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5-1-4 Moving Image Processing

Moving image processing is the process of handling images that move. During the moving image processing of the computer, a series of still images is displayed in sequence. Each image is handled as a frame. At this time, the number of frames displayed in 1 second is the frame rate, which is represented in fps (frames per second). · 1 question

The typical formats (i.e., standards) of a moving image file are as follows:

• • MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group)
  It is an international standard of moving image data that is defined by MPEG, an institution of ISO. It is a moving image compression and decompression format for which several standards are defined according to the quality of the image to be compressed.

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• • QuickTime
  It is a moving image compression and decompression format used in Apple’s “QuickTime.” It makes use of the motion JPEG) method, where JPEG images are played back continuously, and can also be used in Windows.
• • VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language)
  It is a file format for displaying 3D graphic data as pictures.
• • AVI (Audio Video Interleaving)
  It is a moving image data format that is mainly used in Windows systems. It uses RIFF (Resource Interchange File Format), which is a format of multimedia files.

[CSV (Comma Separated Value) format]

CSV format is a file format used in spreadsheet software and database software. It is a format in which the data of each field is separated by a comma, and each record is separated by a linefeed code.