[Mp4-tech] More Questions on... MPEG-4 Audio reference software

Thu Oct 16 12:15:49 EDT 2003

Dear Ralph and Forum Members,
If the audio reference software is kept at
ftp://[email protected]/incoming/cvs/
then, what is the need to maintain a CVS at http://mpeg.nist.gov/  ??
How old(outdated) is the software on NIST CVS with respect to Audio and 
Systems part of MPEG-4 ?
Can some-one also point out the significance of various Release Tags 
(r1, HEAD, MPEG) at the NIST CVS ?
Best Regards,
Umang Garg
NeoMagic Design Center
Ralph Sperschneider wrote:
> Esther Kuo wrote:
> 
>> On Thursday, June 26, 2003, at 02:08  PM, Ralph Sperschneider wrote:
>>
>>> Anyway, you should consider that the software you purchased from ISO >is
>>
>>
>> outdated (it is about 2 years old). It always takes ISO a >significant
>> time to publish any new standard piece. So one reason to >become an MPEG
>> member might be to have access to weekly snapshots of >the MPEG-4 audio
>> reference software.
>> Dear Ralph and M4IF members,
>>
>> Is it true that the reference software you mentioned will always be kept
>> up-to-date for MPEG members? I hope it's a fully working version too?! I
>> believe my company is a MPEG meember. Could you please tell me where and
>> how to get the weekly snapshots of the reference software?
>>
>> Thanks a lot,
>>
>> E.
>>
> 
> Dear Esther,
> 
> the MPEG-4 Audio references software is continuously maintained and 
> improved. The weekly snapshots are available here:
> 
> ftp://[email protected]/incoming/cvs/
> (password of the 63rd MPEG meeting)
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Ralph