[M4IF News] 29 MPEG-4 Vendors Successfully Test Interoperable Products

[Rob Koenen]

The following Press Release was sent out on the business wire moments ago.
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http://www.m4if.org/public/documents/vault/m4-out-20002.html
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Rob Koenen
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29 MPEG-4 Vendors Successfully Test Interoperable Products
MPEG-4 standard passes major test with interoperability achieved between a
growing number of vendors
San Ramon, 4 April 2024 - The MPEG-4 Industry Forum (M4IF) today announced
that 29 MPEG-4 vendors have successfully carried out three rounds of
interoperability tests of products based on the MPEG-4 standard. The world's
largest MPEG-4 interoperability program continues to grow as it enters its
fourth round, which indicates a strong foundation for MPEG-4 proliferation
and deployment.
Participants in the interoperability program include: Amphion, Apple
Computer, Avipix, Cirrus Logic, Comverse, Diamondback Vision, DivX Networks,
Emblaze System, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, Envivio,
Fraunhofer IIS-A, Hantro, IBM, iVast, Luxxon, MTREC, NeoMagic, OnTimetek,
Philips, PacketVideo, Reakosys, Samsung, Serome Technology, Sorenson Media,
Thomson Multimedia, VideoSpheres, WebCast Technologies. All participants are
committed to building seamlessly interoperable MPEG-4 products and to
creating a sound industry-wide basis for adoption of MPEG-4, the
cross-domain, open content representation standard.
The tests, which started early in 2001, follow MPEG-4's most popular
profiles. They have included raw video bitstreams, raw audio bitstreams, MP4
files with video and audio, and MPEG-4 Systems bitstreams. The profiles
include Simple, Simple Scalable and Advanced Simple Visual Profiles, and
High Quality Audio Profile. 
"A 'profile' is a subset of the MPEG-4 standard that provides
interoperability between products from different vendors, so that they do
not have to implement the entire tool set on, e.g., a mobile device", said
Jae-Seob Shin of Samsung, Korea, leader of the Interop work in M4IF. 
"Profiles allow MPEG-4 implementations to be exactly as complex as they need
to be for a certain application. They are the key to an interoperable MPEG-4
ecosystem with products from many different vendors. MPEG-2 has shown the
concept to work well."
The next step in interoperability testing is live streaming according to the
specification of the Internet Streaming Media Alliance (www.isma.tv
<http://www.isma.tv>). Also, M4IF is working on a self-certification
program, which will allow vendors to test compliance of their products.
Compliant products will be granted the right to carry the recently finalized
M4IF logo, which will signify to users that products are interoperable. 
Interoperable MPEG-4 solutions will be demonstrated at NAB 2002, from 6-11
April. M4IF will be in the Sands location, booth S6934. See
www.m4if.org/exhibitions/NAB.php <http://www.m4if.org/exhibitions/NAB.php>
for a list of MPEG-4 exhibits at NAB, and www.m4if.org/public/interop/
<http://www.m4if.org/public/interop/> for information about M4IF's
interoperability program.
About MPEG-4
MPEG-4 is the interactive coding standard for all digital multimedia
platforms. Developed by ISO/IEC's "Moving Picture Experts Group" that also
designed MPEG-2 (the digital television standard) and MPEG-1 including MP3.
Being object-based and extending beyond video and audio, MPEG-4 supports
rich, interactive, standards-based multimedia from low bandwidths to
transparent quality. More information: <http://mpeg.telecomitalialab.com>  
About M4IF
M4IF consists of more than 100 companies from diverse industries evenly
distributed across North America, Europe and Asia, addressing all MPEG-4
adoption issues that go beyond the charter of ISO/IEC MPEG.
Activities of the forum include an interoperability program, certification,
several working groups, access to ISO/MPEG committee members, and the 3rd
annual Workshop and Exhibition on MPEG-4 from 25-27 June in San Jose, US. 
More information: <http://www.m4if.org>
Press Contact:
Martin Jacklin,
Martin.Jacklin   m4if.org <mailto:Martin.Jacklin   m4if.org>
+41 79 291 1882