Compression of sequences of images. Video compression
algorithms use the fact that there are usually only small
changes from one "frame" to the next so they only need to
encode the starting frame and a sequence of differences
between frames. This is known as "inter-frame coding" or "3D
coding".
MPEG is a committee producing standards in this area and
also the name of their standard algorithm. H.261 is
another standard.
See also Integrated Information Technology, 3DO,
full-motion video, Online Media.
Nearby terms:
video adapter « video card « Video Compact Disc « video compression » video conference » video conferencing » video dial tone
