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Reference Software and Bitstreams
Obtaining the Standard
Frequently Asked Questions
MPEG-7 Resources
MPEG-21 Resources
MPEG Market Research
MPEG-related Market Research
Encoders, Decoders and other Tools
MPEG-4 Content
Test Content (Sequences)
MPEG-4 Licensing

Reference Software and Bitstreams

June '05 release of MPEG-4 Reference Software (full MPEG-4 Audio and Advanced Video Coding) [ISO, July 05]
New Version AVC Reference Software (Joint Model 9.2) available [Karsten Sühring, HHI, 22 Nov 04]
AVC Ref Soft --including High Profiles-- now also on JVT ftp site (FTP link!) [JVT/Detlev Marpe, 25 Oct 04]
JM 9.0 of AVC Reference SW Available; supports High Profiles [Karsten Sühring, 15 Oct 04]
Version 2.1 of AVC Reference Software available (includes High Profiles) [Detlev Marpe, 15 Sept 04]
Ref. SW v 1.9 for AVC "Fidelity Range Extensions" under development (ftp) [IMTC, 21 June 04]
AVC (H.264) Reference Software JM 8.2 released [Karsten Suehring, 28 May 04]
MPEG-7 Reference Software ("XM") [TU Muenchen, May 04]
Joint Model (AVC|H.264 Reference Software) [JVT, Jan 04]
Publicly available MPEG-4 reference software from ISO (ISO/IEC 14496-5) [ISO, 04]
MPEG-4 Audio Conformance test sequences for download (ftp link!) [MPEG, 03]
MPEG-4 Video Conformance Bitstreams available for download [MPEG, 03]
MPEG-4 Systems Conformance Bitstreams available for download [MPEG, 03]

Obtaining the Standard

June '05 release of MPEG-4 Reference Software (full MPEG-4 Audio and Advanced Video Coding) [ISO, July 05]
H.264 (AVC) standards for sale from ITU [ITU-T, 08 Apr 05]
Get 3 ITU standards - incuding AVC! - for free [ITU, 08 Apr 05]
Public JVT Resources for AVC (MPEG-4 part 10 | ITU-T H.264) - includes text of standard [JVT, Apr 03]
The MPEG-4 Standard for purchase from ISO (All parts, including part 10 AVC) [ISO]

Frequently Asked Questions

Delivery FAQ [MPEG]
SNHC FAQ [MPEG]
Audio FAQ [MPEG]
Video FAQ [MPEG]
Systems FAQ [MPEG]
MPEGIF FAQ [MPEGIF]
MPEG-4 Users FAQ [M4IF]

MPEG-7 Resources

NEW - Description of MPEG Technologies [MPEG, 14 June 05]
MARVEL: MPEG-7 Multimedia Search Engine [IBM Research, 26 Jan 05]
MPEG-7 Audio Encoder [sourceforge, 26 Jan 05]
VideoAnnEx Annotation Tool [IBM Research, 26 Jan 05]
Ricoh Movie Tool [Ricoh Image Communication, 26 Jan 05]
MPEG-7 Profile bitstreams available [NIST, 07 July 04]
Caliph & Emir: Java/MPEG-7 based tools for semantic annotation and retrieval of digital photos, images [sourceforge, 04 May 04]
MPEG-7 Reference Software ("XM") [TU Muenchen, May 04]
MPEG-7 Annotation of Video Sequences [TU Berlin, May 04]
MPEG-7 Spoken Content Demonstrator [TU Berlin, Apr 04]
MPEG-7 Audio Analyzer (Low Level Descriptor Extractor) [TU Berlin, Apr 04]
Free MPEG-7 Library from Joanneum Research [Joanneum Research, 03 Feb 04]
Musicline MPEG-7 powered "query by humming" engine online [Fraunhofer IIS, 30 July 03]
Overview of MPEG-7 Description Tools [IEEE Multimedia, June 02]
MPEG-7, The Generic Multimedia Content Description Standard [IEEE Multimedia, June 02]

