Question:
Are there different type of .mpg video files?
Craig W
2009-04-08 12:14:06 UTC
I have hundreds of old ,mpg video files from years ago. I could save them. Now when I find a .mpg I want to save, I cannot save them, but am instructed that I need to upgrade the computer and pay for the software. What happened over the years so that I cannot save them? I have a Mac if that helps.
Three answers:
IMPOSSIBLE
2009-04-08 12:52:45 UTC
the short answer is your mpg is simply a container which is named after Moving Picture Experts Group... mpg is a shorthand notation. the is MPEG-I, MPEG-II, MPEG-III and MPEG4.
Dejuanxg™
2009-04-08 19:18:55 UTC
if you have them then why would you need to save them and yes there are many different types of .mpg video files such as .mpeg, mpeg-2,mpeg-4, .mpg and many more
anonymous
2009-04-08 19:19:38 UTC
Video File Formats Descriptions

AAF

AAF_1_1, Advanced Authoring Format (AAF), Version 1.1

AC-3

AC-3_A, AC-3 Compressed Audio (Dolby Digital), Revision A

ASF

ASF, ASF (Advanced Systems Format)

AVI

AVI, AVI (Audio Video Interleaved)

AVI_Cinepak, AVI, Cinepak Codec

AVI_DivX, AVI, DivX Codec

AVI_Indeo, AVI, Indeo Codec

AVI_MJPEG, AVI, MJPEG Codec

Cinepak

Cinepak, Cinepak Video Codec

DCI (Digital Cinema Initiative)

DCDM_1_0, Digital Cinema Initiative Distribution Master (DCDM), Version 1.0

DCP_1_0, Digital Cinema Initiative Package (DCP), Version 1.0

DivX

DivX_5, DivX Video Codec, Version 5

DPX

DPX_2, Digital Moving-Picture Exchange (DPX), Version 2.0

DTS

DTS, Digital Theater Systems Audio Formats

DV

DV, Digital Video Encoding (DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO)

DV-DIF, DV-DIF (Digital Video Digital Interface Format)

Flash (SWF, FLA, FLV)

SWF_7, Macromedia Flash SWF File Format, Version 7

SWF_8, Macromedia Flash SWF File Format, Version 8

FLA, Macromedia Flash FLA Project File Format

FLV, Macromedia Flash FLV Video File Format

H.26n ITU-T video encoding standards

H.261, see MPEG-1, MPEG-1 Video Coding

H.262, see MPEG-2, MPEG-2 Video Coding

H.263, see MPEG-4_V, MPEG-4, Visual Coding (Part 2)

H.264, see MPEG-4_AVC, MPEG-4, Advanced Video Coding (Part 10)

Indeo

Indeo_3, Indeo Video Codec, Version 3

Indeo_5, Indeo Video Codec, Version 5

JPEG 2000 Encodings

J2K_C_Profile_3, JPEG 2000 Part 1, Core Coding, Profile 3

J2K_C_Profile_4, JPEG 2000 Part 1, Core Coding, Profile 4

MJP2

MJP2_FF, Motion JPEG 2000 File Format

MJPEG, MJPEG (Motion JPEG)

MPEG-1

MPEG-1, MPEG-1 Video Coding (H.261)

MPEG-2

MPEG-2, MPEG-2 Video Coding (H.262)

MPEG-2_422, MPEG-2, 4:2:2 Profile

MPEG-2_MP, MPEG-2, Main Profile

MPEG-2_SP, MPEG-2, Simple Profile

MPEG-4 Video Encodings

MPEG-4_V, MPEG-4, Visual Coding (Part 2) (H.263)

MPEG-4_V_ASP, MPEG-4, Visual Coding, Advanced Simple Profile

MPEG-4_V_CP, MPEG-4, Visual Coding, Core Profile

MPEG-4_V_MP, MPEG-4, Visual Coding, Main Profile

MPEG-4_V_SP, MPEG-4, Visual Coding, Simple Profile

MPEG-4_V_SSP, MPEG-4, Visual Coding, Simple Scalable Profile

MPEG-4_V_SStP, MPEG-4, Visual Coding, Simple Studio Profile

MPEG-4_AVC, MPEG-4, Advanced Video Coding (Part 10) (H.264)

