MPEGIF Membership Continues to Grow While the Interop/Logo Qualification Program is Now Open.FREMONT, Calif. -- The MPEG Industry Forum The MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF) is a non-profit consortium dedicated to "further the adoption of MPEG Standards, by establishing them as well accepted and widely used standards among creators of content, developers, manufacturers, providers of services, and end users. (MPEGIF (MPEG Industry Forum, www.mpegif.org) A Swiss not-for-profit organization devoted to the advancement of MPEG-4, MPEG-7 and MPEG-21 standards worldwide. Founded in 2000 as M4IF and renamed MPEGIF in 2003, the organization does not license MPEG, but is involved in discussions ) today announced that several leading companies have joined the organization. In addition, MPEGIF has re-launched their logo qualification program, opening it up to all industry participants. New MPEGIF members include: ARC International Human Monitoring Ltd. ATI Technologies NagraVision Ceva DSP Ltd. Popwire Chips & Media Inc. Miravid Inc. Freescale Semiconductors Robert Gordon University Harman Becker Automotive Systems Vweb Corp. HiSilicone Technologies Co. Inc. These companies join the ranks of leading suppliers and early adopters of the latest standards based 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). technology. In addition, MPEGIF's Logo Qualification Program has now been made available to all industry participants and is no longer limited to products supplied by members of MPEGIF. The program is being operated to ensure interoperability among products and technology using MPEG-4. The program is designed such that participants' products undergo testing against standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. bitstreams and qualified products to confirm they work together under specific MPEG profiles and levels. Qualified products have the right to display the distinctive MP4 Qualification Mark and may list their documentation, literature, qualification test results and advertising on the Logo Program website (http://logo.mpegif.org). Using this site, Qualified products can be selected or have their status confirmed by browsing the Product Directory area. The MPEGIF's internet presence counts millions of hits per month and is one of the most frequented resources devoted to MPEG technologies. "The video ecosystem, especially in respect of MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, is evolving by the minute and with the MPEGIF Logo Qualification Program being available, and indeed the first products having received qualification already, the industry is now provided with the means to better differentiate and consider what the market is offering," said Sebastian Moeritz, President of MPEGIF. "It took many years for interoperability to be the norm as MPEG-2 emerged, the work of the forum in MPEG-4 interoperability is essential to the success of our industry," said David Price There have been a number of people named David Price:
About the MPEG Industry Forum -- MPEGIF represents approximately 100 companies from diverse industries. MPEGIF member companies are evenly distributed across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia, addressing MPEG adoption issues that go beyond the charter of ISO/IEC ISO/IEC International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ITU-T M 3000) MPEG. Specifically focusing on the widespread adoption of MPEG-4 AVC See H.264. and AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) An audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards. AAC, especially MPEG-4 AAC, provides greater compression and better sound quality than MP3, which also came out of the MPEG standard. , activities include marketing, interoperability and the MPEGIF Logo Qualification Program as well as presence at trade shows and extensive conference participation. For more information visit: http://www.mpegif.org, or contact Nicola Wissler at +1 510-744-4025, or by Email at nicola.wissler@mpegif.org. |
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