ISO to Adopt OpenType File Format as Font Standard for MPEG-4; Adobe and Microsoft Joint Proposal Advances Text and Graphics Handling in Industry Standard Multimedia Specification.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today announced that the International Standards Organization See ISO. (ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. ) accepted, for review, Adobe and Microsoft's proposal to use the OpenType(R) font file format as the basis of a new open font format for handling text and graphics, within the MPEG-4 standard. Developed jointly by Adobe and Microsoft, OpenType is a cross-platform font file format, which provides rich multilingual support and advanced typographic control. Already Adobe has converted the entire Adobe Type Adobe Systems’ division of typography is an innovator in font technology and design, Adobe was a forerunner in the development of PostScript Type 1 and Type 3 font formats and OpenType technology, as well as being an established digital type foundry. Library into this format and today offers thousands of OpenType fonts. Use of OpenType fonts is supported in current Microsoft(R) Windows(R) and Apple MacOS operating systems, allowing users to choose from among thousands of fonts provided by dozens of digital font foundries. "OpenType fonts have been embraced by creative professionals worldwide, who recognize the benefits of multilingual support and the new levels of creative control they have when delivering high-impact text for print, the Web, and a wide variety of computing and display devices," said Digby Horner, senior vice president of Engineering Technologies at Adobe. "The ability to compress and embed beautiful resolution-independent text as part of an MPEG-4 application will expand the creative options open for everyone working with a broad range of multimedia technologies." At its last meeting in Poznan, Poland at the end of July, MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). approved formal standardization of OpenType. With the help of Adobe and Microsoft, the first version of OpenType specification text will be submitted to the ISO approval process by MPEG in September. MPEG will then use the specification as the starting point for the ISO standard "Open Font Format." Other companies will be able to reference and use the OpenType specification, at no cost, to implement an Open Font Format solution. Interested parties will also be able to submit proposals for enhancements and clarifications to the Open Font Format specification through standard ISO processes. "Adoption of an OpenType-based font format as an international standard opens new market opportunities for implementers of the standard both for OpenType fonts, and for the underlying rendering engines," said Lori Brownell, General Manager of Microsoft's Global Platform Technologies and Services. "Microsoft is pleased to be part of this open and collaborative process and looks forward to the increased availability of OpenType-based products that will meet the needs of many customers." About MPEG ISO's Moving Picture Experts Group (compression, standard, algorithm, file format, body) Moving Picture Experts Group - (MPEG, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29 WG11) An ISO committee that generates standards for digital video compression and audio. Also the name of their algorithms. (MPEG) defines digital media standards for entertainment quality video and audio, which are the formats of choice for DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. (Digital Versatile Disc digital versatile disc or digital video disc (DVD), a small plastic disc used for the storage of digital data. The successor media to the compact disc (CD), a DVD can have as much as 26 times the storage capacity of a CD. ) and DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) An international digital television (DTV) standard that is the European and Far Eastern counterpart of the North American ATSC standard. (Digital Video Broadcasting). The MPEG-4 system, as defined by MPEG, enables users to select, view and manipulate audio, video and other forms of digital content. By adopting the OpenType font file format as the starting point for video titling and text representation in the MPEG-4 standards, users are assured that all text, in a variety of digital media content, can represent multiple languages and that this text can be rendered across a range of computing and display devices. About Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe is the world's leading provider of software solutions to create, manage and deliver high-impact, reliable digital content. For more information, visit www.adobe.com. (C) 2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe, the Adobe logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft, Windows and OpenType are either a registered trademark or a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Mac is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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