MPEG-21 Resources

MPEG-21 Digital Item Declaration 2nd edition as free download from ISO [ISO, 12 Oct 05]
NEW - Description of MPEG Technologies [MPEG, 14 June 05]
ISO publishes MPEG-21 Schema Files free of charge (zip file for download) [ISO, 01 June 05]
MPEG-21 DI Creator and DI Browser (some free downloads) [enikos, 21 Jan 04]
Enikos launches DICreator for authoring MPEG-21 Digital Items [Enikos, 25 Oct 03]
The MPEG-21 Rights Expression Language - A White Paper [Rightscom, 15 July 03]
MPEG-21: Goals and Achievements [IEEE Multimedia, June 02]

MPEG Market Research

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High-Definition Set-Top Boxes to Account for Nearly One Third of Total STB Shipments Next Year, Says ABI Research [ABI Research, 03 June 09]
MPEG-4 AVC Products: Worldwide History and Shipment Forecasts (2007-2013) [DTC, 13 May 09]
MPEG-4 AVC to Debut in HD and SD STBs (PDF) [Digital Tech Consulting, 11 Apr 05]
MPEG-2/4 IP STBs, Gateways and Media Centers [ABIresearch, Jan 05]
Global Broadcast and Professional Video Marketplace Trends [Research and Markets Ltd, Jan 04]
MPEG-AVC Poised to Usher In High-Definition Video [Digital Tech Consulting, 23 Sept 03]
Datacomm: Video to Drive 3G [Unstrung, 16 Sept 03]
MPEG Video IC Market: Larger than Ever [In-Stat/MDR, 26 June 03]
Wireless Handset Components - The Rapidly Evolving Mix [In-Stat/MDR, May 03]
Video On Demand Servers: Intel, IP, Linux & MPEG-4 To Bring A Changing Of The Guard [In-Stat/MDR, May 03]
Streaming Media in Telecom Networks 2003-2008 [Insight Research Corporation, 03]
The U.S. & Worldwide CCTV & Digital Video Surveillance Market Report [JP Freeman, 03]
Platform Evolution: Promise of Bandwidth Efficiency Impetus for MPEG-4 Adoption [Jupiter, June 02]
Wireless Video and MPEG-4, Digital Digest [Digital Tech Consulting, Apr 02]
MPEG-4: Good Enough for Internet and Desktop Video [Gartner, Feb 02]
MPEG-4: Impacting the Digital Media Value Chain [Ryan Jones @ Yankee Group, Feb 02]
MPEG-4: Niche Now, Success Down The Road [Forrester, Dec 01]
MPEG-4: The Impact of the Open Standard on the Future of Digital Media [Jon Peddie, Streaming Media, Nov 01]
MPEG-4 Will Be The New Streaming Video Standard [Gartner FirstTake, Oct 01]
MPEG-4: Can this Open Standard Change the Streaming Media Landscape [Yankee Group, July 01]

MPEG-related Market Research

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High-Definition Set-Top Boxes to Account for Nearly One Third of Total STB Shipments Next Year, Says ABI Research [ABI Research, 03 June 09]
Special Discounted Rates on In-Stat Reports for MPEGIF Members [In-Stat, 16 May 06]
Video Surveillance Market Migrating to IP Cameras and Networked Systems [iSuppli, 17 Feb 06]
Convergence and the Future of Broadcast Content [Alexis de Tocqueville Institution, Oct 03]
The Business of Digital Copyright [Digital Tech Consulting, Oct 02]

