[M4IF News] MPEG-4 News Digest weeks 3 & 4

Tue Jan 28 16:47:06 EST 2003

Dear MPEG-4 News Readers,
The year 2003 has started with much MPEG-4 news and it keeps coming. We see
more and ever-cooler devices, and some evidence of the more advanced MPEG-4
tools finding their way into commercial technology (see the Siemens
announcement below). Also we see the Advanced Video Codec (AVC), a.k.a.
H..264, gaining support after it was technically frozen in December, and in
anticipation of its release coming March. As expected, MPEG LA extended the
initial patent submission deadline to shortly after this March release. I
hope that the licensing terms will be forthcoming significantly faster than
it has take for the terms of MPEG-4 Visual and Systems to be released. 
Meantime, we are continuing to improve the website. The menu structure will
be overhauled shortly, giving better access to much of the the information.
Members Press Releases now stand out among the rest of the releases. A
special page with Current Offers for members, just opened but still under
development will list all the discounts and special deals for members,
including books, conferences and trade shows. After the menu overhaul, we
will start upgrading the Products section and make it more dynamic and
useful.
Kind Regards,
Rob Koenen
MPEG-4 News 
*	 <http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/3739.cfm> DivX v5.03
released [AfterDawn, 25 Jan 03] - Support for MPEG-4 File Format lacks but
that is for the right reason - DivxNetworks wants to make sure it is
standards-compliant and will hopefully add it soon. 
*	 <http://www.eet.com/sys/news/OEG20030124S0041> Former outsider
Linux goes mainstream [EE Times, 24 Jan 03] - "IBM demonstrated the
reference platform at LinuxWorld with common office productivity tools
downloadable through an Opera Web browser and with MPEG-4 movies played back
on the PDA screen." 
*	 <http://news.com.com/2100-1023-981654.html> Real's open-source code
lacks MPEG-4 [CNET News.com, 22 Jan 03] - "If they ever want to get that
train to leave the station, they need to issue the systems license," said
Real. Yes, that would be about time, some 4 year after approving the
standard in the MPEG committee. 
*
<http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?artid=3
5146686> Siemens creates 3D world for Internet shops [Times News Network, 22
Jan 03] - Advanced MPEG-4 tools to ease online shopping 
*
<http://www.idg.com.sg/idgwww.nsf/unidlookup/108A637FE28FE4A148256CB5000A8D7
F?OpenDocument> Sharp unveils well-connected home server [IDG News Service,
21 Jan 03] - Records in MPEG-2 and can transcode to MPEG-4, so you can view
it from your PDA - from Sharp or for instance the Sony that turns heads in
the next link 
*	 <http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4988508.htm> Sony
wants turn heads with multimedia handheld [Mercury News, 20 Jan 03] - The
new NZ90 Clié's "2-megapixel digital camera is good enough to reliably turn
out 5 x 7 color prints, or high-quality MPEG-4 video." 
*	 <http://www.3gnewsroom.com/3g_news/jan_03/news_2956.shtml> Philips’
multimedia solution enables Wind’s new VideoMMS service for 2.5G and 3G
networks [3G Newsroom, 17 Jan 03] - Philips' Platform4 Micro Edition support
MPEG-4 for wireless apps. 
*	 <http://www.dialelectronics.com.au/articles/bb/0c0137bb.asp>
Programmable digital media processor [dialinfolinkelectronics, 17 Jan 03] -
"Thanks to TI's extensive third party network, many algorithms are also
available including MPEG 4, H.26L, H.263, AC-3, AAC, MP-3 and more [...]"
for TI's TMS320DM642 
*	 <http://www.eet.com/pressreleases/bizwire/28837> Leonardo
Chiariglione to Keynote NAB2003 Broadcast Engineering Conference [EETimes,
16 Jan 03] - On 7 April in Las Vegas, "Chiariglione will address the current
struggle between content creators, distributors and users, and how that
conflict is holding back the full exploitation of the business opportunities
offered by digital technologies" 
*	 <http://www.tmcnet.com/enews/011503b.htm> Dilithium Networks, TI To
Enable More Cost Effective Transcoding Solutions [TMCnet, 15 Jan 03] -
including to/from MPEG-4 
*	 <http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0301/15.maclife.php> Macworld
Expo reflections on tonight's Your Mac Life [MacCentral, 15 Jan 03] - The
Mac Lifes are broadcast in MPEG-4 
*	 <http://www.canadait.com/cfm/index.cfm?It=106&Id=13933&Se=0&Lo=2>
Atsana Launches 1.3 Megapixel Video Camera Accessory Module Ref Design for
Mobile ... [Canada IT, 15 Jan 03] - which includes "High-quality MPEG4 &
H.263 video, QCIF at 30+ frames per second (fps)" 
*	 <http://www.eetimes.com/semi/news/OEG20030113S0049> Sand Video to
sample H.264 decoder in Q4 [EE Times, 14 Jan 03] - Also known as MPEG-4
Advanced Video Coding, this new codec is gaining popularity. 
