From rkoenen@intertrust.com Mon Oct 15 16:18:02 2001 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id f9FKI2l06424 for ; Mon, 15 Oct 2001 16:18:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id f9FKGbH13111 for ; Mon, 15 Oct 2001 13:16:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Mon, 15 Oct 2001 13:14:41 -0700 Message-ID: <720AE932C238D411B4D100C04F10DA6B03CB97EA@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 13:14:40 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: [M4IF News] New Mail List Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: The M4IF infolist has been renamed to news@lists.m4if.org The purpose of this list is to distribute news around the MPEG-4 standard and M4IF. The infolist appeared to confuse people - it was sometimes believed to be a place to send requests for information. From rkoenen@intertrust.com Mon Oct 15 16:24:37 2001 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id f9FKObl07171 for ; Mon, 15 Oct 2001 16:24:37 -0400 (EDT) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id f9FKNCH13188 for ; Mon, 15 Oct 2001 13:23:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Mon, 15 Oct 2001 13:21:16 -0700 Message-ID: <720AE932C238D411B4D100C04F10DA6B03CB97EC@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 13:21:14 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: [M4IF News] New Mail List Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: [resending - first message left mailbox prematurely] The M4IF infolist has been renamed to news@lists.m4if.org The purpose of this list is still to distribute news around the MPEG-4 standard and M4IF. The infolist appeared to confuse people - it was sometimes believed to be a place to send requests for information. Note that the new list is moderated. We made the changes to ensure a high quality of content on the list. There are now ovre 1100 people on this list. All subscribers on the old list are again members under the new name. People that send mail to the old list receive an automated reply with instructions about the new address. Kind Regards, Rob From info@envivio.com Tue Oct 23 19:42:33 2001 Received: from email.envivio.com (linux-server.envivio.com [208.25.178.212]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id f9NNgXl12652 for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2001 19:42:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from useb ([10.32.176.245]) by email.envivio.com (8.9.3/8.8.7) with SMTP id QAA28362 for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2001 16:51:05 -0700 From: "Envivio.com" To: Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 16:41:38 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Subject: [M4IF News] Download EnvivioTV 1.0, the first mixed-media ISO MPEG-4 player's full release Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: *** Announcing EnvivioTV 1.0, the full release of the world's first ISO MPEG-4 mixed-media player *** EnvivioTV version 1.0 is now available for download. If you haven't done so yet, you need to download it in order to play the latest MPEG-4 content provided on our website. Please go to http://www.envivio.com/solutions/etv/ New features & improvements: . New mixed-media demonstration content from Virgin/Labels . ISMA 1.0 Profile 0 and Profile 1 compatibility . Support for .m4e file format . Improved Internet streaming capability . Performance optimization with Intel chipsets . Updated MPEG-4 Systems (BIFS) codec . Improved interoperability with other vendors, including: - Avipix - IBM - MPEG Solutions - Philips - Serome Technology - Sorenson - Telecom Paris . Additional bug fixes . Improved audio and video decoders . Improved installer for Real and QuickTime *** Envivio Early Access Program (EEAP) *** The EEAP is the most advanced & complete MPEG-4 solution: it includes products to create, stream, and decode MPEG-4 content. To get more information, please go to the EEAP page at http://www.envivio.com/solutions/eeap/ Company Information Envivio is the leading worldwide developer of end-to-end MPEG-4 broadcast solutions. The company has offices in North America, Europe & Asia. Corporate Milestones: First to provide the capability to author and stream mixed media MPEG-4. First complete product line to provide ISMA 1.0 compatibility. First to support MPEG-4 Advanced 2D profile encoding, streaming and decoding. First to publicly show MPEG-4 interoperability. First to provide ISO MPEG-4 solutions for Real & QuickTime. http://www.envivio.com From rkoenen@intertrust.com Wed Oct 24 14:51:29 2001 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id f9OIpTl01745 for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2001 14:51:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id f9OItcH00647 for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2001 11:55:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Wed, 24 Oct 2001 11:48:01 -0700 Message-ID: <720AE932C238D411B4D100C04F10DA6B04BD98E9@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 11:47:52 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: [M4IF News] MPEG-4/7 Session at SMPTE Fall Conference and other MPEG4 news Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: People, The 143rd SMPTE Technical Conference and Exhibition in New York has a session on MPEG-4 on the afternoon of the 6th of November. The general link to the conference, which is from 4-7 November, is here: http://smpte2001.iconvention.com/V25/index.cvn?id=10000&p_navID=5 See below for an excerpt from the program. (The program you can find online is hopelessly out of date.) Also, note there are a couple of new news items linked to from the M4IF home page, among which the following: Progress Report on MPEG-4 Visual (Simple and Core) Joint Patent License (as of 18 October) Go to www.m4if.org to find it We will be releasing our own press release shortly, announcing the 100th M4If member. Actually, we are up to 104 now. The release was being prepared just before the Sept 11 attacks, and it was decided to hold it off for a little while. Best, Rob Koenen ---------------------------------------------------------------- SMPTE Conference, Hilton NYC, afternoon of 6 Nov '01: New Standards for New Media: MPEG-4 Chairs: Rich Mizer, Digital Ventures Diversified, Inc., and Rob Koenen, Intertrust Technologies Corp. Technical Details of MPEG-4 System Specification, Olivier Avaro and Eric Deniau, France Telecom, Paris, France and Envivio, Burlingame, CA, USA Authoring for MPEG-4 Applications: Technologies and Techniques, Pamela Arthur, LSI Logic, Milpitas, CA, USA Advanced Audio Coding, Schuyler Quackenbush, AT&T Labs, USA Architectures for MPEG-2 Transcoding from the Production Format into MPEG4-Internet Video Format, Rolf Hedke and Matthias Schnoll, Fachhochschule Wiesbaden, University of Applied Sciences, Wiesbaden, Germany MPEG-4 Intellectual Property Management and Protection (IPMP), Jack Lacy, InterTrust Technologies, Corp., Santa Clara, CA, USA Special Update: MPEG-4 Studio Profile, Hugo Gaggioni, Sony Electronics, Park Ridge, NJ, USA From Peter.Haighton@m4if.org Fri Oct 26 10:20:05 2001 Received: from mail.storm.ca (storm.ca [209.87.239.69]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id f9QEK5l04533 for ; Fri, 26 Oct 2001 10:20:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from OREOV2 (209-87-236-10.ottawa.storm.ca [209.87.236.10]) by mail.storm.ca (8.10.2+Sun/8.10.2) with SMTP id f9QEJxb12192 for ; Fri, 26 Oct 2001 10:20:00 -0400 (EDT) From: "Peter Haighton" To: Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 10:20:38 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0087_01C15E07.DB4D41E0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Subject: [M4IF News] New Patent Holder Group Press Releases Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0087_01C15E07.DB4D41E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Everyone, There are 2 new press releases from the Patent holder groups at the M4IF website. The first is from the M4VisualPHG, and the second from the M4AudioLC. The links are provided below. Peter Progress Report on MPEG-4 Visual (Simple and Core) Joint Patent License. (http://www.m4if.org/patents/video101801.html) Progress Report on MPEG-4 Audio Patent Licensing. (http://www.m4if.org/patents/audio101901.html) -- Peter Haighton VideoSpheres Inc. 84 Hines Road Kanata, Ontario Canada, K2K 3G3 Tel: (613) 270-9646 x3022 Fax: (613) 271-9442 email: peterh@VideoSpheres.com See http://www.m4if.org for the latest on MPEG-4 ------=_NextPart_000_0087_01C15E07.DB4D41E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello Everyone,

There are 2 new press releases = from the=20 Patent holder groups at the M4IF website. The first is from the = M4VisualPHG, and=20 the second from the M4AudioLC. The links are provided=20 below.

Peter

Progress=20 Report on MPEG-4 Visual (Simple and Core) Joint Patent License.  (http://www.m4if.org= /patents/video101801.html)

Progress Report on = MPEG-4=20 Audio Patent Licensing.  (http://www.m4if.org= /patents/audio101901.html)


--
Peter=20 Haighton
VideoSpheres Inc.
84 Hines Road
Kanata, = Ontario
Canada, K2K=20 3G3
Tel: (613) 270-9646 x3022
Fax: (613) 271-9442
email:=20 peterh@VideoSpheres.com

See http://www.m4if.org for the latest on MPEG-4=20

------=_NextPart_000_0087_01C15E07.DB4D41E0-- From remi.scavenius@wanadoo.fr Mon Oct 29 08:01:40 2001 Received: from apicra.wanadoo.fr (smtp-rt-3.wanadoo.fr [193.252.19.155]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id f9TD1dl23645 for ; Mon, 29 Oct 2001 08:01:39 -0500 (EST) Received: from citronier.wanadoo.fr (193.252.19.222) by apicra.wanadoo.fr; 29 Oct 2001 14:01:31 +0100 Received: from remi (193.250.101.220) by citronier.wanadoo.fr; 29 Oct 2001 14:01:13 +0100 Message-ID: <001c01c16079$b3045740$dc65fac1@remi> From: "Remi" To: Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 14:00:33 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C16082.13C55900" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Subject: [M4IF News] MPEG 4 Congress new dates Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: C'est un message de format MIME en plusieurs parties. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C16082.13C55900 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The MPEG-4 Congress will take place in Paris, France, from April 23 to = 26, 2002. Upper Side would like to thanks again the scientific committee, made up = of prominent personalities in the MPEG 4 real, who have examined and = chosen the speakers from the submittted abstracts in accordance with = their technological relevance. All the details at: http://www.upperside.fr/mpeg42001/mpeg42001intro.htm ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C16082.13C55900 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
The MPEG-4 = Congress will=20 take place in Paris, France, from April 23 to = 26,=20 2002.
Upper Side=20 would like to thanks again the scientific committee, made up of = prominent=20 personalities in the MPEG 4 real, who have examined and chosen the = speakers from=20 the submittted abstracts in accordance with their technological=20 relevance.

