#11: MPEG-4: Next-Generation Standard for Interactive Media

Organizer
Klaus Diepold (DynaPel Laboratories GmbH)

Lecturers
Klaus Diepold (DynaPel Laboratories GmbH)
Radek Grzeszczuk (Intel Corporation)
Igor Pandziz (Linköpings Universitet)
Eric Petajan (face2face)
Iraj Sodagar (PacketVideo Corporation)
JC Spierer (The MITRE Corporation)
Gabriel Taubin (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center)

Overview
MPEG-4 is an international open standard that provides technology for creation and delivery of rich, interactive media transported via the Internet or broadcast or wireless channels to a broad spectrum of user terminals ranging from set-top boxes to PDAs. This course presents an overview of the tools and opportunities for creating interactive content with a blend of media technologies.

Prerequisites
Basic understanding of various media types including video, audio, images, and computer graphics.

Topics
MPEG-4 overview: anatomy and rationale for having a standard. Synthetic and natural media objects: video, audio, graphics. Compositing and synchronization of media objects. Scene description. Compression of media objects and scene description. Delivery of content over networks: Streaming and stream management, multiplexing. Interactivity: local, remote, backchannel. Error resilience. File formats. Digital rights management: intellectual property management and protection. Profiles and levels in MPEG-4. Applications: internet streaming, wireless, broadcast.

Course #11 Notes (PDF, 14.7MB)