*	 <http://www.eet.com/in_focus/silicon_engineering/OEG20030110S0041>
Software takes center stage to meet vital SoC goals [EETimes, 13 Jan 03] -
Uses MPEG-4 as a good example on how SW is gaining importance in making
ASICs run 
*
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/techscience/story/0,4386,165961,00.html>
Mix & match the old [The Straits Times, 13 Jan 03] 
*	 <http://www.eet.com/semi/news/OEG20030113S0041> Forum to select
next-generation DVD codec by March [EETimes, 13 Jan 03] - "The DVD Forum
appears to be considering several codecs as candidates. These include H.264,
the techni cal specification of which is scheduled to be frozen in March;
MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile; MPEG-2 with a so-called 'enhancement layer;'
and Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media 9."
MPEG-4 Press Releases
*	 <http://www.mpegla.com/news/n_03-01-24_jvt.html> MPEG LA Extends
Call for Initial Submission of Essential H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Patents [MPEG LA,
24 Jan 03] 
*	 <http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=14582> Coding
Technologies to join the Internet Streaming Media Alliance [Europemedia, 23
Jan 03] 
*	 <http://isma.tv/pub/resources/pr.shtml?PR1009.txt> Internet
Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA) Welcomes Four New Members [ISMA, 21 Jan 03] 
*	 <http://www.sequentusa.com/NR_350i.htm> Sequent Technologies
Unveils First Broadcast Video System to Enhance ... [Sequent, 21 Jan 03] 
*	 <http://www.toshiba.com/taec/press/to-277.shtml> Toshiba Launches
SoCMosaic Custom Chip Platform [Toshiba, 20 Jan 03] 
*
<http://www.atsana.com/News_and_Events/viewnewsrelease.php?NewsReleaseID=43>
Atsana launches 1.3 Megapixel Video Camera Accessory Module Ref. Design for
Mobile ... [Atsana, 15 Jan 03] 
*	 <http://www.sorenson.com/content.php?pageID=35&id=33&nav=7>
Sorenson Squeeze 3 Compression Suite Wins Best of Show at Macworld Expo &
Conference 2003 [Sorenson, 14 Jan 03] 
*	 <http://www.divxnetworks.com/press/pr_detail.php?pr_id=43> ESS
Technology Signs On as Newest DivXNetworks Embedded Software Partner
[DivXNetworks, 13 Jan 03] 
*	 <http://www.divxnetworks.com/press/pr_detail.php?pr_id=44>
DivXNetworks Adds Fedtec as Newest Certified Partner [DivXNetworks, 13 Jan
03] 
*	 <http://www.divxnetworks.com/press/pr_detail.php?pr_id=46> ATI
Technologies and DivXNetworks Form Strategic Relationship [DivXNetworks, 13
Jan 03] 
*
<http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.011303/230132042>
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Joins EEMBC as Board Member [EEMBC, 13 Jan
03]
Events
27-31 Jan 03
 <http://www.knk-mpeg.com/indexsem.html> MPEG-4 Seminar Series by KNK
Seminars	
31 Jan 03
 <http://www.knk-mpeg.com/indexsem.html> AVC (MPEG-4/H.264) strategies by
KNK	
30 Jan-01 Feb 03 
 <http://www.nydvshow.com/> NY Digital Video Show - with MPEG-4 session
including showcase. 20% discount for M4IF members. 	
11-14 Feb 03
 <http://www.anzgraph.org/graphite2003/program.html#t06> Graphite 2003,
Melbourne	
5-10 Apr 03	  <http://www.nab.org/conventions/nab2003/> NAB 2003, Las
Vegas with an M4IF booth and MPEG SuperSession.	
7 April, 1 - 5 pm	 MPEG SuperSession at NAB, organized by SMPTE and
M4IF. The SuperSession focuses on MPEG-4, including talks on then newly
approved Advanced Video Coding and High Efficiency AAC, and a bit on MPEG-7
and MPEG-21	
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