[Mp4-tech] A MPEG-4 part 10 query

[Herbert Thoma]

Prashant Desai schrieb:
> Hi experts
>  
>   i am new member of this discussion list ,
>   i would like to know what exectly "the term MPEG-4 Visual Standard and 
> the MPEG-4 Systems Standard" mean, and how it's related with the MPEG-4 
> part 10 [AVC]  ?  are combination of both these makes  MPEG-4 part 10 
> specification ?  is there anything else ?

MPEG-4 Visual Standard is  ISO/IEC 14496-2
MPEG-4 Systems Standard is ISO/IEC 14496-1
>   is the final MPEG-4 part specs  released ?  and thus it's recommended 
> to go with Hardware based MPEG-4 part 10 codec implementation  ? or 
> still some changes are getting incorporated and MPEG-4 part 10 specs are 
> going through some major changes ?

MPEG-4 part 10 is final. There are various hardware and software
implementations on the market.
>   please also provide your inputs on which method of MPEG-4 part 10 
> codec implementation is better , A software codec running on DSP 
> processor or a hardware chip based CODEC implementation ?

depends on your requrements ...
>    is the MPEG-4 part 10 licensing cost too high that is causing 
> people to think and go for WM9 technology  just coz of the high 
> licensing cost ?

for licensing see http://www.mpegla.com/ and http://www.vialicensing.com/
> thanks a lot in advance
> warm regards,
> Prashant Desai
> 
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