MPEG Industry Forum

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. Agenda and Logistics are here. Members should register now. Non-members wishing to sample a meeting can contact M4IF's Executive Director, Paul Ritchie.

Below goes last week's news digest. Daily updated news can always be found at M4IF's Website

Best Regards,

Rob Koenen
President, M4IF

MPEG-4 News

Specs to ease CD, DVD data retrieval [CNET, 22 Nov 02]- The Optical Storage Technology Association's (OSTA) 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? [internetnews.com, 22 Nov 02] and Turbocharged MPEG audio on the way [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 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 [hollywoodreporter, 22 Nov 02] - Many MPEG-4 related press releases of this week were connected to Comdex. This article features Nokia's Series 60 phones, with PacketVideo's Mobile Media SW, as well as Sigma Designs' new MPEG-4 decoder chips.

A Multimedia Controller For Advanced Handset Designs [e-inSITE, 20 Nov 02]: - MediaQ's new MQ-1188 multimedia platform controller.

New 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 [Streaming Magazine, 21 Nov 02] - provides a list of CE devices built around Sigma Design's ship sets.

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 [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 Special Report: Where Is MP4? [Newsfactor, 19 Nov 02] - brief overview of status of MPEG-4

Nokia 3650 Adds Retro Rotary Dial-Pad [ExtremeTech, 19 Nov 02] - plays MPEG-4 clips

Fujitsu/NMS 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 [Envivio, 21 Nov 02]
Leading European Supplier of Digital Media, Techex Distributes iVAST Software [iVAST, 21 Nov 02]
InterVideo To Integrate DivX ™ Video Technology Into DVD, Video Software Products [DivXNetworks, 20 Nov 02]
MPEG-4 Proliferates Into Wide Range of Set-Top Appliances Based on Sigma Chips [Sigma Designs, 20 Nov 02]
Equator Technologies Shows BSP™-15 Video Processing Capabilities at Broadband Plus [Equator, 20 Nov 02]
DivXNetworks Announces Support For Upcoming AMD Opteron(TM) Processors [DivXNetworks, 20 Nov 02]
MontaVista & InterVideo Offer Software DVD Player for Embedded Linux [MontaVista, 20 Nov 02]
PacketVideo Demonstrates Mobilemedia on Nokia Series 60 Devices [PacketVideo, 19 Nov 02]
BroadQ Releases QCast Tuner -- Gold Version -- Provides Complete Digital Entertain... [BroadQ, 19 Nov 02]
MPEG Claims "A Major Step Forward" in Making aacPlus A Core Component of MPEG-4 Audio [CT, 19 Nov 02]
Paradyne Delivers iVAST MPEG-4 Solutions to Hospitality & Education Markets [iVAST, 18 Nov 02]
Rexel Video Systems Distributes iVAST MPEG-4 Software [iVAST, 18 Nov 02]
LSI Logic Announces Two Powerful New Codecs for PC Peripheral Video Applications [LSI Logic, 18 Nov 02]
Optibase, Kasenna Stream Video [LightReading, 18 Nov 02]
Motorola Semiconductor Adopts Hantro Video Technology for DragonBall(TM) ... [Yahoo!, 18 Nov 02]
Nero Integrates MPEG-4-AAC Audio Codec for Superior Audio Compression [Nero, 18 Nov 02]

Upcoming Events

13-14 Dec 02 M4IF Meeting Awaji Island Japan - Register now!!!
03-05 Dec 02 Streaming Media Europe - Special MPEG-4 sessions and 10% M4IF member discount
03-06 Dec 02 BroadbandPlus, Anaheim, US - Attention to MPEG-4 at the renewed Cable Western show; 10% M4IF member discount
07-08 Jan 03 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 MPEG-4 Seminar Series by KNK Seminars
30 Jan-01 Feb 03 NY Digital Video Show - with MPEG-4 session including showcase. 20% discount for M4IF members.
5-10 Apr 03 NAB 2003, Las Vegas