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Standards Column: JPEG and MPEG
Introduction ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 area of work comprises the standardization of coded representation of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information and sets of compression and control functions for use with such information. SC29 basically hosts two working groups responsible for the development of international standards for the compression, decompression, processing, and coded representation of media content, ...
Reports
VQEG Column: VQEG Meeting May 2025
Introduction From May 5th to 9th, 2025 Meta hosted the plenary meeting of the Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG) in their headquarters in Menlo Park (CA, United Sates). Around 150 participants registered to the meeting, coming from industry and academic institutions from 26 different countries worldwide. The meeting was dedicated to present updates and discuss ...
JPEG Column: 107th JPEG Meeting in Brussels, Belgium
JPEG assesses responses to its Call for Proposals on Lossless Coding of Visual Events The 107th JPEG meeting was held in Brussels, Belgium, from April 12 to 18, 2025. During this meeting, the JPEG Committee assessed the responses to its call for proposals on JPEG XE, an International Standard for lossless coding of visual events. JPEG ...
VQEG Column: VQEG Meeting November 2024
Introduction The last plenary meeting of the Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG) was held online by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) of the National Telecommunications and Information Adminsitration (NTIA) from November 18th to 22nd, 2024. The meeting was attended by 70 participants from industry and academic institutions from 17 different countries worldwide. The meeting was ...
JPEG Column: 106th JPEG Meeting
JPEG AI becomes an International Standard The 106th JPEG meeting was held online from January 6 to 10, 2025. During this meeting, the first image coding standard based on machine learning technology, JPEG AI, was sent for publication as an International Standard. This is a major achievement as it leverages JPEG with major trends in imaging ...
MPEG Column: 150th MPEG Meeting (Virtual/Online)
The 150th MPEG meeting was held online from 31 March to 04 April 2025. The official press release can be found here. This column provides the following highlights: Requirements: MPEG-AI strategy and white paper on MPEG technologies for metaverse JVET: Draft Joint Call for Evidence on video compression with capability beyond Versatile Video Coding (VVC) Video: ...
MPEG Column: 149th MPEG Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland
The 149th MPEG meeting took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from January 20 to 24, 2025. The official press release can be found here. MPEG promoted three standards (among others) to Final Draft International Standard (FDIS), driving innovation in next-generation, immersive audio and video coding, and adaptive streaming: MPEG-I Immersive Audio enables realistic 3D audio with six ...
JPEG Column: 105th JPEG Meeting in Berlin, Germany
JPEG Trust becomes an International Standard The 105th JPEG meeting was held in Berlin, Germany, from October 6 to 11, 2024. During this JPEG meeting, JPEG Trust was sent for publication as an International Standard. This is a major achievement in providing standardized tools to effectively fight against the proliferation of fake media and disinformation while ...
VQEG Column: VQEG Meeting July 2024
Introduction The University of Klagenfurt (Austria) hosted from July 01-05, 2024 a plenary meeting of the Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG). More than 110 participants from 20 different countries could attend this meeting in person and remotely. The first three days of the meeting were dedicated to presentations and discussions about topics related to the ...
MPEG Column: 148th MPEG Meeting in Kemer, Türkiye
The 148th MPEG meeting took place in Kemer, Türkiye, from November 4 to 8, 2024. The official press release can be found here and includes the following highlights: Point Cloud Coding: AI-based point cloud coding & enhanced G-PCC MPEG Systems: New Part of MPEG DASH for redundant encoding and packaging, reference software and conformance of ISOBMFF, and ...
JPEG Column: 104th JPEG Meeting in Sapporo, Japan
JPEG XE issues Call for Proposals on event-based vision representation The 104th JPEG meeting was held in Sapporo, Japan from July 15 to 19, 2024. During this JPEG meeting, a Call for Proposals on event-based vision representation was launched for the creation of the first standardised representation of this type of data. This CfP addresses lossless ...
VQEG Column: VQEG Meeting December 2023
Introduction The last plenary meeting of the Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG) was held online by the University of Konstantz (Germany) in December 18th to 21st, 2023. It offered the possibility to more than 100 registered participants from 19 different countries worldwide to attend the numerous presentations and discussions about topics related to the ongoing ...
MPEG Column: 146th MPEG Meeting in Rennes, France
The 146th MPEG meeting was held in Rennes, France from 22-26 April 2024, and the official press release can be found here. It comprises the following highlights: AI-based Point Cloud Coding*: Call for proposals focusing on AI-driven point cloud encoding for applications such as immersive experiences and autonomous driving. Object Wave Compression*: Call for interest in object ...
JPEG Column: 102nd JPEG Meeting in San Francisco, U.S.A.
JPEG Trust reaches Draft International Standard stage The 102nd JPEG meeting was held in San Francisco, California, USA, from 22 to 26 January 2024. At this meeting, JPEG Trust became a Draft International Standard. Moreover, the responses to the Call for Proposals of JPEG NFT were received and analysed. As a consequence, relevant steps were ...
JPEG Column: 101st JPEG Meeting
JPEG Trust reaches Committee Draft stage at the 101st JPEG meeting The 101st JPEG meeting was held online, from the 30th of October to the 3rd of November 2023. At this meeting, JPEG Trust became a Committee Draft. In addition, JPEG analyzed the responses to its Calls for Proposals for JPEG DNA. The 101st JPEG meeting had the ...
MPEG Column: 145th MPEG Meeting (Virtual/Online)
The 145th MPEG meeting was held online from 22-26 January 2024, and the official press release can be found here. It comprises the following highlights: Latest Edition of the High Efficiency Image Format Standard Unveils Cutting-Edge Features for Enhanced Image Decoding and Annotation MPEG Systems finalizes Standards supporting Interoperability Testing MPEG finalizes the Third Edition of MPEG-D Dynamic ...
MPEG Column: 144th MPEG Meeting in Hannover, Germany
The 144th MPEG meeting was held in Hannover, Germany! For those interested, the press release is available with all the details. It’s great to see progress being made in person (cf. also the group pictures below). The main outcome of this meeting is as follows: MPEG issues Call for Learning-Based Video Codecs for Study of Quality ...
JPEG Column: 100th meeting in Covilha, Portugal
JPEG AI reaches Committee Draft stage at the 100th JPEG meeting The 100th JPEG meeting was held in Covilhã, Portugal, from July 17th to 21st, 2023. At this meeting, in addition to its usual standardization activities, the JPEG Committee organized a celebration on the occasion of its 100th meeting. This face-to-face meeting, the second after the ...
VQEG Column: VQEG Meeting June 2023
Introduction This column provides a report on the last Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG) plenary meeting, which took place from 26 to 30 June 2023 in San Mateo (USA), hosted by Sony Interactive Entertainment. More than 90 participants worldwide registered for the hybrid meeting, counting with the physical attendance of more than 40 people. This ...
MPEG Column: 143rd MPEG Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland
The 143rd MPEG meeting took place in person in Geneva, Switzerland. The official press release can be accessed here and includes the following details: MPEG finalizes the Carriage of Uncompressed Video and Images in ISOBMFF MPEG reaches the First Milestone for two ISOBMFF Enhancements MPEG ratifies Third Editions of VVC and VSEI MPEG reaches the First Milestone of AVC ...
JPEG Column: 99th JPEG Meeting
JPEG Trust on a mission to re-establish trust in digital media The 99th JPEG meeting was held online, from 24th to 28th April 2023. Providing tools suitable for establishing provenance, authenticity and ownership of multimedia content is one of the most difficult challenges faced nowadays, considering the technological models that allow effective multimedia data manipulation and generation. ...