MPEG Chunk File Format

This document describes the MPEG chunk file format. The utility mpeg2mpgc can be used to convert from MPEG-I data files to MPEG chunk files. The filename extension conventionally used for MPEG chunk files is ".mpgc".

The MPEG chunk file contains 6, possibly 7, chunks:

  • Media Independent Header Chunk
  • MPEG Header Chunk
  • Frame Time Table Chunk
  • Frame Offset Table Chunk
  • MPEG System Header Table Chunk
  • MPEG Reference Table Chunk
  • Data Segment Chunk