All the details=20 at:
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<= /HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C16082.13C55900-- From imceax400-c=us+3ba=+20+3bp=compaq+3bo=emea1+3bdda+3asmtp=remi+2escavenius+40wanadoo+2efr+3b@compaq.com Tue Oct 30 02:59:38 2001 Received: from zcamail05.zca.compaq.com (zcamail05.zca.compaq.com [161.114.32.105]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id f9U7xbU05584 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 02:59:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by zcamail05.zca.compaq.com (Postfix, from userid 12345) id 0F9849D7; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 00:04:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from excmun-gh02.dem.cpqcorp.net (excmun-gh02.dem.cpqcorp.net [16.41.88.61]) by zcamail05.zca.compaq.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11FAA432E for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 00:04:28 -0800 (PST) Received: by excmun-gh02.dem.cpqcorp.net with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 08:59:21 +0100 Message-ID: <001c01c16079$b3045740$dc65fac1@remi> From: Remi To: news@lists.m4if.org Subject: [M4IF News] MPEG 4 Congress new dates Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 14:00:33 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: The MPEG-4 Congress will take place in Paris, France, from April 23 to 26, 2002. Upper Side would like to thanks again the scientific committee, made up of prominent personalities in the MPEG 4 real, who have examined and chosen the speakers from the submittted abstracts in accordance with their technological relevance. All the details at: http://www.upperside.fr/mpeg42001/mpeg42001intro.htm From rkoenen@intertrust.com Tue Oct 30 11:28:16 2001 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id f9UGSGU05479 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:28:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id f9UGZGY29652 for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 08:35:16 -0800 (PST) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Tue, 30 Oct 2001 08:24:43 -0800 Message-ID: <720AE932C238D411B4D100C04F10DA6B04BD99F3@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 08:24:42 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: [M4IF News] Streaming Video Profiles Amendment available from ISO Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Dear people, ISO has confirmed to me that the Streaming Video Profiles Amendment can now be bought from ISO, in Final Draft Amendment stage. This not yet the same as the Amendment will look when it will be published by ISO in its definitive form, but the technical text is identical. The good news is that, based on this availability, MPEGLA is now preparing a press release with an additional Call for Essential Patents covering Advanced Simple, Simple Scalable and FGS. This should also make our ISMA friends happy, as their spec includes Advanced Simple. Kind Regards, Rob Koenen -----Original Message----- From: Sales [mailto:sales@iso.ch] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 7:00 AM To: Rob Koenen Cc: Fleury Nicolas Subject: Re: (29f422) Announcement of Document Availability Dear Mr. Koenen, We confirm that we are now able to sell ISO/IEC 14496-2 : 2001 FDAM2. Thank you, Yours sincerely, Sonia Rosas Customer Services Assistant ISO/Marketing ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Koenen" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 10:10 AM Subject: FW: (29f422) Announcement of Document Availability From rkoenen@intertrust.com Wed Oct 31 13:17:55 2001 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id f9VIHtD08283 for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:17:55 -0500 (EST) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id f9VIP3Y12321 for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2001 10:25:03 -0800 (PST) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Wed, 31 Oct 2001 10:14:21 -0800 Message-ID: <720AE932C238D411B4D100C04F10DA6B04BD9A4B@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 10:14:13 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: [M4IF News] Careful with emails that seem to come from M4IF Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Warning: I just got an email with an [M4IFmembers] subject line. It was NOT sent through an M4IF list, and it may have contained a virus before it went through my firewall. It did NOT have an M4IF list mentioned on the TO line. So please be careful with emails that _seem_ to come through an M4IF list: * Check if you know the sender * Look at the TO:line, to see if there is indeed an M4IF list address * Be suspicious if this is not the case AND there are attachments. Please note that all M4IF reflectors are configured so that ONLY members can send mail to the list. Some of the lists are also moderated. Do keep checking out the M4IF news. Best, Rob From peterh@videospheres.com Wed Oct 31 21:13:54 2001 Received: from mx1.magmacom.com (mx1.magmacom.com [206.191.0.217]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id fA12DsN03373 for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2001 21:13:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail3.magma.ca (mail3.magma.ca [206.191.0.221]) by mx1.magmacom.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id VAA06700 for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2001 21:13:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from OREOV2 (ottawa-dial-64-26-163-238.d-ip.magma.ca [64.26.163.238]) by mail3.magma.ca (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id VAA16469 for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2001 21:13:53 -0500 (EST) From: "Peter Haighton" To: Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 21:15:18 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Importance: Normal Subject: [M4IF News] Streaming Media Broadcast on MPEG-4 Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hello Everyone, MPEG and M4IF's own Rob Koenen has recently been interviewed online by Streaming Media Magazine. Topics included Profiles (including the new streaming profiles), Interoperability, licensing and much more. If you were not able to listen in on this informative broadcast or wish to hear it again, you can listen to the recoded version at http://www.streamingmedia.com/talk/view.asp?id=292#. This link is also available at the MPEG-4 Industry Forum web site (http://www.m4if.org) where all the latest information on MPEG-4 can be found. Peter -- Peter Haighton VideoSpheres Inc. 84 Hines Road Kanata, Ontario Canada, K2K 3G3 Tel: (613) 270-9646 x3022 Fax: (613) 271-9442 email: peterh@VideoSpheres.com See http://www.m4if.org for the latest on MPEG-4 From rkoenen@intertrust.com Tue Nov 6 01:47:22 2001 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id fA66lMs20443 for ; Tue, 6 Nov 2001 01:47:22 -0500 (EST) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fA66rjY07961; Mon, 5 Nov 2001 22:53:45 -0800 (PST) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Mon, 5 Nov 2001 22:43:44 -0800 Message-ID: <720AE932C238D411B4D100C04F10DA6B04B5EEA7@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Cc: "Larry Horn (E-mail)" Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 22:43:43 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by mx3.magma.ca id fA66lMs20443 Subject: [M4IF News] MPEG-4 Systems Essential Patent Holders Meet to Develop a Joint L icense Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Dear M4IF-ers, After the news on Visual and Audio licensing, there is now also news from the Systems side. MPEGLA, through Larry Horn, has released the news below It has been on the M4IF website for a couple of days already. I am passing it on it you because this is important news -- I was happy to receive it. The group has now met two times in short sucession. I hope it will keep such an aggressive schedule, so that licensing can start within a couple of months. The world is looking for licensing to begin in January, with visual, but MPEG-4 can only be deployed if licenses to all of its parts can be obtained. We all eagerly await further news. Kind Regards, Rob -------------------------------------------------------------------------- News Release For Immediate Release CONTACT: Lawrence Horn MPEG LA, LLC 1.301.986.6660 1.301.986.8575 Fax lhorn@mpegla.com MPEG-4 Systems Essential Patent Holders Meet to Develop a Joint License (Denver, Colorado, US - 1 November 2001) - The MPEG-4 Systems Essential Patent Holders Group (M4SystemsPHG) consisting of six essential patent holders met for the first time on September 10, 2001. MPEG LAŽ, which acts as group facilitator, convened the meeting following an independent patent expert's finding that each of the six companies owns one or more patents essential to the international MPEG-4 Systems Standard. The group's objective is to develop a one-stop license providing fair, reasonable, nondiscriminatory worldwide access to this essential intellectual property in order to foster widespread implementation, interoperability and use of this important technology. A second meeting was held October 30, 2001. The M4SystemsPHG's objective is to include as much essential MPEG-4 Systems intellectual property as possible in a one-stop license. Therefore, any party that believes it has patents that are essential to the "MPEG-4 Systems Standard" (ISO/IEC 14496-1 Information technology - Coding of audio-visual objects - Part 1: Systems, including ISO/IEC 14496-1, ISO/IEC 14496-1/Amd.1, ISO/IEC 14496-1/Amd.2 and ISO/IEC 14496-1/COR1)) and wishes to join upon successful evaluation, is invited to submit such patents to the independent Patent Evaluator together with a statement confirming its agreement with the objectives and intention to abide by terms and procedures governing the patent submission process, which may be obtained from Lawrence A. Horn, Vice President, Licensing and Business Development, MPEG LA, LLC (lhorn@mpegla.com, phone 1-301-986-6660, fax 1-301-986-8575). # # # MPEG LA, LLC MPEG LA* successfully pioneered one-stop technology standards licensing, starting with a portfolio of essential patents for the international digital video compression standard known as MPEG-2, which it began