MPEG-1

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MPEG-1

Summary

MPEG-1 is a file format[1]. MPEG-1 draws 155 Wikipedia views per month (file_format category, ranking #37 of 297).[2]

Key Facts

  • MPEG-1's instance of is recorded as file format[3].
  • MPEG-1's based on is recorded as Joint Photographic Experts Group[4].
  • MPEG-1 was followed by MPEG-2[5].
  • MPEG-1's developer is recorded as Moving Picture Experts Group[6].
  • MPEG-1's media type is recorded as audio/mpeg[7].
  • MPEG-1's media type is recorded as video/mpeg[8].
  • MPEG-1's file extension is recorded as mpg[9].
  • MPEG-1's file extension is recorded as mpeg[10].
  • MPEG-1's file extension is recorded as mp1[11].
  • MPEG-1's file extension is recorded as mp2[12].
  • MPEG-1's file extension is recorded as mp3[13].
  • MPEG-1's file extension is recorded as m1v[14].
  • MPEG-1's file extension is recorded as mpv[15].
  • MPEG-1's file extension is recorded as m1a[16].
  • MPEG-1's file extension is recorded as m2a[17].
  • MPEG-1's file extension is recorded as mpa[18].
  • MPEG-1's exact match is recorded as http://rs.tdwg.org/format/values/m013[19].

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Designation and Status

MPEG-1's instance of is recorded as file format[3].

Why It Matters

MPEG-1 draws 155 Wikipedia views per month (file_format category, ranking #37 of 297).[2] MPEG-1 has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] MPEG-1 is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Controlled Vocabulary for Dublin Core format. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Dabao qian · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Based on Joint Photographic Experts Group
    Followed by
    Followed by MPEG-2
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1163]]: video/x-mpeg"
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