MPEG program stream

Program stream (PS or MPEG-PS) is a container format for multiplexing digital audio, video and more. The PS format is specified in MPEG-1 Part 1 (ISO/IEC 11172-1) and MPEG-2 Part 1, Systems (ISO/IEC standard 13818-1/ITU-T H.222.0). The MPEG-2 Program Stream is analogous and similar to ISO/IEC 11172 Systems layer and it is forward compatible.

MPEG Program Stream
Filename extension
.mpg, .mpeg, .m2p, .ps
Internet media type
video/MP2P, video/MP1S, video/mpeg
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)public.mpeg
Developed byMPEG
Initial releaseAugust 1993 (1993-08)
Latest release
ISO/IEC 13818-1:2019
June 2019 (2019-06)
Type of formatContainer format
Container forAudio, video, data
Extended toVOB, EVO, MOD
StandardISO/IEC 11172-1, ISO/IEC 13818-1, ITU-T H.222.0
Open format?Yes
Free format?Yes

Program streams are used on DVD-Video discs and HD DVD video discs, but with some restrictions and extensions. The filename extensions are VOB and EVO respectively.

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