licensing in 1997. One-stop technology standards licensing enables widespread technological implementation, interoperability and use of fundamental broad-based technologies covered by many patents owned by many different patent holders. MPEG LA* provides users with fair, reasonable, nondiscriminatory access to these essential patents on a worldwide basis under a single license. The MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio License now has more than 340 licensees and includes almost 400 MPEG-2 essential patents owned by 19 patent holders. As the legal and business template for one-stop technology standards licensing, MPEG LA* also provides an innovative way to achieve fair, reasonable, nondiscriminatory access to patent rights for other technology standards - the high-speed transfer digital interconnect standard known as IEEE 1394 and the terrestrial digital television standard used in Europe and Asia known as DVB-T. In addition, MPEG LAŽ has been asked to facilitate the development of joint licenses for MPEG-4 and other emerging technologies. The company is based in Denver, CO and has offices in Chevy Chase, MD (Washington DC metropolitan area), the greater San Francisco area and London, England. For more information, please refer to , and . From rkoenen@intertrust.com Tue Nov 13 11:51:34 2001 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id fADGpXk28349 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 11:51:33 -0500 (EST) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fADGpWY29308 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 08:51:32 -0800 (PST) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 08:47:49 -0800 Message-ID: <720AE932C238D411B4D100C04F10DA6B04BD9C77@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 08:47:48 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: [M4IF News] MPEG special in EE Times Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: MPEG-4 watchers, This week's EE Times has a special issue on MPEG technology. Most of it focuses on MPEG-4, but there is also interesting material on MPEG-7 and even a bit on MPEG-21, including how the standards relate to each other. Visit http://www.m4if.org and look under "MPEG-4 in the News" Things are heating up around MPEG-4. Yesterday alone, the following news items were released: * Vweb Introduces Industry's First MPEG Network CODEC Chip * Sigma Designs Provides First Full Resolution MPEG-4 Decoder; New EM8470 Chips ... * NEC To Offer PacketVideo's Industry-Leading Wireless Streaming Products to Japan ... * Alchemy Semiconductor Demonstrates MPEG-4 Streaming With Media Excel Software * Pace Introduces IPTV Digital Home Gateway for Telecom and Broadband IP Networks * Hutchison Telecom Acquires Luxxon's Mediator Streaming System to Deliver Rich Media ... * iVAST And Sigma Designs Form Partnership to Offer a Set-Top Box Based On MPEG-4 * DivXNetworks and Broadway Television Network Launch Video-on-Demand Service Announced today - will be listed on m4if home page shortly: * KDDI to offer GPS navigation service, deliver MPEG-4 video to cell Phones in December For all of these, go to http://www.m4if.org and look under "Press Releases" Also, in the Hot News Section of http://www.m4if.org under "MPEG-4 and IPMP session of the 143rd SMPTE Technical Conference and Exhibition [SMPTE, 6 Nov 01]" we are collecting the slides from last week's tutorial session. Best, Rob Koenen From rkoenen@intertrust.com Wed Nov 14 13:55:52 2001 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id fAEItqk12096; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 13:55:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fAEIrjY14711; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 10:53:45 -0800 (PST) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 10:50:57 -0800 Message-ID: <720AE932C238D411B4D100C04F10DA6B04BD9D0A@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "'yh86us@yahoo.com'" , technotes@lists.m4if.org Cc: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Subject: RE: [M4IF Technotes] Re: [M4IF News] MPEG special in EE Times Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 10:50:56 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: > -----Original Message----- > From: YH [mailto:yh86us@yahoo.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 2:26 > To: technotes@lists.m4if.org > Cc: M4IF news (E-mail) > Subject: [M4IF Technotes] Re: [M4IF News] MPEG special in EE Times > > > > * iVAST And Sigma Designs Form Partnership to Offer a Set-Top > > Box Based On MPEG-4 > > Interesting. Will the MPEG-4 be used in DTV and HDTV? I was > heard that the > MPEG-4 won't replace MPEG-2? > And indeed it will not. Look at PACE - just launched an MPEG-2 STB that can also decode MPEG-4. MPEG-2 is for the basic programming, MPEG-4 for additional/enhanced wervices. Quite a good pair I'd say. Rob From JMcClenny@sandstream.com Wed Nov 14 14:20:04 2001 Received: from misdfwvm01.mis.sandstream.com ([63.145.50.19]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with SMTP id fAEJK4m15548 for ; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 14:20:04 -0500 (EST) Received: FROM misdfwvm01.mis.sandstream.com BY misdfwvm01.mis.sandstream.com ; Wed Nov 14 13:20:46 2001 -0600 Received: by mail.mis.sandstream.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 13:20:46 -0600 Message-ID: From: "McClenny, John Doc" To: "'Rob Koenen'" , "'yh86us@yahoo.com'" , technotes@lists.m4if.org Cc: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Subject: RE: [M4IF Technotes] Re: [M4IF News] MPEG special in EE Times Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 13:20:41 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C16D41.74C0EEEC" Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C16D41.74C0EEEC Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" comments at the end > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Koenen [mailto:rkoenen@intertrust.com] > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: YH [mailto:yh86us@yahoo.com] > > > > > * iVAST And Sigma Designs Form Partnership to Offer a Set-Top > > > Box Based On MPEG-4 > > > > Interesting. Will the MPEG-4 be used in DTV and HDTV? I was > > heard that the > > MPEG-4 won't replace MPEG-2? > > > > And indeed it will not. Look at PACE - just launched an MPEG-2 STB > that can also decode MPEG-4. MPEG-2 is for the basic programming, > MPEG-4 for additional/enhanced wervices. MPEG-4 is cheap insurance at this point. The IP STB space is a lot less tied to MPEG-2 than the DBS/broadcast space. 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------_=_NextPart_001_01C16D41.74C0EEEC-- From rkoenen@intertrust.com Wed Nov 14 19:17:48 2001 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id fAF0HlU18599; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 19:17:47 -0500 (EST) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fAF0GZY20000; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 16:16:35 -0800 (PST) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 16:13:59 -0800 Message-ID: <720AE932C238D411B4D100C04F10DA6B04BD9D38@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "M4IF news (E-mail)" , "M4IF Patent WGs (E-mail)" , "Open DTV (E-mail)" , "MPEG General (E-mail)" Cc: "Larry Horn (E-mail)" , "Kenneth Rubenstein (E-mail)" Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 16:13:56 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by mx3.magma.ca id fAF0HlU18599 Subject: [M4IF News] Press Release Licensing Additional Visual Profiles Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: People, The following release marks the start of a process that will enable joint licensing of essential patents in 3 more MPEG-4 Visual Profiles: * Simple Scalable * Advanced Simple * Fine Granular Scalability (FGS) This is in addition to the following Profiles, for which licensing is slated to start in 2 months: * Simple * Core - Advanced Simple, a superset of Simple, has the latest coding effiency tools in MPEG-4, and supports rectangular video objects. - Simple Scalable and FGS are scalable extensions of Simple (Simple is the base layer). FGS can also be used with Advanced Simple as a base layer. - Core is a superset of Simple, adding B frames ('B-VOPs') and arbitrary-shape objects. This is an important milestone towards further deployment of MPEG-4 technology. Kind Regards, Rob Koenen (President M4IF) (I apologize for duplicate mails through multiiple reflectors) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - For Immediate Release CONTACT: Lawrence Horn, MPEG LA, LLC 301.986.6660 301.986.8575 Fax lhorn@mpegla.com MPEG LAŽ Announces M4IF Plan for Joint Licensing of Essential MPEG-4 Patents (Denver, Colorado, US-14 November 2001) - The MPEG-4 Industry Forum (M4IF) has recommended that MPEG LA, LLC make the following worldwide announcement: In furtherance of its plan aimed at providing fair, reasonable, nondiscriminatory worldwide access under one license to patents that are essential for implementing the international MPEG-4 Visual Standard, the MPEG-4 Industry Forum (M4IF) has recommended that MPEG LA, LLC, in its role as Evaluation Administrator, call for the submission of patents for evaluation of their essentiality to additional MPEG-4 Visual Standard profiles, specifically Simple Scalable, Advanced Simple, and Fine Granularity Scalable. The Simple Scalable profile is generally described in ISO/IEC 14496-2:1999/AMD.1:2000(E) Tables 9-1 and 9-2 (pages 322 and 324). The Advanced Simple and Fine Granularity Scalable profiles are generally described in ISO/IEC 14496-2:2001/AMD.2(E) Tables AMD2-13 and AMD2-14. These latter tables can be found in the ISO document N3904, also styled "ISO/IEC 14496-1:2001/FDAM2" (pages 32-33). Following is a summary of the approved plan: 1. Objective To establish a portfolio of essential worldwide patents that are necessary for implementation of the MPEG-4 Visual (Simple Scalable, Advanced Simple, and Fine Grain Scalability) standard in order to provide all MPEG-4 Visual users with fair, reasonable, nondiscriminatory access to this technology under one license. 