[M4IF News] MPEG-4 News Digest weeks 12, 13
Rob Koenen
rob.koenen m4if.org
Wed Apr 2 22:04:20 EST 2003
MPEG-4 News Readers,
M4IF is busy gearing up for NAB
<http://www.nab.org/conventions/nab2003/sessiondetail.asp?id=1201522> 2003.
M4IF's homepage temporarily sports a separate section with MPEG-4 / NAB news
<http://www.m4if.org/> . We will have an online show guide shortly; more
news will follow on this list. Leonardo Chiariglione, MPEG's Convenor, will
open <http://www.nab.org/conventions/nab2003/special_events.asp> NAB's
Broadcast Engineering Conference Sunday morning. Together with SMPTE
<http://www.smpte.org/> , Monday afternoon, M4IF <http://www.m4if.org/>
organizes MPEG
<http://www.nab.org/conventions/nab2003/sessiondetail.asp?id=1201522> -
Enabling Broadcast and Media Convergence from 13:00-17:00 on Monday Sept.
7th, as a part of the Broadcast Engineering
<http://www.nab.org/conventions/nab2003/bec.asp> Conference. Monday evening,
M4IF and IBM co-sponsor the Multimedia World Reception.
Meantime, we are happy to welcome VBrick <http://www.vbrick.com/> Systems
as its newest member, and our website <http://www.m4if.org/> is undergoing
minor upgrades. We're adding a third column that will hold a variety of
handy links. Added today was the new White Paper
<http://www.m4if.org/public/documents/vault/m4-out-30034.zip> on High
Efficiency AAC, the most efficient audio codec in existence. More such
material will be posted shortly. Check it out!
On to the news. I never did the statistics, but again there is more and more
news. (You can do the stats yourself using our archive
<http://www.m4if.org/news/mpeg4.php> , but note that we are getting much
more selective these days in listing news items). The pattern continues:
more CE devices supporting MPEG-4, more wireless devices and services, more
support in chips and programmable hardware. MPEG's press release once again
highlights the news that the Advanced Video Coding standard - a.k.a. H.264 -
is now final and ready for implementation. Expect some demos at NAB.
ISMA <http://www.isma.tv/> 's recent news that the group is finalizing it's
encryption <http://www.isma.tv/pub/resources/pr.shtml?PR1011.txt> spec is
significant: it's another step towards interoperable DRM for MPEG-4. This
will make the standard more attractive for publishers of valuable content.
More steps to interoperable Digital Rights Management are being taken in
MPEG-21.
If you are going to NAB, be sure to come see us at Booth SL 2455, where M4IF
shares a booth with its members Ahead Software, Prodys and Fraunhofer, the
last of which also has some MPEG-7 technology on display!
Rob Koenen
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News on MPEG-4
* Camera <http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030326S0041> phone could
come calling [EE Times, 28 Mar 03]
* DivX Gets Physical
<http://www.e-insite.net/commvergemag/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA2
87175&pubdate=3%2F26%2F2003> [Commverge Magazine, 26 Mar 03]
* Review: Sony CLIE PEG-NZ90
<http://www.techtv.com/news/products/story/0,24195,3422166,00.html>
[TechTV, 26 Mar 03]
* JVC <http://www.uemedia.com/CPC/article_6326.shtml> Highlights
GY-DV5000U [UE Media, 25 Mar 03]
* Nokia <http://www.electricnews.net/news.html?code=9353226> Ireland
previews new handsets [ElectricNews, 25 Mar 03]
* Blackfins Poised to Swim Circles Round Multimedia Designs
<http://www.e-insite.net/eb-mag/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA286728&
spacedesc=news> [e-inSITE, 25 Mar 03]
* Motorola <http://www.eetuk.com/tech/news/OEG20030324S0103> tips
reconfigurable comms architecture [EE Times, 24 Mar 03]
* Gaggle of Consumer Gadgets Unveiled
<http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109940,00.asp> [PC World, 24 Mar
03]
* Passage seen to set-tops
<http://www.commsdesign.com/news/insights/OEG20030324S0060> [EE Times, 24
Mar 03]
