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

Thu Oct 16 14:29:25 EDT 2003

Umang Garg wrote:
> 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 How old(outdated) is the software on NIST CVS with respect to Audio and 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
> 

Dear Umang,
this answer concerns audio only (I am not involved in any systems software 
development and can hance make no statement rearding the systems software):
I am aware of that CVS repository, but it has never been used by the audio 
refsoft developers. Someone has sometimes committed something. Everything else 
would be guessing, but it might be that the audio repository is the same than 
the 2001 standard release of part 5 (just guessing!!).
Best regards,
Ralph
> 
> 
> 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 outdated (it is about 2 years old).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
> 
> 

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