MPEG-4_AVC_BP, MPEG-4, Advanced Video Coding, Baseline Profile

MPEG-4_AVC_EP, MPEG-4, Advanced Video Coding, Extended Profile

MPEG-4_AVC_MP, MPEG-4, Advanced Video Coding, Main Profile

MPEG-4_AVC_HP, MPEG-4, Advanced Video Coding, High Profile

MPEG-4_AVC_H10P, MPEG-4, Advanced Video Coding, High 10 Profile

MPEG-4_AVC_H422P, MPEG-4, Advanced Video Coding, High 4:2:2 Profile

MPEG-4_AVC_H444P, MPEG-4, Advanced Video Coding, High 4:4:4 Profile

MPEG-4_AVC_EXT, MPEG-4, Advanced Video Coding, Non-FRExt Extensions

MPEG-4 Audio Encodings

AAC_MP4, Advanced Audio Coding, MPEG-4

AAC_MP4_LC, AAC (MPEG-4) Low Complexity Object

MPEG-4 File Formats

MP4_FF_1, MPEG-4 File Format, Version 1

MP4_FF_2, MPEG-4 File Format, Version 2

MP4_FF_AVCE, MPEG-4 File Format for AVC (Extensions; Part 15)

MPEG-4 File Formats with Encoded Bitstreams

MP4_FF_2_V, MPEG-4 File Format, Version 2, with Visual Coding

MP4_FF_2_AVC, MPEG-4 File Format, Version 2, with Advanced Video Coding

MP4_FF_2_AVC_BP, MPEG-4 File Format, V.2, with AVC, Baseline Profile

MP4_FF_2_AVC_MP, MPEG-4 File Format, V.2, with AVC, Main Profile

MP4_FF_2_AVC_EP, MPEG-4 File Format, V.2, with AVC, Extended Profile

MP4_FF_2_AVC_HP, MPEG-4 File Format, V.2, with AVC, High Profile

MP4_FF_2_AVC_H10P, MPEG-4 File Format, V.2, with AVC, High 10 Profile

MP4_FF_2_AVC_H422P, MPEG-4 File Format, V.2, with AVC, High 4:2:2 Profile

MP4_FF_2_AVC_H444P, MPEG-4 File Format, V.2, with AVC, High 4:4:4 Profile

MP4_FF_AVCE_AVCE, MPEG-4 File Format for AVC (Ext), with Non-FRExt Extended AVC Coding

MPEG-4 Textual Format

MP4_XMT, MPEG-4 eXtensible MPEG-4 Textual Format (XMT)

MXF

MXF, Material Exchange Format (MXF)

MXF_GC, MXF Format Generic Container

MXF_OP-Atom, MXF Operational Pattern Atom (OP-Atom)

MXF_OP1a, MXF Operational Pattern 1a (OP1a)

QuickTime

QuickTime, QuickTime File Format

QT_AppleVideo, QuickTime, Apple Video Codec

QT_Cinepak, QuickTime, Cinepak Codec

QT_MJPEG, QuickTime, Motion JPEG Codec

QT_MPEG, QuickTime, MPEG-1 Codec

QT_Sorenson, QuickTime, Sorenson Codec

RealMedia

RealVideo_10, RealVideo, Version 10

Sorenson

Sorenson_3, Sorenson Video Codec, Version 3

SWF

SWF_7, Macromedia Flash SWF File Format, Version 7

SWF_8, Macromedia Flash SWF File Format, Version 8

WM (Windows Media)

WMV, WMV (Windows Media Video) File Format

WMV_WMV9, Windows Media Video File with WMV9 Codec

WMV_WMV9_PRO, Windows Media Video File with WMV9 Professional Codec

WMV9, Windows Media 9 Video Codec

WMV9_PRO, Windows Media 9 Professional Video Codec


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