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This document specifies how a stereoscopic 3D High Definition ("HDTV") video contribution system based on the MPEG-2 Transport Stream (TS) performs coding, multiplexing, and decoding. It defines constraints for the input image pair, the bitstream, the multiplexing, timing synchronization, use of a single PCR PID, and signaling, as well as for the video coding and decoder behavior. This document is codec agnostic (i.e., any codec for which there are defined methods for transport via MPEG-2 TS is permitted). The input image pair needs to have the same image structure (horizontal and vertical pixel count, scanning system, colorimetry, and frame rate) and be coincident in time.