robertshaw.info Telecoms, Internet and Convergence  02 July 2002 Latest on MPEG-4 The Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) development of the MPEG-4 standard is widely seen as important to the availability of an open, cross-platform, interactive multimedia standard. For example, MPEG-4 functionality is being built into 3G mobile phones. For a detailed overview of MPEG-4, see here. The MPEG-4 Industry Forum (M4IF), who promote adoption of MPEG-4, held a workshop and exhibition last week in California. The keynote address, given by Rob Koenen, President of M4IF, provides an overview of the state of play of MPEG-4, including the thorny issue of licensing. The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) and ISO/IEC recently announced that they had formed a joint video team (JVT) to produce a next generation video coding standard, which will become part of the MPEG-4 standard.  12:33:35 PM    Google It!     Quote of the Day Japanese Proverb. "The reverse side also has a reverse side." [Quotes of the Day]  11:57:06 AM    Google It!     Cyberlaw: Cybersmart or cybersilly? MSNBC has posted a Wall Street Journal article that's been getting lots of interest: Cyberlaw: Cybersmart or cybersilly? Sketpics cast doubt on hot new legal field. There's a related thread on the article over on Slashdot.  11:47:37 AM    Google It!

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