Encoders, Decoders and other Tools

ISO publishes MPEG-21 Schema Files free of charge (zip file for download) [ISO, 01 June 05]
Updated MPEG-4 toolkit from IBM released [IBM, 15 Feb 05]
Version 9.3 of AVC | H.264 Reference Software available [Karsten Sühring, HHI, 17 Jan 05]
MediaFrame, OpenSource Streaming Media in Java [tm] (MPEG-4 Suppport in Preview) [MediaFrame, Dec 04]
AVC Ref Soft --including High Profiles-- now also on JVT ftp site (FTP link!) [JVT/Detlev Marpe, 25 Oct 04]
JM 9.0 of AVC Reference SW Available; supports High Profiles [Karsten Sühring, 15 Oct 04]
Version 2.1 of AVC Reference Software available (includes High Profiles) [Detlev Marpe, 15 Sept 04]
Fraunhofer IIS MPEG-4 AVC and HE-AAC SW for Download [Fraunhofer IIS, 08 Sept 04]
New version of AVC | H.264 Reference Model Software available (JM 7.6) [Karsten Suehring, 09 Mar 04]
Joint Model (AVC|H.264 Reference Software) [JVT, Jan 04]
Fraunhofer IIS MPEG-4 Software Download [Fraunhofer IIS, 14 Nov 03]
3D MPEG-4 Player binaries [INT/ARTEMIS, Aug 03]
Open Source MPEG-4 Systems Implementation [sourceforge.net, 31 July 03]
Java-based IBM Toolkit for MPEG-4 Now Available [IBM, 07 May 03]
VSS's AVC beta codec for download [VSS, May 03]
Download and try TVIA's TVM4 Systems Player [TVIA, 16 Apr 03]
Download Osmo4, "the world's most advanced 2D MPEG-4 Systems player" [ENST, 14 Apr 03]
Public JVT Resources for AVC (MPEG-4 part 10 | ITU-T H.264) - includes text of standard [JVT, Apr 03]
Streaming MPEG-4 with Linux [Linux Journal, 13 Mar 03]
Open Source AVC [Sourceforge.net, Mar 03]
XviD Open Source [XviD -- added:, Feb 03]
FFmpeg Open Source audio/video codec library with streaming, recording tools [Sourceforge.net, Feb 03]
Image Coding Tools from Tobias Oelbaum, TU Munich [Oelbaum, Feb 03]
Advanced Video Coding Reference SW download [HHI, 03]
Open source MPEG-4 AAC codec [AudioCoding.com]
Visual Orchestra SAOL edition [Perry]
Apple's Darwin Streaming Server [Apple]
Digimax's MAXPEG player [digimax]
QuickTime Encapsulation of Standard Video Test Sequences [MPEG]
Masks for MPEG-4 video sequences [MPEG]
Streamcrest's tools for video coders [Streamcrest]
Documentation and download link for mp4tool, MP4 / BIFS / XMT codec [ENST]
UBC MPEG-4 Streaming System [UBC]
OpenDivX link (Project Mayo) - Open Source MPEG-4 Video [Project Mayo]
MPEG4IP - Open Source [MPEG4IP]
The GSRT authoring tool for the creation of MPEG-4 scenes [GSRT]
SigmaDesigns' Advanced Simple Video Codec [Sigma Designs]
Apple's QuickTime 6 [Apple]
Envivio's EnvivioTV [Envivio]
Free Eval Kit of dicas' MPEG-4 Consumer Codec [dicas]
IBM's Java MPEG-4 Simple Profile Video Decoder [IBM]

MPEG-4 Content

Free MPEG-4 online content - SFGate Editorial Board Interviews [SF Gate, 26 Nov 03]
IBM's MPEG-4 pages (tools, info, content) [IBM, May 03]
Artist-driven MPEG-4 Streaming Webcasts [WireonFire, Feb 03]
RealNetworks' Interoperability MPEG-4 page [RealNetworks]
MPEG-4 Content from RealNetworks [RealNetworks]
QuickTime AudioVisual Gallery [Apple]
QuickTime Audio Gallery [Apple]
Download and watch MPEG-4 movies (High bandwidth needed) [archive.org]
Content from Envivio [Envivio]
Content from Apple Computer [Apple]
Epic Records MPEG-4 [Epic records]

Test Content (Sequences)

Test Sequences at ITU (hover over this link with your mouse to see login information) [ITU, Feb 04]
MPEG-4 Audio Conformance Test Sequences [FhG IIS, June 03]
Test Sequences from Munich Technical University [TUM, 31 Jan 03]
VQEG Test Sequences at CRC [CRC, Jan 03]
Sequences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute [Rensselaer]
Sequences at University of Missouri-Columbia [MU]
Inald's repository of sequences [TU delft]
VQEG sequences at xiph.org [xiph.org]
JVT sequences at TU Berlin [TU Berlin]
Test material at The Johns Hopkins University [Johns Hopkins Univeristy]

MPEG-4 Licensing

Via Licensing Announces the Availability of an MPEG-4 SLS Joint Patent Licensing Program [Via Licensing, 13 May 09]
MPEG LA Updates AVC Patent Portfolio License [MPEG LA, 02 Feb 09]
WikiPatents - Free Patents Online [Wikipatents, 17 Jan 08]
Free Patents Online [Free Patents Online, 16 Jan 07]
Latest Patent licensing information [M4IF]

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