[M4IF News] MPEG-4 News Digest Week 47

Sun Nov 24 23:00:09 EST 2002

MPEG-4 News Readers,
The MPEG-4 White Paper - The Landscape of Advanced Multimedia
<http://www.m4if.org/public/documents/vault/m4-out-20027.pdf> Coding is
still one of the most popular items on M4IF's
<http://www.m4if.org/public/interop/index.php> Website. Get your own
copy today!
M4IF's 11th meeting is nearing - Fri 13 and Sat 14 Dec 2023 on Awaji
Island, Japan, which is very close to Osaka's Kansai International
airport.  <http://www.m4if.org/meetings/11thMeeting/> Agenda and
Logistics are here. Members should
<http://www.m4if.org/meetings/11thMeeting/registration.php> register
now. Non-members wishing to sample a meeting can contact M4IF's
Executive Director,  <mailto:paul.ritchie   m4if.org> Paul Ritchie. 
Below goes last week's news digest. Daily updated news can always be
found at  <http://www.m4if.org/public/interop/index.php> M4IF's Website
Best Regards, 
Rob Koenen 
President, M4IF 
MPEG-4 News
Specs  <http://msn-cnet.com.com/2100-1040-966891.html?tag=lh> to ease
CD, DVD data retrieval [CNET, 22 Nov 02] - The Optical Storage
Technology Association's (OSTA <http://www.osta.org/index.htm> ) newly
released MultiPhoto/Video (MPV) 1.0, intended to ease to retrieval of
data computer-created CDs and DVDs in CE players. It supports MPEG-4
MPEG-4 Becoming Louder, Clearer?
<http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/1546771>
[internetnews.com, 22 Nov 02] and Turbocharged MPEG audio on the way
<http://news.com.com/2100-1023-966471.html?tag=fd_top>  [CNET, 19 Nov
02] - discuss the upcoming High Efficiency AAC addition to the MPEG-4
standard: CD quality at a spectacularly low 48 kbit/s. New
<http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/November2002/4449.htm> MPEG 4 Standard To
Deliver High-Quality Stereo Audio to 3G Handsets [www.3g.co.uk, 21 Nov
02] reprints actually Coding Technologies' press release
Comdex spotlights fun, function
<http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hollywoodreporter/convergence/article_
display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1767137>  [hollywoodreporter, 22 Nov 02] -
Many MPEG-4 related press releases of this week were connected to
Comdex. This article features Nokia <http://www.nokia.com/> 's Series 60
phones, with PacketVideo <http://www.packetvideo.com/> 's Mobile Media
SW, as well as Sigma Designs <http://www.sdesigns.com/> ' new MPEG-4
decoder chips.
A Multimedia Controller For Advanced Handset Designs
<http://www.e-insite.net/eb-mag/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA260
506&spacedesc=news>  [e-inSITE, 20 Nov 02]: - MediaQ's new MQ-1188
multimedia platform controller.
New  <http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5150199575.html> Japanese
MPEG-4 set-top box is powered by Linux [linuxdevices.com, 06 Nov 02] - a
Linux / MPEG-4 set top box.
MPEG-4 Finds a Place in Set-Top Appliances
<http://www.streamingmagazine.com/viewentry.asp?ID=241935&PT=Daily+Diges
t&TI=dailydigest>  [Streaming Magazine, 21 Nov 02] - provides a list of
CE devices built around Sigma Design's ship sets.
 <http://www.thefeature.com/index.jsp?url=article.jsp?pageid=24652> An
Uphill Stream [TheFeature, 19 Nov 02] - starts off explaining MPEG-4
quite well (MPEG-4 video, that is) and compares them to a number of
other options (without really checking the facts).
Mobile Phones to Get TV Broadcasts in 2004
<http://www.hankooki.com/times/200211/t2002111817582540110.htm>  [The
Korea Times, 18 Nov 02] - Short article about the Korean government
investing in MPEG-4 multimedia broadcasting over Digital Audio Broadcast
channels at half a Mbit/s.
