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Standards Column: JPEG and MPEG

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, ...


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  • JPEG Column: 96th JPEG Meeting

    JPEG Column: 96th JPEG Meeting

    JPEG analyses the responses of the Calls for Proposals for the standardisation of the first codecs based on machine learning The 96th JPEG meeting was held online from 25 to 29 July 2022. The meeting was one of the most productive in the recent history of JPEG with the analysis of the responses of two Calls for ...

  • MPEG Column: 139th MPEG Meeting (virtual/online)

    MPEG Column: 139th MPEG Meeting (virtual/online)

    The original blog post can be found at the Bitmovin Techblog and has been modified/updated here to focus on and highlight research aspects. The 139th MPEG meeting was once again held as an online meeting, and the official press release can be found here and comprises the following items: MPEG Issues Call for Evidence for Video Coding for Machines (VCM) MPEG ...

  • JPEG Column: 95th JPEG Meeting

    JPEG Column: 95th JPEG Meeting

    JPEG issues a call for proposals for JPEG Fake Media The 95th JPEG meeting was held online from 25 to 29 April 2022. A Call for Proposals (CfP) was issued for JPEG Fake Media that aims at a standardisation framework for secure annotation of modifications in media assets. With this new initiative, JPEG endeavours to provide ...

  • VQEG Column: VQEG Meeting Dec. 2021 (virtual/online)

    VQEG Column: VQEG Meeting Dec. 2021 (virtual/online)

    Introduction Welcome to a new column on the ACM SIGMM Records from the Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG).The last VQEG plenary meeting took place from 13 to 17 December 2021, and it was organized online by University of Surrey, UK. During five days, more than 100 participants (from more than 20 different countries of America, Asia, Africa, and Europe) could remotely attend the multiple sessions related to the active ...

  • JPEG Column: 94th JPEG Meeting

    JPEG Column: 94th JPEG Meeting

    IEC, ISO and ITU issue a call for proposals for joint standardization of image coding based on machine learning The 94th JPEG meeting was held online from 17 to 21 January 2022. A major milestone has been reached at this meeting with the release of the final call for proposals under the JPEG AI project. This standard aims at ...

  • MPEG Column: 137th MPEG Meeting (virtual/online)

    MPEG Column: 137th MPEG Meeting (virtual/online)

    The original blog post can be found at the Bitmovin Techblog and has been modified/updated here to focus on and highlight research aspects. The 137th MPEG meeting was once again held as an online meeting, and the official press release can be found here and comprises the following items: MPEG Systems Wins Two More Technology & Engineering ...

  • Towards an updated understanding of immersive multimedia experiences

    Towards an updated understanding of immersive multimedia experiences

    Bringing theories and measurement techniques up to date Development of technology for immersive multimedia experiences Immersive multimedia experiences, as its name is suggesting are those experiences focusing on media that is able to immerse users with different interactions into an experience of an environment. Through different technologies and approaches, immersive media is emulating a physical world through ...

  • JPEG Column: 93rd JPEG Meeting

    JPEG Column: 93rd JPEG Meeting

    JPEG Committee launches a Call for Proposals on Learning based Point Cloud Coding The 93rd JPEG meeting was held online from 18 to 22 October 2021. The JPEG Committee continued its work on the development of new standardised solutions for the representation of visual information. Notably, the JPEG Committee has decided to release a new call ...

  • JPEG Column: 92nd JPEG Meeting

    JPEG Column: 92nd JPEG Meeting

    JPEG Committee explores NFT standardisation needs The 92nd JPEG meeting was held online from 7 to 13 July 2021. This meeting has consolidated JPEG’s exploration on standardisation needs related to Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Recently, there has been a growing interest in the use of NFTs in many applications, notably in the trade of digital art and ...

  • MPEG Column: 135th MPEG Meeting (virtual/online)

    MPEG Column: 135th MPEG Meeting (virtual/online)

    The original blog post can be found at the Bitmovin Techblog and has been modified/updated here to focus on and highlight research aspects. The 135th MPEG meeting was once again held as an online meeting, and the official press release can be found here and comprises the following items: MPEG Video Coding promotes MPEG Immersive Video (MIV) ...