* A Chip in the Hand is Worth Two in the PC
<http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article.php/2169341>
[SiliconValley, 24 Mar 03]
* Analog Devices DSP Runs Automotive Telematics, MP3, GSM
<http://www.e-insite.net/electronicnews/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=C
A286603&spacedesc=news> Concurrently [Electronic News, 24 Mar 03]
* Taiwan joins <http://www.eet.com/sys/news/OEG20030324S0032>
optical-disk IP fray [EE Times, 24 Mar 03]
* MediaQ <http://www.eetimes.com/semi/news/OEG20030324S0069> bets on
low-power, multimedia controller IC for mobile handsets [EE Times, 24 Mar
03]
* Moto tips reconfigurable comms architecture
<http://www.siliconstrategies.com/story/OEG20030324S0030> [EE Times, 24 Mar
03]
* Motorola Showcases Programmable, Cost Effective Alternative for
<http://new.stockwatch.com/newsit/newsit_newsit.pasp?bid=U-pNYM048-U:MOT-200
30324&news_region=U&symbol=MOT> Wireless ... [StockWatch, 24 Mar 03]
* Toshiba Unveils Reference Design for CE Media Center Apps
<http://www.e-insite.net/eb-mag/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA286222&
spacedesc=news> [e-insite, 21 Mar 03]
* Apple Adds 140 Session Descriptions For 2003 WWDC
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2003/03/21.5.shtml> [The Mac Observer,
21 Mar 03]
* Improv, Denali team on Jazz offering for MPEG4
<http://www.commsdesign.com/news/tech_beat/OEG20030321S0023> [Semiconductor
Business..., 21 Mar 03]
* Fast <http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0303/21.fast.php>
introduces Mac-savvy media-server solutions [MacCentral, 21 Mar 03]
* JVT announces AVC | H.264! (MPEG Press Release)
<http://mpeg.telecomitalialab.com/meetings/pattaya03/pattaya_press.htm>
[MPEG, 20 Mar 03]
* ViXs <http://www.80211-planet.com/news/article.php/2168271>
Provides Wireless Video for Toshiba [802.11 Planet, 20 Mar 03]
* Video companies combine federal marketing
<http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/daily_news/20311-1.html>
[Post Newsweek Tech Media, 19 Mar 03]
* DivX: A new killer app for home entertainment?
<http://www.audioandvideo.globalsources.com/MAGAZINE/AV/0304/DIVX.HTM>
[Electronics Magazine, 19 Mar 03]
* Blaming <http://www.telecomweb.com/ebusiness/feature.htm>
Broadband? High-Speed Connectivity May Make Piracy Easier [TelecomWeb, 19
Mar 03]
* Doing <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,939843,00.asp> True
Video [PC Magazine, 18 Mar 03]
* AES <http://www.uemedia.com/CPC/article_6097.shtml> Conference to
Focus on Multichannel Audio [UE Media, 18 Mar 03]
* JVC Goes <http://www.uemedia.com/CPC/article_6085.shtml> Beyond
Broadcast at NAB2003 [UE Media, 18 Mar 03]
* MacFilmmakers meets Wednesday
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0303/18.macfilm.php> [MacCentral, 18
Mar 03]
* AACelerator 1.0 encodes audio using AAC
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0303/18.aacelerator.php> [MacCentral,
18 Mar 03]
* New audio <http://news.com.com/2110-1027-992979.html> standard
nears green light [CNET News, 17 Mar 03]
* Wireless execs see U.S. embracing mobile data
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/17/HNctiapanel_1.html> [InfoWorld,
17 Mar 03]
* LiteOn <http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/3879.cfm> releases a
MPEG-4 capable DVD player [AfterDawn, 17 Mar 03]
* NEC and Matsushita partner on MPEG-4 decoder
<http://www.cmpnetasia.com/ViewArt.cfm?Artid=19043&Catid=2&subcat=14>
[CMPnetAsia, 17 Mar 03]
* Creative <http://212.100.234.54/content/54/29741.html> preps
MS-based Nomad video player [The Register, 16 Mar 03]
* Pretec Launches 2MP Still Camera With MPEG4 Tape-Less
<http://www.gate2info.net/displayArticle.php3?id=193&cid=3> Camcorder
[Gate2Info, 14 Mar 03]
* VIA <http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/29762.html> graphics
team unwraps DX9 DeltaChrome [The Register, 14 Mar 03]
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M4IF Member Press Releases