Newsfactor  <http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/20021.html> Special
Report: Where Is MP4? [Newsfactor, 19 Nov 02] - brief overview of status
of MPEG-4
Nokia 3650 Adds Retro Rotary Dial-Pad
<http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,715309,00.asp>
[ExtremeTech, 19 Nov 02] - plays MPEG-4 clips
Fujitsu/NMS  <http://www.wirelesswatchjapan.com/eps/41.htm> Streaming
Live Video Server for Mobile [Wireless Watch Japan, 18 Nov 02] - about
NTT DoCoMo's M-Stage services
MPEG-4 Press releases
*	Envivio Unveils MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Solution
<http://www.m4if.org/www.envivio.com>  [Envivio, 21 Nov 02]
*	Leading European Supplier of Digital Media, Techex Distributes
<http://www.ivast.com/company/press/2002/iVAST_Techex%20release%20112102
.pdf> iVAST Software [iVAST, 21 Nov 02]
*	InterVideo To Integrate DivX T Video Technology Into DVD, Video
<http://www.divxnetworks.com/press/pr_detail.php?pr_id=40> Software
Products [DivXNetworks, 20 Nov 02]
*	MPEG-4 Proliferates Into Wide Range of Set-Top Appliances Based
<http://www.sigmadesigns.com/news/press_releases/021120.htm> on Sigma
Chips [Sigma Designs, 20 Nov 02]
*	Equator Technologies Shows BSPT-15 Video Processing Capabilities
<http://www.equator.com/press/articleInt.php?id=259> at Broadband Plus
[Equator, 20 Nov 02]
*	DivXNetworks  <http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/021119/048870.html>
Announces Support For Upcoming AMD Opteron(TM) Processors [DivXNetworks,
20 Nov 02]
*	MontaVista  <http://www.mvista.com/news/2002/intervideo.html> &
InterVideo Offer Software DVD Player for Embedded Linux [MontaVista, 20
Nov 02]
*	PacketVideo  <http://www.pv.com/press/view.asp?id=229>
Demonstrates Mobilemedia on Nokia Series 60 Devices [PacketVideo, 19 Nov
02]
*	BroadQ Releases QCast Tuner -- Gold Version -- Provides Complete
<http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.111902/223230321>
Digital Entertain... [BroadQ, 19 Nov 02]
*	MPEG Claims "A Major Step Forward" in Making aacPlus A Core
<http://www.codingtechnologies.com/news/assets/20021119_mpeg4_eng.htm>
Component of MPEG-4 Audio [CT, 19 Nov 02]
*	Paradyne Delivers iVAST MPEG-4 Solutions to Hospitality
<http://www.ivast.com/company/press/2002/111802paradyne.html> &
Education Markets [iVAST, 18 Nov 02]
*	Rexel Video Systems Distributes iVAST MPEG-4 Software
<http://www.ivast.com/company/press/2002/111802rexel.html>  [iVAST, 18
Nov 02]
*	LSI Logic Announces Two Powerful New Codecs for PC Peripheral
<http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=516675&TICK=LSI
&STORY=/www/story/11-18-2002/0001843062&EDATE=Nov> Video Applications
[LSI Logic, 18 Nov 02]
*	Optibase, Kasenna Stream Video
<http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?site=lightreading&doc_id=24472
>  [LightReading, 18 Nov 02]
*	Motorola  <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/021118/nym097_1.html>
Semiconductor Adopts Hantro Video Technology for DragonBall(TM) ...
[Yahoo!, 18 Nov 02]
*	Nero Integrates MPEG-4-AAC Audio Codec for Superior Audio
<http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.111802/223220517>
Compression [Nero, 18 Nov 02]
Upcoming Events
*	13-14 Dec 02   <http://www.m4if.org/meetings/11thMeeting/> M4IF
Meeting Awaji Island Japan - Register now!!! 
*	03-05 Dec 02   <http://sm2002.vardusstaging.net/> Streaming
Media Europe - Special MPEG-4 sessions and 10% M4IF member discount 
*	03-06 Dec 02   <http://www.broadbandplus.org/> BroadbandPlus,
Anaheim, US - Attention to MPEG-4 at the renewed Cable Western show; 10%
M4IF member discount 
*	07-08 Jan 03    <http://www.storagevisions.com/> Storage
Visions, Las Vegas, US -  What is MPEG-4's role in the home media hubs?
Find out at Storage Visions. Discount for M4IF members applies .  
*	27-31 Jan 03    <http://www.knk-mpeg.com/indexsem.html> MPEG-4
Seminar Series by KNK Seminars 
*	30 Jan-01 Feb 03   <http://www.nydvshow.com/> NY Digital Video
Show - with MPEG-4 session including showcase. 20% discount for M4IF
members.
*	5-10 Apr 03    NAB 2003, Las
<http://www.nab.org/conventions/nab2003/> Vegas
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