MPEG-A

{{Short description|Set of standards for multimedia applications}}

MPEG-A is a group of standards for composing MPEG systems formally known as ISO/IEC 23000 - Multimedia Application Format, published since 2007.{{cite web|url=http://mpeg.chiariglione.org/standards.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420192552/http://mpeg.chiariglione.org/standards.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-04-20 |title=MPEG standards - Full list of standards developed or under development |author=MPEG |publisher=chiariglione.org |access-date=2010-02-09 }}{{cite web|url=http://mpeg.chiariglione.org/terms_of_reference.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221015538/http://mpeg.chiariglione.org/terms_of_reference.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-02-21 |title=Terms of Reference |author=MPEG |publisher=chiariglione.org |access-date=2010-02-09 }}{{cite web | url=http://mpeg.chiariglione.org/standards/mpeg-a | title=Working documents, MPEG-A (Multimedia Application Format) | publisher=MPEG | access-date=2016-12-21}}

MPEG-A consists of 20 parts, including:

• MPEG-A Part 1: Purpose for multimedia application formats
• MPEG-A Part 2: MPEG music player application format
• MPEG-A Part 3: MPEG photo player application format
• MPEG-A Part 4: Musical slide show application format
• MPEG-A Part 5: Media streaming application format
• MPEG-A Part 6: Professional archival application format
• MPEG-A Part 7: Open access application format
• MPEG-A Part 8: Portable video application format
• MPEG-A Part 9: Digital Multimedia Broadcasting application format
• MPEG-A Part 10: Surveillance application format
• MPEG-A Part 11: Stereoscopic video application format
• MPEG-A Part 12: Interactive music application format
• MPEG-A Part 13: Augmented reality application format
• MPEG-A Part 15: Multimedia preservation application format
• MPEG-A Part 16: Publish/Subscribe Application Format
• MPEG-A Part 17: Multiple sensorial media application format
• MPEG-A Part 18: Media linking application format
• MPEG-A Part 19: Common media application format (CMAF) for segmented media (MPEG CMAF),{{cite web | url=http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=71975 | title=ISO/IEC DIS 23000-19 - Information technology -- Multimedia application format -- Part 19: Common Multimedia Application Format (CMAF) | author=ISO | publisher=ISO | access-date=2019-03-25}} – a media application format for ABR (adaptive bitrate) media