H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2
Video profiles and levels
Columns: Abbr. | Name | Picture Coding Types | Chroma Format | Aspect Ratios | Scalable modes | Intra DC Precision
SP | Simple profile | I, P | 4:2:0 | square pixels, 4:3, or 16:9 | none | 8, 9, 10 | MP | Main profile | I, P, B | 4:2:0 | square pixels, 4:3, or 16:9 | none | 8, 9, 10 | SNR | SNR Scalable profile | I, P, B | 4:2:0 | square pixels, 4:3, or 16:9 | SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) scalable | 8, 9, 10 | Spatial | Spatially Scalable profile | I, P, B | 4:2:0 | square pixels, 4:3, or 16:9 | SNR- or spatial-scalable | 8, 9, 10 | HP | High profile | I, P, B | 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 | square pixels, 4:3, or 16:9 | SNR- or spatial-scalable | 8, 9, 10, 11 | 422 | 4:2:2 profile | I, P, B | 4:2:2 or 4:2:0 | square pixels, 4:3, or 16:9 | none | 8, 9, 10, 11