H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2

mp2v	This is a video codec. The name to use at the command line is mp2v, but you can also use mpgv. This codec is from the avcodec module.

H.262, also known as MPEG-2 video, is a standard for video compression described by MPEG-2 Part 2. It was preceded by H.261 and followed by H.263.

See also

• H.261
• H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2
• H.263
• H.264/MPEG-4 AVC
• H.265/HEVC

Further reading

• https://www.loc.gov/preservation/digital/formats/fdd/fdd000028.shtml