The MPEG-4 Video Standard Verification Model

Senior Member, IEEE Thomas Sikora,     The author is with the Heinrich-Hertz-Institute (HHI) for Communication Technology, 10587 Berlin, Germany.; Publisher Item Identifier S 1051-8215(97)00937-3.

Abstract

—The MPEG-4 standardization phase has the mandate to develop algorithms for audio-visual coding allowing for interactivity, high compression, and/or universal accessibility and portability of audio and video content. In addition to the conventional “frame”-based functionalities of the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 standards, the MPEG-4 video coding algorithm will also support access and manipulation of “objects” within video scenes.The January 1996 MPEG Video group meeting witnessed the definition of the ...

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