MPEG-4 container format
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The MPEG-4 container format is a digital multimedia container standard used to store video, audio, subtitles, and other data in a single file, widely adopted for internet streaming and media distribution.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MPEG-4 Part 14 | 1 |
| MPEG-4 container format canonical | 1 |
| MPEG-4 file format | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6790098 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MPEG-4 container format Context triple: [QuickTime, influenced, MPEG-4 container format]
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A.
MPEG
MPEG is a family of widely used digital audio and video compression standards developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group for efficient storage and transmission of multimedia content.
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B.
Matroska
Matroska is an open standard, extensible multimedia container format best known for its MKV files that can hold multiple video, audio, subtitle, and metadata streams in a single package.
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C.
H.264
H.264 is a widely used video compression standard known for delivering high-quality video at relatively low bitrates, commonly employed in streaming, broadcasting, and video recording.
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D.
ISO/IEC 14496-3
ISO/IEC 14496-3 is an international standard that specifies the audio coding technologies of MPEG-4, including Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) and related audio formats.
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E.
MPEG-TS
MPEG-TS (MPEG Transport Stream) is a standard digital container format designed for transmitting and storing audio, video, and data, commonly used in broadcast systems like DVB and ATSC.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MPEG-4 container format Target entity description: The MPEG-4 container format is a digital multimedia container standard used to store video, audio, subtitles, and other data in a single file, widely adopted for internet streaming and media distribution.
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A.
MPEG
MPEG is a family of widely used digital audio and video compression standards developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group for efficient storage and transmission of multimedia content.
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B.
Matroska
Matroska is an open standard, extensible multimedia container format best known for its MKV files that can hold multiple video, audio, subtitle, and metadata streams in a single package.
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C.
H.264
H.264 is a widely used video compression standard known for delivering high-quality video at relatively low bitrates, commonly employed in streaming, broadcasting, and video recording.
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D.
ISO/IEC 14496-3
ISO/IEC 14496-3 is an international standard that specifies the audio coding technologies of MPEG-4, including Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) and related audio formats.
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E.
MPEG-TS
MPEG-TS (MPEG Transport Stream) is a standard digital container format designed for transmitting and storing audio, video, and data, commonly used in broadcast systems like DVB and ATSC.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
digital multimedia container format
ⓘ
file format ⓘ media container ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
ISO base media file format derivative
ⓘ
MP4 container ⓘ |
| basedOnStandard |
ISO base media file format
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ISO/IEC 14496 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
most modern media players
ⓘ
web browsers via HTML5 video ⓘ |
| designedFor |
efficient compression
ⓘ
multimedia integration ⓘ network transmission ⓘ |
| developedBy |
IEC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ISO NERFINISHED ⓘ Moving Picture Experts Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fileExtension |
.3g2
ⓘ
.3gp ⓘ .m4a ⓘ .m4b ⓘ .m4p ⓘ .m4r ⓘ .m4v ⓘ .mp4 ⓘ |
| mimeType |
audio/mp4
ⓘ
video/mp4 ⓘ |
| partOfStandard | MPEG-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
internet streaming
ⓘ
media distribution ⓘ storing digital audio ⓘ storing digital video ⓘ storing subtitles ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ISO base media file format
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
QuickTime File Format NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
IEC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ISO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
3D graphics
ⓘ
audio tracks ⓘ chapter information ⓘ metadata ⓘ object descriptors ⓘ scene descriptions ⓘ still images ⓘ subtitle tracks ⓘ video tracks ⓘ |
| supportsCodec |
AAC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ALAC ⓘ H.264 NERFINISHED ⓘ H.265 NERFINISHED ⓘ MP3 NERFINISHED ⓘ MPEG-4 Part 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
fast seeking
ⓘ
fragmented files ⓘ progressive download ⓘ streaming over HTTP ⓘ |
| usesStructure |
atom-based structure
ⓘ
box-based structure ⓘ |
| widelyUsedIn |
digital download stores
ⓘ
mobile devices ⓘ online video platforms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: MPEG-4 container format Description of subject: The MPEG-4 container format is a digital multimedia container standard used to store video, audio, subtitles, and other data in a single file, widely adopted for internet streaming and media distribution.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
MPEG-4 Part 14
this entity surface form:
MPEG-4 file format