2. Licensed patents Essential patents will consist of those that are necessary for the Simple Scalable (ISO/IEC 14496-2:1999/AMD.1:2000(E) Tables 9-1 and 9-2 [pages 322 and 324]), Advanced Simple and Fine Granularity Scalable (ISO/IEC 14496-2:2001/AMD.2(E) Tables AMD2-13 and AMD2-14, which can be found in the ISO document N3904, also styled "ISO/IEC 14496-1:2001/FDAM2" [pages 32-33]) profiles of the MPEG-4 Visual Standard. 3. Organization The joint patent portfolio license may require at least three functions: First, an Administrative Committee consisting of representatives of the essential patent owners will meet to consider licensing terms and conditions and monitor certain activities of a Licensing Administrator. Second, the Licensing Administrator, who is granted non-exclusive sublicensing rights from patent owners under licensed patents, actively promotes the licensing program and distributes collected royalties to the patent owners. The Licensing Administrator will be chosen by the initial group of patent holders comprising the Administrative Committee. Third, an Evaluator who is a neutral, third party patent expert will evaluate patents for essentiality to the Simple Scalable (ISO/IEC 14496-2:1999/AMD.1:2000(E) Tables 9-1 and 9-2 [pages 322 and 324]), Advanced Simple and Fine Granularity Scalable (ISO/IEC 14496-2:2001/AMD.2(E) Tables AMD2-13 and AMD2-14, which can be found in the ISO document N3904, also styled "ISO/IEC 14496-1:2001/FDAM2" [pages 32-33]) profiles of the MPEG-4 Visual Standard. Any party that believes it has essential patents is invited to submit them for evaluation and inclusion. For each patent submitted, an evaluation fee of US $8,500.00 will be paid to MPEG LA, LLC (as below) to cover costs of the patent expert's evaluation. Members of the Administrative Committee will be determined by the results of the patent essentiality evaluation. 4. Licensing details To be determined by the Administrative Committee consisting of representatives of the essential patent owners. 5. Extension of the scope of the licensed patents On M4IF's recommendation and request, MPEG LAŽ earlier called for the submission of patents for an evaluation of their essentiality to the normative part of the Simple and Core profiles of the MPEG-4 Visual Standard by an independent patent expert, and is currently facilitating the efforts of essential patent owners to develop a joint license providing fair, reasonable, nondiscriminatory access to their essential intellectual property. 6. Schedule (Initial Plan) Initial patent submissions: by March 1, 2002 (although patent submissions may continue to be submitted after that date, owners of essential patents in the initial group of patents submitted by the March 1 date will form the initial group of Licensors and Administrative Committee that will select a Licensing Administrator and determine the terms of license). Evaluation: March - June 2002 Upon the above consensus, M4IF recommended that MPEG LAŽ make this worldwide announcement. Accordingly, MPEG LAŽ hereby announces that any company which believes it has patents that are essential to the Simple Scalable, Advanced Simple and Fine Granularity Scalable profiles of the MPEG-4 Visual Standard (as described above) and wishes to join the patent pool upon successful evaluation is invited to submit such patents to the Evaluator (identified below) by March 1, 2002, together with a statement confirming its agreement with the objectives and intention to abide by terms and procedures governing the patent submission process. Terms and procedures governing patent submissions may be obtained from Lawrence A. Horn, Vice President, Licensing and Business Development, MPEG LA, LLC (lhorn@mpegla.com, phone 1-301-986-6660, fax 1-301-986-8575). Evaluator: Dr. Kenneth Rubenstein PROSKAUER ROSE LLP 1585 Broadway New York, NY10036-8299 Tel. 212-969-3000 Fax. 212-969-2900 krubenstein@proskauer.com # # # Overview of the MPEG-4 Standard MPEG-4 is an ISO/IEC multi-media representation standard developed by its Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG). MPEG also developed MPEG-1, which makes possible interactive video on CD-ROM and is present on virtually every personal computer, and MPEG-2, the core compression technology underlying the efficient transmission, storage and display of digitized moving images and sound tracks on which high definition television (HDTV), Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), direct broadcast by satellite (DBS), digital cable television systems, multichannel-multipoint distribution services (MMDS), personal computer video, digital versatile discs (DVD), interactive media and other forms of digital video delivery, storage, transport and display are based. MPEG-4 is the result of yet another international effort involving hundreds of researchers and engineers from all over the world. Building on the successes of MPEG's earlier standards, MPEG-4 enables integration of the production, distribution and content access features of digital television, interactive graphics applications and interactive multimedia across internet protocol, wireless, low bitrate, broadcast, satellite, cable and mobile environments. With MPEG-4, all content elements can be maintained as discrete objects enabling richer interactivity and use across many different devices More information about MPEG-4 can be found at MPEG's home page and at the home page of the MPEG-4 Industry Forum . MPEG-4 Industry Forum (M4IF) While M4IF recommended that MPEG LAŽ take the steps as described in this release, all steps described herein are carried out outside and independently of M4IF. M4IF encourages all and any steps that will lead to easy access to reasonable and non-discriminatory licenses for patents essential to the MPEG-4 Standard. The M4IF was organized on May 29, 2000 as a not-for-profit corporation "To further the adoption and widespread use of the MPEG-4 Standard, by establishing MPEG-4 as an accepted standard among application developers, service providers, content creators and end users." Based in Switzerland, M4IF is open to all parties that support this goal and pay the yearly membership fee of (US) $3,000. M4IF carries on activities outside of ISO/IEC's scope, such as: * Promoting the MPEG-4 Standard, and serving as a single point of information on MPEG-4 technology, products and services; * Initiating discussions leading to the potential establishment of patent portfolios outside of M4IF in order to grant licenses to all applicants throughout the world under reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair competition; * Organization of MPEG-4 exhibitions and tutorials; * Carrying out interoperability tests. Since its official establishment, over 100 companies have joined the Forum. MPEG LA, LLC MPEG LA* successfully pioneered one-stop technology standards licensing, starting with a portfolio of essential patents for the international digital video compression standard known as MPEG-2, which it began licensing in 1997. One-stop technology standards licensing enables widespread technological implementation, interoperability and use of fundamental broad-based technologies covered by many patents owned by many different patent holders. MPEG LA* provides users with fair, reasonable, nondiscriminatory access to these essential patents on a worldwide basis under a single license. The MPEG-2 Patent Portfolio License now has approximately 350 licensees and includes almost 400 MPEG-2 essential patents owned by 19 patent holders. As the legal and business template for one-stop technology standards licensing, MPEG LA* also provides an innovative way to achieve fair, reasonable, nondiscriminatory access to patent rights for other technology standards - the high-speed transfer digital interconnect standard known as IEEE 1394 and the terrestrial digital television standard used in Europe and Asia known as DVB-T. In addition, MPEG LAŽ has been asked to facilitate the development of joint licenses for MPEG-4 and other emerging technologies. The company is based in Denver, CO and has offices in Chevy Chase, MD (Washington DC metropolitan area), the greater San Francisco area and London, England. For more information, please refer to , and . From olivier.avaro@francetelecom.com Thu Nov 15 02:53:39 2001 Received: from prserv.net (out4.prserv.net [32.97.166.34]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id fAF7rdU07073; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 02:53:39 -0500 (EST) Received: from rptw2kavaro (slip32-106-67-169.mlv.fr.prserv.net[32.106.67.169]) by prserv.net (out4) with SMTP id <20011115075336204060cg8fe>; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 07:53:37 +0000 Reply-To: From: "Olivier Avaro" To: "'McClenny, John Doc'" , "'Rob Koenen'" , , Cc: "'M4IF news \(E-mail\)'" Subject: RE: [M4IF Technotes] Re: [M4IF News] MPEG special in EE Times Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 08:51:54 +0100 Message-ID: <002c01c16daa$a0ae9b30$3b436a20@rd.francetelecom.fr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002D_01C16DB3.02730330" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: C'est un message de format MIME en plusieurs parties. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C16DB3.02730330 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit RE: [M4IF Technotes] Re: [M4IF News] MPEG special in EE Times MPEG-4 is cheap insurance at this point. The IP STB space is a lot less tied to MPEG-2 than the DBS/broadcast space. If MPEG-4 evolves to a 'better' solution for this market, MPEG-2 could go away. MPEG-4 is not meant technically to replace MPEG-2. Defining a standard for STB is much more than just MPEG-2 or MPEG-4. It requires what e.g. DVB did, which is not done for MPEG-4. Considering all the work done to make MPEG-2 STB work, I doubt that it makes sense to switch to an MPEG-4 only solution. If what we are talking is just Video, I also doubt that MPEG-4 Video gain justifies the investment at high bitrates. What makes sense to me is the extension of base MPEG-2 services with MPEG-4 functionnality (streamed audio, video and graphics). This is what MPEG-4 was meant for in this context and technically it is sound. Kind regards, Olivier ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C16DB3.02730330 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: [M4IF Technotes] Re: [M4IF News] MPEG special in EE = Times
 