* Cirrus Logic Targets Enabling \First Affordable DivX-Certified
<http://www.divxnetworks.com/press/pr_detail.php?pr_id=51> DVD Players End
2003 [DivXNetworks, 26 Mar 03]
* Equator, Partners Demonstrate Digital Video Processing
<http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw.032603/2
30855163&directory=> Technology for Smart... [Equator Technologies, 26 Mar
03]
* Hitachi, Nextreaming agree on providing optimized solution to
<http://www.nextreaming.com/prm/pressrel_view_20030325.asp> Korean handset
makers [Nextreaming, 25 Mar 03]
* MPEG-4 aac Plus To Become Part In Future Nero Products
<http://www.codingtechnologies.com/news/assets/20030320_ahead_eng.htm>
[Coding Technologies, 21 Mar 03]
* InterVideo, DivXNetworks Expand Agreement To Target Global PC
<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030319/new008_1.html> OEM Market [DivXNetworks,
19 Mar 03]
* Toshiba <http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030319/sfw051_1.html> Selects
ViXS' XCode Chip to Provide Guaranteed, ... [ViXS Systems Inc., 19 Mar 03]
* MPEG Finalizes MPEG-4 High Efficency AAC-- aac Plus
<http://www.codingtechnologies.com/news/assets/20030318_mpeg4final_eng.htm>
Specification [Coding Technologies, 18 Mar 03]
* PacketVideo and EarthCam Deliver L Camera Video Services For
<http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw.031803/2
30775646&directory=> Mobile Users [PacketVideo, 18 Mar 03]
* MPEG LA to Hold MPEG-4 License Information Session at O
<http://www.m4if.org/newsarchive/%3Chttp://www.mpegla.com/news/n_03-03-14_m4
.html%3E> 'Hare, March 27 [MPEG LA, LLC, 17 Mar 03]
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Other MPEG-4 Press Releases
* NICE <http://www.nice.com/about/news/pr_282.html> Systems Adds
Enhancements to NiceVision Platform and Advanced Apps [NICE, 25 Mar 03]
* Xiran Sets New Streaming Media Performance Standard Boosting
<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030324/lam041_1.html> Throughput of
RealNetworks ... [Xiran, 24 Mar 03]
* Analog Devices' New Blackfin Family Offers Fastest, Most
<http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw.032403/2
30835041&directory=> Power-Efficient Processors... [Analog Devices, 24 Mar
03]
* Improv <http://www.denali.com/news_pr20030321.html> and Denali Team
to Deliver MPEG4 Solution [Denali, 21 Mar 03]
* Toshiba Selects ViXS' XCode Chip to Provide Guaranteed, ...
<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030319/sfw051_1.html> [ViXS Systems Inc., 19
Mar 03]
* Speaking at Roth Capital Conference, DVS Founder
<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030319/sfw069_1.html> [Digital Video Systems,
19 Mar 03]
* HipFlics 1.2 Released
<http://www.totallyhip.com/lo/about_thsw/hip_med/arc/03_11_2003.html>
[Totally Hip, Inc., 18 Mar 03]
* QUALCOMM Announces Fully Integrated Video Solution for
<http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030317/nym064_1.html> Feature-Rich Wireless
Devices [Qualcomm, 17 Mar 03]
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Upcoming events
*
05-10 Apr 03 - <http://www.nab.org/conventions/nab2003/> NAB 2003, Las
Vegas
*
07 Apr 03 -
<http://www.nab.org/conventions/nab2003/sessiondetail.asp?id=1201522> MPEG-4
(& 7 & 21) Session @ NAB
*
07 Apr 03 - Multimedia World Reception @
*
05-08 May 03 -
<http://www.streamingmedia.com/ny/program/session.asp?id=587> Streaming
Media NY
*
12-14 May 03 - <http://www.knk-mpeg.com/indexsem.html> KNK's MPEG-4 Seminar
Series
*
16 May 03 - <http://www.knk-mpeg.com/indexsem.html> AVC(H.264/MPEG-4) by
KNK Seminars
*
20-22 May 03 - Mediacast <http://www.mediacast.co.uk/page.cfm/Link=61> 2003
*
17-20 June 03 - Broadcast <http://www.broadcast-asia.com/> Asia
*
23-27 June 03 - Apple <http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/descriptions.html>
WWDC, San Francisco
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