  • MPEG Visual Quality Assessment Advisory Group: Overview and Perspectives

    MPEG Visual Quality Assessment Advisory Group: Overview and Perspectives

    Introduction The perceived visual quality is of utmost importance in the context of visual media compression, such as 2D, 3D, immersive video, and point clouds. The trade-off between compression efficiency and computational/implementation complexity has a crucial impact on the success of a compression scheme. This specifically holds for the development of visual media compression standards which ...

  • VQEG Column: VQEG Meeting Jun. 2021 (virtual/online)

    VQEG Column: VQEG Meeting Jun. 2021 (virtual/online)

    Introduction Welcome to the fifth column on the ACM SIGMM Records from the Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG).The last VQEG plenary meeting took place online from 7 to 11 June 2021. As the previous meeting celebrated in December 2020, it was organized online (this time by Kingston University) with multiple sessions spread over five days, allowing remote participation of people from 22 different countries ...

  • JPEG Column: 91st JPEG Meeting

    JPEG Column: 91st JPEG Meeting

    JPEG Committee issues a Call for Proposals on Holography coding The 91st JPEG meeting was held online from 19 to 23 April 2021. This meeting saw several activities relating to holographic coding, notably the release of the JPEG Pleno Holography Call for Proposals, consolidated with the definition of the use cases and requirements for holographic coding ...

  • MPEG Column: 134th MPEG Meeting (virtual/online)

    MPEG Column: 134th MPEG Meeting (virtual/online)

    The original blog post can be found at the Bitmovin Techblog and has been modified/updated here to focus on and highlight research aspects. The 134th MPEG meeting was once again held as an online meeting, and the official press release can be found here and comprises the following items: First International Standard on Neural Network Compression for ...

  • VQEG Column: New topics

    Introduction Welcome to the fourth column on the ACM SIGMM Records from the Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG).During the last VQEG plenary meeting (14-18 Dec. 2020) various interesting discussions arose regarding new topics not addressed up to then by VQEG groups, which led to launching three new sub-projects and a new project related to: 1) ...

  • MPEG Column: 133rd MPEG Meeting (virtual/online)

    MPEG Column: 133rd MPEG Meeting (virtual/online)

    The original blog post can be found at the Bitmovin Techblog and has been modified/updated here to focus on and highlight research aspects. The 133rd MPEG meeting was once again held as an online meeting, and this time, kicked off with great news, that MPEG is one of the organizations honored as a 72nd Annual Technology ...

  • JPEG Column: 90th JPEG Meeting

    JPEG Column: 90th JPEG Meeting

    JPEG AI becomes a new work item of ISO/IEC The 90th JPEG meeting was held online from 18 to 22 January 2021. This meeting was distinguished by very relevant activities, notably the new JPEG AI standardization project planning, and the analysis of the Call for Evidence on JPEG Pleno Point Cloud Coding. The new JPEG AI Learning-based Image Coding System ...

  • ITU-T Standardization Activities Targeting Gaming Quality of Experience

    ITU-T Standardization Activities Targeting Gaming Quality of Experience

    Motivation for Research in the Gaming Domain The gaming industry has eminently managed to intrinsically motivate users to interact with their services. According to the latest report of Newzoo, there will be an estimated total of 2.7 billion players across the globe by the end of 2020. The global games market will generate revenues of $159.3 billion in 2020 . This ...

  • VQEG Column: VQEG Meeting Dec. 2020 (virtual/online)

    Introduction Welcome to the third column on the ACM SIGMM Records from the Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG).The last VQEG plenary meeting took place online from 14 to 18 December. Given the current circumstances, it was organized all online for the second time, with multiple sessions distributed over five to six hours each day ...

  • JPEG Column: 89th JPEG Meeting

    JPEG Column: 89th JPEG Meeting

    JPEG initiates standardisation of image compression based on AI The 89th JPEG meeting was held online from 5 to 9 October 2020. During this meeting, multiple JPEG standardisation activities and explorations were discussed and progressed. Notably, the call for evidence on learning-based image coding was successfully completed and evidence was found that this technology promises ...

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