Editing MPEG-2 (section)

===Video===
{{Main|H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2}}

MPEG-2 Part 2 (ISO/IEC 13818-2 and ITU-T Rec. H.262), titled ''Video'', is similar to the previous [[MPEG-1#Part 2: Video|MPEG-1 Part 2]] standard, but adds support for [[interlaced video]], the format used by analog broadcast TV systems. MPEG-2 video is not optimized for low [[bit rate]]s, especially less than 1&nbsp;Mbit/s at [[standard-definition]] resolutions. All standards-compliant MPEG-2 Video decoders are fully capable of playing back MPEG-1 Video streams conforming to the constrained parameters bitstream (CPB) limits.

With some enhancements, MPEG-2 Video and Systems are also used in some [[High-definition television|HDTV]] transmission systems, and is the standard format for over-the-air [[ATSC]] digital television.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-21 |title=MPEG Standards- Know what video format to choose |url=https://www.captioningstar.com/blog/mpeg-standards-know-what-video-format-to-choose-mpeg-2-or-mpeg-4/,%20https://www.captioningstar.com/blog/mpeg-standards-know-what-video-format-to-choose-mpeg-2-or-mpeg-4/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>