MPEG-4 is cheap insurance at this point.  The = IP STB=20 space is a lot less tied to MPEG-2 than the DBS/broadcast space.  = If=20 MPEG-4 evolves to a 'better' solution for this market, MPEG-2 could go = away.  

MPEG-4 is not meant technically to replace=20 MPEG-2. Defining a = standard for STB=20 is much more than just MPEG-2 or MPEG-4. It requires what e.g. DVB = did, which=20 is not done for MPEG-4. Considering all the work done to make MPEG-2 = STB work,=20 I doubt that it makes sense to switch to an MPEG-4 only=20 solution. If what we are talking is = just Video, I=20 also doubt that MPEG-4 Video gain justifies the investment at high=20 bitrates.

What=20 makes sense to me is the extension of base MPEG-2 services with MPEG-4 = functionnality (streamed audio, video and graphics). This is what = MPEG-4 was=20 meant for in this context and technically it is = sound.

Kind=20 regards,

Olivier

<= /HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C16DB3.02730330-- From Klaus.Diepold@dynapel.de Thu Nov 15 04:02:42 2001 Received: from smtp01do.de.uu.net (smtp01do.de.uu.net [192.76.144.61]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id fAF92gU14616; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 04:02:42 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.idtinc.de ([195.126.110.34]) by smtp01do.de.uu.net (5.5.5/5.5.5) with ESMTP id KAA05837; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:01:14 +0100 (MET) Received: from cauer (unknown [10.0.4.104]) by mail.idtinc.de (Postfix on SuSE eMail Server 2.0) with SMTP id 1F99641C095; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 08:49:08 +0100 (CET) From: "Klaus Diepold" To: , "'McClenny, John Doc'" , "'Rob Koenen'" , , Cc: "'M4IF news (E-mail)'" Subject: RE: [M4IF Technotes] Re: [M4IF News] MPEG special in EE Times Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:59:30 +0100 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_007C_01C16DBC.37DEC4B0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <002c01c16daa$a0ae9b30$3b436a20@rd.francetelecom.fr> Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_007C_01C16DBC.37DEC4B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit RE: [M4IF Technotes] Re: [M4IF News] MPEG special in EE TimesOlivier, that's all very true. However, as we have already experienced during the MPEG standardisation work, there are sometimes arguments that lie outside the technical spectrum. Those "marketing" arguments are sometimes hard to understand or overcome. In essence, there maybe uses of the MPEG-4 technology that neither you nor I have anticipated in the first place. Klaus -----Original Message----- From: technotes-admin@lists.m4if.org [mailto:technotes-admin@lists.m4if.org]On Behalf Of Olivier Avaro Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 8:52 AM To: 'McClenny, John Doc'; 'Rob Koenen'; yh86us@yahoo.com; technotes@lists.m4if.org Cc: 'M4IF news (E-mail)' Subject: RE: [M4IF Technotes] Re: [M4IF News] MPEG special in EE Times MPEG-4 is cheap insurance at this point. The IP STB space is a lot less tied to MPEG-2 than the DBS/broadcast space. If MPEG-4 evolves to a 'better' solution for this market, MPEG-2 could go away. MPEG-4 is not meant technically to replace MPEG-2. Defining a standard for STB is much more than just MPEG-2 or MPEG-4. It requires what e.g. DVB did, which is not done for MPEG-4. Considering all the work done to make MPEG-2 STB work, I doubt that it makes sense to switch to an MPEG-4 only solution. If what we are talking is just Video, I also doubt that MPEG-4 Video gain justifies the investment at high bitrates. What makes sense to me is the extension of base MPEG-2 services with MPEG-4 functionnality (streamed audio, video and graphics). This is what MPEG-4 was meant for in this context and technically it is sound. Kind regards, Olivier ------=_NextPart_000_007C_01C16DBC.37DEC4B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: [M4IF Technotes] Re: [M4IF News] MPEG special in = EE Times
Olivier,
 
that's=20 all very true. However, as we have already experienced during the MPEG=20 standardisation work, there are sometimes arguments that lie outside the = technical spectrum. Those "marketing" arguments are sometimes hard to = understand=20 or overcome. In essence, there maybe uses of the MPEG-4 =20 technology that neither you nor I have anticipated in the first = place.=20
 
Klaus
-----Original Message-----
From:=20 technotes-admin@lists.m4if.org = [mailto:technotes-admin@lists.m4if.org]On=20 Behalf Of Olivier Avaro
Sent: Thursday, November 15, = 2001 8:52=20 AM
To: 'McClenny, John Doc'; 'Rob Koenen'; yh86us@yahoo.com; = technotes@lists.m4if.org
Cc: 'M4IF news = (E-mail)'
Subject:=20 RE: [M4IF Technotes] Re: [M4IF News] MPEG special in EE=20 Times

 

MPEG-4 is cheap insurance at this point.  The = IP STB=20 space is a lot less tied to MPEG-2 than the DBS/broadcast = space.  If=20 MPEG-4 evolves to a 'better' solution for this market, MPEG-2 could = go=20 away.  

MPEG-4 is not meant technically to replace=20 MPEG-2. Defining a = standard for=20 STB is much more than just MPEG-2 or MPEG-4. It requires what e.g. = DVB did,=20 which is not done for MPEG-4. Considering all the work done to make = MPEG-2=20 STB work, I doubt that it makes sense to switch to an MPEG-4 only=20 solution. If what we are talking is = just Video,=20 I also doubt that MPEG-4 Video gain justifies the investment at high = bitrates.

What=20 makes sense to me is the extension of base MPEG-2 services with = MPEG-4=20 functionnality (streamed audio, video and graphics). This is what = MPEG-4 was=20 meant for in this context and technically it is = sound.

Kind=20 regards,

Olivier

------=_NextPart_000_007C_01C16DBC.37DEC4B0-- From olivier.avaro@rd.francetelecom.com Thu Nov 15 06:41:02 2001 Received: from p-mail1.rd.francetelecom.com (p-mail1.rd.francetelecom.com [193.49.124.31]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with SMTP id fAFBf1U00851; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 06:41:02 -0500 (EST) Received: by p-biset.rd.francetelecom.fr with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 12:23:48 +0100 Message-ID: From: AVARO Olivier FTRD/DIH/REN To: Klaus Diepold , AVARO Olivier FTRD/DIH , "'McClenny, John Doc'" , "'Rob Koenen'" , yh86us@yahoo.com, technotes@lists.m4if.org Cc: "'M4IF news (E-mail)'" Subject: RE: [M4IF Technotes] Re: [M4IF News] MPEG special in EE Times Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 12:22:38 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------InterScan_NT_MIME_Boundary" Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --------------InterScan_NT_MIME_Boundary Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C16DC7.D506B2B0" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C16DC7.D506B2B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Dear Klaus, that's all very true. However, as we have already experienced during the MPEG standardisation work, there are sometimes arguments that lie outside the technical spectrum. Those "marketing" arguments are sometimes hard to understand or overcome. In essence, there maybe uses of the MPEG-4 technology that neither you nor I have anticipated in the first place. This is as well very true and I am therefore very interested in learning about these arguments, as well as about the technical aproach. In addition, I have a couple of question. How you will handle backward compatibility with the already deployed STB that are MPEG-2 based ? Kind regards, Olivier ------_=_NextPart_001_01C16DC7.D506B2B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" RE: [M4IF Technotes] Re: [M4IF News] MPEG special in EE Times
Dear Klaus,
that's all very true. However, as we have already experienced during the MPEG standardisation work, there are sometimes arguments that lie outside the technical spectrum. Those "marketing" arguments are sometimes hard to understand or overcome. In essence, there maybe uses of the MPEG-4  technology that neither you nor I have anticipated in the first place.  
 
This is as well very true and I am therefore very interested in learning about these arguments, as well as about the technical aproach.
 
In addition, I have a couple of question. How you will handle backward compatibility with the already deployed STB that are MPEG-2 based ?
 
Kind regards,
 
Olivier 
------_=_NextPart_001_01C16DC7.D506B2B0-- --------------InterScan_NT_MIME_Boundary-- From peterh@videospheres.com Thu Nov 15 10:07:42 2001 Received: from mail.storm.ca (storm.ca [209.87.239.69]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id fAFF7gU23454 for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:07:42 -0500 (EST) Received: from OREOV2 (209-87-236-10.ottawa.storm.ca [209.87.236.10]) by mail.storm.ca (8.10.2+Sun/8.10.2) with SMTP id fAFF7eT22482 for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:07:41 -0500 (EST) From: "Peter Haighton" To: Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:12:16 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Subject: [M4IF News] New MPEG-4 FAQ Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hello Everyone, I have put together a new FAQ on MPEG-4 called the MPEG-4 Users FAQ. This FAQ starts where the MPEG FAQs finish. It contains information on many different topics that are of interest to people trying to understand MPEG-4. The link is http://www.m4if.org/resources/mpeg4userfaq.html I will maintain the list and keep it up to date with the latest frequently asked questions. Peter -- Peter Haighton VideoSpheres Inc. 84 Hines Road Kanata, Ontario Canada, K2K 3G3 Tel: (613) 270-9646 x3022 Fax: (613) 271-9442 email: peterh@VideoSpheres.com See http://www.m4if.org for the latest on MPEG-4 From knkneib@knk-mpeg.com Thu Nov 15 13:36:35 2001 Received: from snfc21.pbi.net (mta6.snfc21.pbi.net [206.13.28.240]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id fAFIaZU17168 for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 13:36:35 -0500 (EST) Received: from ibm3415.knk-mpeg.com ([209.77.9.54]) by mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.1 (built May 7 2001)) with ESMTP id <0GMU00AFYUCW54@mta6.snfc21.pbi.net> for news@lists.m4if.org; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:36:34 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 10:16:18 -0800 From: "Kristine N. Kneib, Ph.D." X-Sender: knkneib%knk-mpeg.com/mail1.abac.com@pop3.norton.antivirus To: news@lists.m4if.org Message-id: <5.0.2.1.0.20011115094736.00a56e70@pop3.norton.antivirus> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0.2 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary_(ID_79JvC702oEvqyKMRrRl1hg)" Subject: [M4IF News] News Release: New MPEG-4 Seminar Suite Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: --Boundary_(ID_79JvC702oEvqyKMRrRl1hg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Dear Colleague: KNK Seminars is pleased to announce our new MPEG-4 seminar suite to be held in January 2002 in Silicon Valley. January 28, 2002 MPEG4 Strategies in 2002 January 29 & 30, 2002 MPEG4 Technologies and Applications Join us for comprehensive descriptions, thorough discussions and extensive analysis. Explore real-world industry issues and decisions that you are now facing in product and service developments. We also are offering two of our other popular seminars January 22 & 23, 2002 MPEG1 & MPEG2 January 24 & 25, 2002 Digital Television Systems For more details and to register, visit our Web site at http://www.knk-mpeg.com or call us at +1-858-459-8058. Best regards, Kristine N. Kneib ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kristine N. Kneib, Ph.D. - KNK Seminars & Strategies Making MPEG Work for You! 6333 La Jolla Blvd., Ste. 376 - La Jolla - CA 92037-6622 Tel: 858-459-8058 - Fax: 858-459-3654 www.knk-mpeg.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --Boundary_(ID_79JvC702oEvqyKMRrRl1hg) Content-type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Dear Colleague:

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 --Boundary_(ID_79JvC702oEvqyKMRrRl1hg)-- From rkoenen@intertrust.com Mon Nov 19 16:56:09 2001 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id fAJLu9915393 for ; Mon, 19 Nov 2001 16:56:09 -0500 (EST) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fAJLopY19829 for ; Mon, 19 Nov 2001 13:50:51 -0800 (PST) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Mon, 19 Nov 2001 13:52:20 -0800 Message-ID: <720AE932C238D411B4D100C04F10DA6B04BD9E13@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 13:52:11 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: [M4IF News] "MPEG-4 is expected to become the Streaming Media Standard within Three Years" Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: "MPEG-4 is expected to become the Streaming Media Standard within Three Years" writes StreamingMedia.com in their report that was released today. See www.m4if.org for a direct link to the study. I think this is the first comprehensive study of this kind. There may be a few MPEG-4 details to be improved, and it is a bit unfortunate that the description of M4IF's role in the licensing process is not completely accurate, but I believe the report does a very good job in making information about MPEG-4 accessible and there is great value in the tables and surveys, which reflect the opinion of industry about when, where and how MPEG-4 will be deployed. Best, Rob Koenen ps: Fernando Pereira and Paulo Nunes of IST, Lisboa, compiled an overview of all the profile and level information in MPEG-4 Visual, across versions. It is here: http://www.m4if.org/resources/profiles/index.html and it is very helpful. A similar overview on Audio is being prepared and will be posted soon. From dim@psytel-research.co.yu Wed Nov 21 05:01:35 2001 Received: from primo.verat.net (root@primo.verat.net [217.26.64.130]) by mx3.magma.ca (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id fALA1Y908402 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 05:01:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from hal (ppp65-074.verat.net [217.26.65.74]) by primo.verat.net (8.10.2/8.10.2/AmigaOS 5.0 YAMD) with SMTP id fALA1VR01998 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:01:31 +0100 X-Authentication-Warning: primo.verat.net: Host ppp65-074.verat.net [217.26.65.74] claimed to be hal Message-ID: <011401c17273$807b3c10$0100a8c0@hal> From: "Ivan Dimkovic" To: Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:01:33 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Subject: [M4IF News] MPEG-4 Authoring Tool Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Dear M4IF People, I have uploaded developer beta 1 version of our MPEG-4 authoring tool, for interoperability testing with other vendors MPEG-4 solutions and first performance evaluation. Current version works with MPEG4IP player, but it might work with others, too. Audio encoding is limited to 60 seconds, and the software is operational for the 30 days (from the date of installation). If anyone is interested - location is http://www.psytel-research.co.yu/mat.htm Best Regards, ************************************************* Ivan Dimkovic, Technical Manager PsyTEL Research Multimedia Coding Solutions Belgrade Yugoslavia phone: +381 63 264 334 cellular: +381 64 11 40 600 fax: +381 11 32 25 275 email: dim@psytel-research.co.yu www: http://www.psytel-research.co.yu ************************************************* From rkoenen@intertrust.com Wed Dec 5 11:09:50 2001 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (Magma's Mail List Server) with ESMTP id fB5G9n2o003100 for ; Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:09:49 -0500 (EST) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fB5G42h29703 for ; Wed, 5 Dec 2001 08:04:02 -0800 (PST) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Wed, 5 Dec 2001 08:05:52 -0800 Message-ID: <720AE932C238D411B4D100C04F10DA6B04EB8B57@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 08:05:50 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: [M4IF News] Recent MPEG-4 news Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Some recent news, soon available from www.m4if.org Rob ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Philips Showcases Advanced MPEG-4 Authoring Solution At Internet World Wireless 2001 [Businesswire, 3 Dec 01] http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.120301/213371009&ticke r=PHG PacketVideo Participates in Industry's First Open Forum for Wireless Multimedia Interoperability Testing http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.120301/213370779 [Businesswire, 3 Dec 01] Leading Wireless Multimedia Companies Complete World's First Open Interoperability Testing [Businesswire, 3 Dec 01] http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.120301/213370272&ticke r=PME MPEG-4 Multimedia Content Going Mobile With Philips At Internet World Wireless 2001 [Businesswire, 3 Dec 01] http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.120301/213371010&ticke r=PHG Dolby Laboratories Demonstrates New AAC Consumer Encoder http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.113001/213342087 From rkoenen@intertrust.com Mon Dec 10 12:42:44 2001 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (Magma's Mail List Server) with ESMTP id fBAHgif3024312 for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2001 12:42:44 -0500 (EST) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fBAHauh16597 for ; Mon, 10 Dec 2001 09:36:56 -0800 (PST) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Mon, 10 Dec 2001 09:38:43 -0800 Message-ID: <720AE932C238D411B4D100C04F10DA6B04BD9FBA@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 09:38:38 -0800 Importance: high X-Priority: 1 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: [M4IF News] Hot News: Real will supports MPEG-4 Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: MPEG-4 followers, A major step forward in getting widespread adoption of MPEG-4 was announced today as RealNetworks moves toward supporting MPEG-4. That support is here today through plug-ins supplied by Envivio, a company with many longtime MPEG-4 experts. Here is RealNetowrk's announcement: http://www.realnetworks.com/company/press/releases/2001/mpeg4.html Industry-Leading RealSystem Adds Support for MPEG-4 And here is Envivio's announcement: http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-10 -2001/0001630171&EDATE= Envivio Announces MPEG-4 Support for RealNetworks RealSystem; Envivio Delivers MPEG-4 Plug-in for RealSystem Server and RealOne Player Best Regards, Rob Koenen President, M4IF +1 408 855 6891 From rkoenen@intertrust.com Thu Dec 13 14:58:01 2001 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (Magma's Mail List Server) with ESMTP id fBDJw1Gq003917 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 14:58:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fBDJqDh28010 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 11:52:13 -0800 (PST) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 11:53:57 -0800 Message-ID: <720AE932C238D411B4D100C04F10DA6B04BDA081@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 11:53:53 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: [M4IF News] 58th meeting MPEG Press Release Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: MPEG STARTS DEVELOPMENT OF RIGHTS LANGUAGE, APPROVES JOINT VIDEO TEAM WITH ITU EXPERTS TO SET NEW VIDEO CODING STANDARD Pattaya, Thailand, December 7, 2001. At its 58th meeting, from 2-7 December 2001, MPEG reviewed 9 responses to its Call for Proposals on a Rights Data Dictionary and Rights Expression Language (RDD-REL) issued in July. This marks the beginning of the collaborative phase of this very important work, which is scheduled for International Standard in March 2003. The Rights Data Dictionary work will proceed from this meeting forward. In so-called 'core experiments', MPEG will refine the baseline architecture and the content of the Rights Expression Language to satisfy the extensive requirements for rights expression in a multimedia framework. A working draft of the RDD specification is available on the MPEG web site, and the REL working draft will be available shortly. The RDD and REL specifications will allow interoperable large-scale exchange of digital media, including subscription services, trusted peer-to-peer services and a wide variety of other distribution models. The specifications are part of the MPEG-21 effort to specify a comprehensive, interoperable multimedia framework, which started in 1999. Other elements include a technical report also just finalized and soon to be published. Other work includes the 'Digital Item Declaration' and the Digital Item Identification & Description, and an interoperable architecture for Intellectual Property Management and Protection. A historic joint partnership was established between ISO/IEC and the ITU at the Pattaya ISO/IEC MPEG and ITU-T VCEG meetings with the formation of a new Joint Video Team (JVT). This action reunites the powerful team of the same two organizations that designed the previous MPEG-2 video and systems standards (also known as ISO/IEC 13818, and ITU-T H.262 and H.222.0). The formation of the JVT follows the demonstration of significant advances in video compression technology by the VCEG H.26L project in tests conducted by MPEG just prior to its July meeting. The JVT project will take over the prior H.26L project of the ITU-T and will create a single interoperable solution for a next generation of standard video coding. The new standard design is expected to be approved by MPEG as a new part of MPEG-4 and by ITU-T as an ITU-T Recommendation. A key achievement expected from the JVT project is a substantial improvement in video coding efficiency for a broad range of application areas. Other MPEG News MPEG issued a Preliminary Call for Proposals for Digital Item Adaptation. This new element of MPEG?21 set will be a specification for tools that will allow adaptation of multimedia content to the environment in which it will be 'consumed' (e.g., read, watched, listened to). MPEG expects to standardize tools for describing the terminal, the network and user preferences. Many descriptive tools already exist in well-defined application spaces, and MPEG anticipates adopting those as a part of the specification. A final Call will be issued in March, and responses are invited for the May MPEG meeting in Fairfax, VA (US). The combination of content descriptions (in MPEG-7) and environment descriptions (in MPEG-21) will allow seamless, optimized delivery of content under many different and dynamically changing conditions. The work on more interoperable IPMP (Intellectual Property Management and Protection) continued with a mapping to MPEG-2. This specification, an extension to the MPEG-2 Systems standard, is meant for usage in digital set top boxes and the increasingly popular 'personal video recorders'. It will provide interoperable digital rights management in the broadcast space, where MPEG-2 is widely in use. After completing Version 1 of the multimedia description framework MPEG-7 at its last (July) meeting, work has now begun on a second version. This extension to version will, among other elements, include a scheme for linguistic descriptions. Such a description scheme allows the formal description of the linguistic aspects of multimedia content - in other words, it allows a formal description of, e.g., the speech in a film. Such a description scheme can be included in a more comprehensive audiovisual description. The MPEG committee has completed its standard for the carriage of MPEG-4 over IP-based networks - the Internet. In principle, MPEG-4 does not define a native transport multiplex like MPEG-2 did. This standard recognizes the pervasive nature of the Internet and the need for transporting MPEG-4 content over IP in a well-defined, interoperable fashion. The work was done in collaboration with the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Further information Future MPEG meetings are as follows: 59th meeting: 11-15 March 2002 (Jeju, South Korea), 60th meeting: 6?10 May 2002 (Fairfax, VA, US), 61st meeting: 22-26 July 2002 (Klagenfurt, Austria). For further information about MPEG, please contact: Dr. Leonardo Chiariglione, (Convenor of MPEG, Italy) CSELT Via G. Reiss Romoli, 274 10148 Torino, ITALY Tel.: +39 11 228 6120; Fax: +39 11 228 6299 Email: leonardo.chiariglione@cselt.it or Rob Koenen (Chairman MPEG Requirements Group) InterTrust Technologies Corporation Tel +1 (408) 855 6891 Email: rob.koenen@ieee.org This press release and much other MPEG-related information can be found on the MPEG homepage: http://mpeg.telecomitalialab.com For the Outstanding Call for Proposals, see the Hot News section, http://mpeg.telecomitalialab.com/hot_news.htm The MPEG homepage has links to other MPEG pages, which are maintained by some of the subgroups. It also contains links to public documents that are freely available for download to non-MPEG members. Journalists and other people that wish to receive MPEG Press Releases by email can contact Rob Koenen. From rkoenen@intertrust.com Thu Dec 13 17:01:29 2001 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (Magma's Mail List Server) with ESMTP id fBDM1SGq019407 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 17:01:29 -0500 (EST) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fBDLtfh00597 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 13:55:41 -0800 (PST) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 13:57:24 -0800 Message-ID: <720AE932C238D411B4D100C04F10DA6B04BDA090@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 13:57:22 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: [M4IF News] MPEG-4 Visual 2001 edition available from ISO Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: MPEG-4 Visual 2001 edition is now available