Conclusion: Fast Motion Is Very Efficient, But Not A Universal Solution, Continued
In summary, it can be said that MPEG-4 is currently one of the most efficient compression procedures, as illustrated in the table below.
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Compression
Resolution
Average Data Rate
Quality
MPEG-1
352 x 288 Pixels
172 kB/s
satisfactory
MPEG-2
352 x 288 Pixels
250 kB/s
very good
MPEG-4
352 x 288 Pixels
80 kB/s
very good
MPEG procedures in comparison: with reference to attainable quality with a low data rate, the MPEG-4 is the best compression procedure.
All the MPEG-4 videos incorporate these properties. The picture shows the features of a test sequence with a 500 kBit/s data rate.
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