intensity stereo
Video coding method: MPEG-1
Permitted sample rates:
352 pixels/line x 240 lines/frame x 29.97 frames/sec (NTSC rate)
352 pixels/line x 240 lines/frame x 23.976 frames/sec (NTSC film rate)
352 pixels/line x 288 lines/frame x 25 frame/sec (PAL rate)
Maximum bitrate: 1.1519291 bits/sec
Recommendations include:
pixel aspect ratios: 1.0950 (352x240) or 0.9157 (352 x 288)
Intra pictures be placed at least once every 2 seconds.
Still pictures: ("Intra" picture_coding_type only)
Normal res: 352 x 240 or 352 x 288 (maximum 46 Kbytes coded size)
Double res: 704 x 480 or 704 x 576 (maximum 224 Kbytes coded size)
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