What is a Micromovie?
The prefix “micro” means tiny, minute, or very small. Combined with the word “movie,” we get a very small movie. You may have also heard a micromovie referred to as an MPEG. The acronym MPEG may also seem familiar, as it is similar to the commonly used JPEG. JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group, the group responsible for creating the format. It is used to indicate an image that has been compressed. While the quality is somewhat distorted, and the image loses at least some of its detail, it is a convenient way to transfer or store images that would otherwise take up a lot of space. The same is true of the micromovie. Similar to JPEG, the acronym MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group. Again, the name represents the group that created the format, in this case for moving images such as digital video as well as other multimedia presentations instead of just single, still images. Files are compressed to take up less space in this format as well. A micromovie can be informa
