DVD-quality IPTV multicast for a hospital patient entertainment system from 2012, still running. MPEG-2 at 480p/3 Mbps because the Amino STBs in every room only decode MPEG-2. MP3 audio. Nobody wants to fund the upgrade.
| Video Codec | MPEG-2 |
| Bitrate | 3M |
| Resolution | 480p |
| Audio | MP3 |
| Container | TS |
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v mpeg2video -b:v 3M -vf scale=-2:480 -c:a mp2 -b:a 128k -f mpegts output.tsHospital IT systems are notoriously difficult to upgrade because medical device regulations (IEC 80001) require risk assessments for any network change. A simple codec upgrade can trigger a 6-month compliance review process.
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