Patent ID: 6993073

Claim:
An MPEG Optimization Software (MOPSW) product for further maximizing a Video Compression Ratio (VDCR) while maintaining an output Video Image Quality (VDIQ) of an Input MPEG file (IMPEG) being an MPEG2 file that is a composite video and audio source file having: an audio component, a video component, a Set Video Size, a Maximum BITRATE, a selection and a value of Maximum Average BITRATE or Average BITRATE, a Minimum BITRATE, and a set of adjustable MPEG control parameters affecting both VDCR and VDIQ, wherein said Set Video Size is set according to the following formula: Set Video Size=( x )×Minutes of Video), where Minutes of Video is the length in time of the original video corresponding to said MPEG2 file, and where x is a fixed numerical factor in the range of 12 through 18, and the MOPSW product comprising: an encode video component module, employing said set of adjustable MPEG control parameters being set within a pre-determined range, to compress said video component into a further compressed video component, wherein said pre-determined range for each of said set of adjustable MPEG control parameters is so selected that, upon multiplexing said further compressed video component with a separate further compressed audio component from said audio component, a final composite video data stream is formed having a VDCR significantly higher than that of said IMPEG while maintaining a VDIQ that is at least comparable to that of said IMPEG;