from ISO. See www.m4if.org for a link to ISO's website. This edition bundles what is known as version 1, version 2 and corrigenda. Studio Profile and the Streaming Video Profiles (Advanced Simple and Fine Granular Scalability) are NOT in this version. The streaming video profile can be bought in FDIS version from ISO, send mail to mailto:sales@iso.ch The FDIS is word-for-word the same as the final International Standard the ISO will publish in a couple of weeks. On another note, Forrester published a brief on MPEG-4 today, available for subscribers to their research service. http://www.forrester.com/ER/Research/Brief/0,1317,14073,00.html The basic message (quoting the summary) " RealNetworks' support of MPEG-4 signals growing industry support for the new multimedia standard. But MPEG-4 adoption is a long-term process -- there will be little MPEG-4 Internet streaming in the next three years. " While I agree with the Brief's basic analysis of the strenghts and usages of MPEG-4, I think hat recent developments wshow that 3 years is way too pessimistic. Once the licensing issues are settled - and I still count on licensing for MPEG-4 Visual to commence in January, many products will be released. Best, Rob Koenen From rkoenen@intertrust.com Thu Dec 13 19:01:09 2001 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (Magma's Mail List Server) with ESMTP id fBE018Gq003379 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 19:01:08 -0500 (EST) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fBDNtLh02383 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 15:55:21 -0800 (PST) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 15:57:04 -0800 Message-ID: <720AE932C238D411B4D100C04F10DA6B04BDA09D@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 15:57:02 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: [M4IF News] M4IF meeting 15,16 January Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: M4IF will hold its 8th meeting in Bareclona, Spain, on 15 and 16 January. This is a members-only meeting. Below is the meeting announcement for: - members that Rob Koenen Senior Director of Technology Initiatives InterTrust Technologies Corporation tel +1 (408) 855 6891 gsm +1 (408) 823 7512 fax +1 (408) 855 0250 4750 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA rob@intertrust.com ____________________________________________ http://www.m4if.org has the latest on MPEG-4 From rkoenen@intertrust.com Thu Dec 13 19:16:49 2001 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (Magma's Mail List Server) with ESMTP id fBE0GmGq005227 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 19:16:49 -0500 (EST) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fBE0B1h02598 for ; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 16:11:01 -0800 (PST) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Thu, 13 Dec 2001 16:12:45 -0800 Message-ID: <720AE932C238D411B4D100C04F10DA6B04BDA09F@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 16:12:39 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by mx3.magma.ca id fBE0GmGq005227 Subject: [M4IF News] M4IF meeting 15,16 January Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: M4IF News listers, The MPEG-4 Industry Forum will hold its 8th meeting in Bareclona, Spain, on 15 and 16 January. > Below is the meeting announcement for: > - members that are not on the members mailing list - parties that consider joining, and want to use the option of attending one M4IF meeting as an observer. Apart from the one-time observers, this is a members-only meeting. If you want to participate as an observer, please contact Lynne Apodaca, http://www.m4if.org/contact.html for details. The main discussion items will be: * our interoperability efforts * marketing of MPEG-4 and M4IF * certification programs for MPEG-4 products * reports on progress in licensing of MPG-4 technology * liaisons, notably MPEG, and cooperation with ISMA * some administrative matters Kind Regards, Rob Koenen President, M4IF (ps apologies for the last, incomplete mail ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- MPEG-4 Industry Forum - 8th Meeting 15-16 January 2002 Barcelona, Spain This is a reminder that the 8th MPEG-4 Industry Forum (M4IF) Meeting will be held 15-16 January 2002 in Barcelona Spain. On-line registration is available for your convenience at . If you have not already done so, please register and make your travel arrangements today! Read below for logistical details. MEETING LOCATION: Catalonia Barcelona Plaza Hotel Plaza Espaņa, 6-8; 08014 Barcelona, Spain Tel: +34 93 426 26 00 Fax: +34 93 426 04 00 HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: Rate: The hotel guest room rate is 108 Euro (approximately 97 USD) for single and 135 Euro (approximately 120 USD) for double occupancy per night plus 7% VAT. To make reservations, use the attached fax reservation form and send to +34 93 426 04 00 or e-mail it to plaza.reservas@hoteles-catalonia.es. A confirmation will be sent to you via fax. The hotel accepts all major credit cards. Check-in time is 3:00 PM, and checkout is 12:00 PM. The cutoff date for the room block is 2 January 2002. The special room rate is not guaranteed after this time and reservations will be granted based on availability if requested after 2 January 2002. SCHEDULE: Tuesday 15 January: * Interoperability Working Group Meeting; 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM * Marketing Working Group Meeting; 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM * Welcome Reception for all M4IF Members; 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Lunch will not be provided on Tuesday. Wednesday 16 January: * Member Meeting; 9:00 AM-6:00 PM On Wednesday, continental breakfast will be served at 8:00 AM and lunch will be served at 12:00 PM. MEETING FEE: As is standard practice with the M4IF, attendees to M4IF meetings will pay a fee to cover the costs of the meeting. The fee for the 8th Meeting is 100.00 USD. This amount can be paid by credit card or check in U.S. currency. PLEASE NOTE: cash will not be accepted. A receipt will be issued at the meeting. MEETING REGISTRATION: To confirm meeting attendance, fill out the online registration form . Meeting registration does not secure you a hotel room. Please complete one registration form for each individual attending from your company by 2 January 2002. In order for us to provide comfortable accommodations for everyone, it is crucial that everyone register in advance. We look forward to seeing you in Barcelona in January. If you have any questions, please contact me directly at +1 925 275 6671 or jkling@inventures.com Regards, Jennifer ___________________________________________________ Jennifer D. Kling Events Manager Global Inventures/MPEG-4 Industry Forum 2694 Bishop Drive, Suite 275 San Ramon, CA 94583 Tel: +1 925 275 6671 Fax: +1 925 275 6691 Cell: +1 925 699 9753 From rkoenen@intertrust.com Wed Dec 19 15:43:57 2001 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (Magma's Mail List Server) with ESMTP id fBJKhund001923 for ; Wed, 19 Dec 2001 15:43:57 -0500 (EST) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id fBJKc8h02623; Wed, 19 Dec 2001 12:38:08 -0800 (PST) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Wed, 19 Dec 2001 12:39:47 -0800 Message-ID: <720AE932C238D411B4D100C04F10DA6B04BDA1C2@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Cc: "Bill Bernat (E-mail)" Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 12:39:46 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Subject: [M4IF News] Become an MPEG-4 expert in 6 hours Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: People, Become an MPEG-4 expert in 6 hours! Everything you always wanted to know about MPEG-4, but were afraid to ask - now is your chance to get up to speed and ask questions to the experts. In a cooperation between M4IF and Streamingmedia.com, M4IF will do a series of webcasts on MPEG-4 topics. The series will start January 8th, and will run for 6 consecutive Tuesdays. These webcasts will be done with *THE* experts desigend MPEG-4 and wrote the standard. These people will cover relevant topics in-depth, each for a full hour: * Systems * Visual * Audio * Conformance/Interoperability/Profiles, * Authoring/eXtensible MPEG-4 Textual format (XMT) * Intellectual Property Management and Protection (IPMP) now and in the future Tune in -- or call in with questions. If you are in the wrong timezone, you can retrieve the session later. Each of these sessions starts at: 2:00 Japan, Korea (Wednesday AM - 1 day later than the announced dates) 4:00 Sydney (also Wednesday AM) 9:00 PST - US Westcoast (Tuesday AM) 12:00 EST - US Eastcoast (Tuesday noon) 17:00 GMT - UK, Portugal (Tuesday PM) 18:00 CET - Most of Europe (Tuesday PM) 19:00 Finland, Israel (Tuesday PM) See http://www.m4if.org/streaming/index.html for details and links. Best Regards, Rob Koenen President, MPEG-4 Industry Forum ps: I apologize for the unfortunate time for the Pacific Rim; streamingmedia.com is a US westcoast-based company and picking a time that works for all time zones is impossible. We will try to find a more friendly time for you on a next ocassion. You will still be able to listen to the broadcasts after they have occured; we will publish the links. From rkoenen@intertrust.com Mon Jan 7 01:52:45 2002 Received: from zeus.epr.com ([12.107.176.42]) by mx3.magma.ca (Magma's Mail List Server) with ESMTP id g076qinX026585 for ; Mon, 7 Jan 2002 01:52:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from exchange.epr.com (exchange.epr.com [198.3.162.249]) by zeus.epr.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g076kvh16166 for ; Sun, 6 Jan 2002 22:46:57 -0800 (PST) Received: by exchange.epr.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Sun, 6 Jan 2002 22:48:21 -0800 Message-ID: <3C124172E7FDD511B510000347426D591871C3@exchange.epr.com> From: Rob Koenen To: "M4IF news (E-mail)" Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 22:48:16 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C19747.48BA0FB0" Subject: [M4IF News] FW: Become an MPEG-4 "Expert" in 6 Hours Sender: news-admin@lists.m4if.org Errors-To: news-admin@lists.m4if.org X-BeenThere: news@lists.m4if.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: MPEG-4 and M4IF News List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19747.48BA0FB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" A gentle reminder that our series of MPEG-4 interactive web Hands-on Talk Shows are about to start. For the coming show, we have Carsten Herpel and Yuval Fisher, two renowned experts, to talk about major parts of MPEG-4 Systems. For those that do not have HTML email, please see http://www.m4if.org/streaming/index.html Best Regards, Rob (ps: the logo for M4IF is an interim-one) STREAMING TECHNICAL TALK Hard-Hitting Weekly Lessons in Streaming Technology! Become an MPEG-4 "Expert" in Six Hours Streaming Media, Inc. and the MPEG-4 Industry Forum* ( M4IF ) together present a special six-episode series "MPEG-4 Technology and Applications" on streamingmedia.com 's Hands-On talk show. Join M4IF president and ISO MPEG Requirements Group Chair Rob Koenen and host Bill Bernat, co-author of Streaming Media Research's MPEG-4: The Impact of the Open Standard on the Future of Digital Media, along with several of the world 's leading MPEG-4 experts for an hour each week of technical and practical intelligence in the key subject areas of MPEG-4 technology. _____ All shows will be live at 17:00 UTC/GMT (9:00 AM PST). They will also be available on-demand. _____ January 8 SYSTEMS Perhaps the least understood part of the standard,systems may be the most important and is surely the most innovative. Find out what it is and why it matters. ADVERTISEMENT Streaming Media Research and JPA Present Migration of streaming media platforms to an open standard promises to lead to tremendous opportunities, and tremendous headaches. This report separates hype from reality, arming CDNs, Vendors, CTOs, Broadcasters, and others with the facts they need to make accurate business decisions today. buy now more info January 15 VISUAL It 's about more - much more - than just interoperable rectangular streaming video,which itself has landscape-shaking potential. January 22 AUDIO With its complexity units and many advanced algorithms it 's not your father 's audio compression. January 29 CONFORMANCE & INTEROPERABILITY The brilliance of MPEG-4 will not be realized without a healthy mixture of competition and cooperation amongst vendors. (Profiles & Levels included!) February 5 XMT & AUTHORING Yes, Virginia, there is a text-based scene description language for MPEG-4 and,yes authoring can be done in tools, too. February 12 DRM (IPMP) TODAY & IN THE FUTURE If you can 't make money what 's the point?Protect your content and manage your rights. _____ Advertising and Sponsorship Information Alec Dinner 415-717-8858 _____ * The MPEG-4 Industry Forum is a not-for-profit corporation that seeks "to further the adoption and widespread use of the MPEG-4 Standard, by establishing MPEG-4 as an accepted standard among application developers service providers content creators and end users." M4IF is open to all parties that support this goal. M4IF carries on activities outside of ISO/IEC 's scope such as marketing, end-to-end interoperability testing, educating the market and potential users setting up certification programs and organizing tutorials and exhibitions. M4IF has over 100 members. http://www.m4if.org You received this message because you indicated you were interested in MPEG-4 If you do not wish to receive future messages from Streaming Media, please reply to this message with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. TALAL@INTERTRUST.COM ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19747.48BA0FB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Streaming Media Talk Shows

