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Understanding MPEG 4

by Sebastian Moeritz, Klaus Diepold

September 2012

Beginner to intermediate

328 pages

8h 9m

English

Routledge

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1.1. Scanning the Issue 1.2. Why Write Another Book on MPEG-4? 1.3. Understanding Technology 1.4. Acknowledgments
2.1. MPEG—the Standardization Body 2.2. MPEG—the Standardization Process 2.3. The MPEG Saga So Far 2.4. Why Use MPEG-4? 2.5. Criticizing MPEG-4 2.6. Bibliography2.7. References
3.1. The Trends Behind MPEG-4 3.2. Roles 3.3. The Architecture of an MPEG-4 Terminal 3.4. MPEG-4 Comes in Several Parts 3.5. Toward Interoperable Terminals 3.6. Overview of Profiles in MPEG-4 3.7. Graphics Profiles 3.8. Scene Graph Profiles 3.9. Testing in MPEG-4 3.10. MPEG-4 Keeps Adding Tools 3.11. Bibliography
4.1. Why Do We Need Compression to Begin With? 4.2. What Actually Is Compression for Audio-Visual Data? 4.3. Do We Still Need Compression in the Future? 4.4. Measuring Coding Performance—Science, Marketing, or a Black Art? 4.5. Different Value Networks for Compression 4.6. Technology Landscape 4.7. Innovative Technology—FCB or Brave New World? 4.8. Bibliography4.9. References
5.1. When Technology Meets Business 5.2. Arguments for MPEG-4 5.3. MPEG-4 in Action 5.4. MPEG-4 in Business 5.5. MPEG-4 and the Costs 5.6. MPEG-4 Licensing 5.7. Bibliography

6.1. Migration and Transition 6.2. Compression Remains Important 6.3. Advances in Technology—What About Patents? 6.4. Conclusions 6.5. Bibliography

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CHAPTER 6

Looking Ahead—Migration and Adoption Issues

In this last chapter, we will touch upon a few issues that are equally interesting and important to consider in the overall picture of compression, migration, technology advances, and competition, to name a few.

Throughout this book, we have been analyzing the technical ins and outs of MPEG-4 and have also discussed some of the business aspects surrounding this international standard. Most of our information has been based on past and present facts, observations, and yes, opinions; however, the more difficult task is to discuss or illustrate what may possibly happen in the future. The problem is that none of us has a crystal ball or other magic to foretell what’s down the road. In technology, ...