A gentle reminder that our series of MPEG-4 interactive web
Hands-on Talk Shows are about to start.
 
For the coming show, we have Carsten Herpel and Yuval Fisher, two
renowned experts, to talk about major parts of MPEG-4 Systems.
 
For those that do not have HTML email, please see
 
Best Regards,
Rob
 
(ps: the logo for M4IF is an interim-one)
 
STREAMING TECHNICAL TALK
Hard-Hitting Weekly Lessons in Streaming Technology!


Become an MPEG-4 "Expert" in Six Hours

Streaming Media, Inc. and the MPEG-4 Industry Forum* (M4IF) together present a special six-episode series "MPEG-4 Technology and Applications" on streamingmedia.com 's Hands-On talk show.

Join M4IF president and ISO MPEG Requirements Group Chair Rob Koenen and host Bill Bernat, co-author of Streaming Media Research's MPEG-4: The Impact of the Open Standard on the Future of Digital Media, along with several of the world 's leading MPEG-4 experts for an hour each week of technical and practical intelligence in the key subject areas of MPEG-4 technology.
All shows will be live at 17:00 UTC/GMT (9:00 AM PST).
They will also be available on-demand.

January 8
SYSTEMS
Perhaps the least understood part of the standard,systems may be the most important and is surely the most innovative. Find out what it is and why it matters.
ADVERTISEMENT

Streaming Media Research
and JPA Present


Migration of streaming media platforms to an open standard promises to lead to tremendous opportunities, and tremendous headaches.

This report separates hype from reality, arming CDNs, Vendors, CTOs, Broadcasters, and others with the facts they need to make accurate business decisions today.

buy now
more info

January 15
VISUAL
It 's about more - much more - than just interoperable rectangular streaming video,which itself has landscape-shaking potential.
January 22
AUDIO
With its complexity units and many advanced algorithms it 's not your father 's audio compression.
January 29   
CONFORMANCE & INTEROPERABILITY
The brilliance of MPEG-4 will not be realized without a healthy mixture of competition and cooperation amongst vendors. (Profiles & Levels included!)
February 5
XMT & AUTHORING
Yes, Virginia, there is a text-based scene description language for MPEG-4 and,yes authoring can be done in tools, too.
February 12   
DRM (IPMP) TODAY & IN THE FUTURE
If you can 't make money what 's the point?Protect your content and manage your rights.

Advertising and Sponsorship Information
Alec Dinner 415-717-8858

* The MPEG-4 Industry Forum is a not-for-profit corporation that seeks "to further the adoption and widespread use of the MPEG-4 Standard, by establishing MPEG-4 as an accepted standard among application developers service providers content creators and end users." M4IF is open to all parties that support this goal. M4IF carries on activities outside of ISO/IEC 's scope such as marketing, end-to-end interoperability testing, educating the market and potential users setting up certification programs and organizing tutorials and exhibitions. M4IF has over 100 members. http://www.m4if.org


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