Source:

Leonardo Chiariglione

Title:

Ad hoc groups established at the 98^th MPEG meeting

Status:

Approved

N12416

AHG on 3D Audio and USAC

Mandate:

1. Progress possible use cases, requirements and evaluation methods for 3D Audio
2. Edit MPEG-4 Part 24, Audio Systems Interaction
3. Edit USAC Conformance WD
4. Progress USAC Common Encoder Reference Software
5. Maintain Audio-related conformance data
6. Maintain Audio-related reference software

Chair:

S. Quackenbush

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

No

Reflector:

mpeg-audio-call@audioresearchlabs.com

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N12427

AHG on 3DG documents, software maintenance and core experiments

Mandate:

1. Maintain and edit 3DG documents
2. Coordinate 3DG related conformance and reference software
3. Coordinate the technical work on Pattern based 3D Mesh Coding
4. Coordinate editing of the www.mpeg-3dgc.com web site

Chairmen:

Francisco Morán Burgos, Seung Wook Lee

Duration:

Until 99^th meeting

Meetings:

Sunday before 99^th meeting

Reflector:

mpeg-3dgc AT gti. ssr. upm. es

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N12428

AHG on Multi-Resolution 3D mesh Coding

Mandate:

1. Design the encoding of additional attributes per vertex
2. Update the verification model software with support for encoding additional attributes per vertex
3. Continue the evaluation experiments
4. Update the testing platform (MMW.com)

Chairmen:

Minsu Ahn, Khaled Mamou, Xiangyang Ji

Duration:

Until 99^th meeting

Meetings:

Sunday before 99^th meeting

Reflector:

mpeg-3dgc AT gti. ssr. upm. es

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N12429

AHG on Graphics Tool Library

Mandate:

1. Design, implement and test the GTL FUs (textual description and the block diagram specifying the input/output interfaces and behavior) for 3DG decoders

Chairmen:

Christian Tulvan, Seung Wook Lee

Duration:

Until 99^th meeting

Meetings:

Sunday before 99^th meeting

Reflector:

mpeg-3dgc AT gti. ssr. upm. es

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N12431

AHG on Augmented Reality

Mandate:

1. Edit the AR AF documents
2. Identify the MPEG technologies that shall be part of AR AF
3. Identify additional needs for AF AR

Chairmen:

Marius Preda, Minsu Ahn, James D.K. Kim

Duration:

Until 99^th meeting

Meetings:

Sunday before 99^th meeting

Reflector:

mpeg-3dgc AT gti. ssr. upm. es

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N12377

AHG on MPEG-7 Visual

Mandate:

1. To coordinate updating of the XM to latest compilers and external libraries,
2. To maintain consistency of MPEG-7 Visual related documents, Reference Software and Conformance,
3. To investigate on accelerated matching/retrieval procedures for Image and Visual Signatures,
4. To improve XM s/w and its documentation.
5. To take care that the entire XM is available at the MPEG SVN site.

Chairmen:

Miroslaw Bober, Stavros Paschalakis (co-chairs)

Duration:

Until 99^th Meeting

Meetings:

No

Reflector:

mpeg7-visual@elka.pw.edu.pl

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N12378

AHG on Reconfigurable Media Coding

Mandate:

1. To conduct the core experiments described in N12371
2. To discuss and study the developments necessary for ongoing and future amendments of 23001-4 and 23002-4.
3. To maintain the normative and non-normative parts of RMC software, and the conformance.
4. To study the relationship between RMC and other parts of MPEG standards.

Chairmen:

Marco Mattavelli (chair), Mickael Raulet (associate chair)

Duration:

Until 99^th Meeting

Meetings:

No

Reflector:

rvc@listes.epfl.ch

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N12379

AHG on 3D Video Coding

Mandate:

1. Finalize editing of test report, test models under consideration, CE descriptions, text on MVC extension
2. Coordinate SW integration plan and core experiments
3. Maintain the software for depth map and view generation
4. Evaluate results of core experiments, considering the relation with CfP results.
5. Study possible changes to test conditions (view positions, baseline, extrapolation)
6. Solicit and consider new challenging test material
7. Prepare viewing for 99^th meeting

Chairmen:

Karsten Müller, Anthony Vetro, Vittorio Baroncini (co-chairs)

Duration:

Until 99^th Meeting

Meetings:

Yes (Saturday and Sunday before the 99^th meeting)

Reflector:

mpeg-ftv@lists.rwth-aachen.de

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N12380

AHG on Compact Descriptors for Visual Search

Mandate:

1. Finalise full cross verification of the proposals submitted to 98th meeting, according to N12368.
2. Construct software for the Test Model under Consideration N12367 (by 2nd of January 2012, 9am).
3. Review the CDVS databases to improve region localisation and correct ground truth as per work-plan N12368.
4. Bring evidence regarding implementation requirements, e.g. memory use restrictions, for CDVS applications.
5. Continue promoting CDVS activities.

Chairmen:

Miroslaw Bober (Chair), Giovanni Cordara, Danilo Pau, Gabriel Takacs (co-chairs)

Duration:

Until 99th Meeting

Meetings:

Yes (AHG meeting on Sunday before 99th Meeting)

Reflector:

cdvs@tnt.uni-hannover.de

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N12381

AHG on Web Video Coding

Mandate:

1.   Finalize the WD text N12366.
2.   Discuss the technical aspects of N12366.

Chairmen:

Krasimir Kolarov (chair), David Benham, Gaëlle Martin-Cocher, Jesus Sampedro, Dave Singer, Thomas Wiegand (co-chairs)

Duration:

Until 99th Meeting

Meetings:

Yes (AHG meeting on Sunday before 99th Meeting)

Reflector:

mpeg-webvc@lists.rwth-aachen.de

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N12382

AHG on Internet Video Coding

Mandate:

1.   To discuss and improve the test model N12355.
2.   To conduct and evaluate the Core Experiments as described in N12356.

Chairmen:

Siwei Ma, Yun He

Duration:

Until 99th Meeting

Meetings:

Yes (AHG meeting on Sunday before 99th Meeting)

Reflector:

mpeg-ivc@lists.rwth-aachen.de

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N12383

Mandate:

1. Study amendments under ballot regarding 14496-12 & 14496-15.
2. Study correction of random access point clarification.
3. Study amendment under ballot regarding 23001-7.
4. Study the carriage of timed-text in file format.
5. Continue study of issues in the carriage of USAC and HEVC.
6. Prepare plan for the 4^th edition of ISO/IEC14496-12.
7. Contribute to on-going DASH and MMT activities
8. Contribute to on-going activities regarding codec independent media description

Chairman:

David Singer (Apple) and Per Fröjdh (Ericsson)

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

No meeting

Reflector:

mp4-sys@lists.uni-klu.ac.at

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N12384

Mandate:

1. 1.Professional Archival Application Format
   1. Study the text under ballot as needed
2. Surveillance Application Format
   1. Study the text under ballot as needed
3. Interactive Music Application Format
   1. Study the text under ballot as needed
4. Stereoscopic Video Application Format
   1. Study the WD
5. Contribue to on-going Augmented Reality AF activitis

Chairman:

Kyuheon Kim (Kyunghee University), Gero Baese (Siemens)

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

No face-to-face meeting

Reflector:

maf-sys@lists.uni-klu.ac.at

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N12385

AHG on Font Format Representation

Mandate:

1. To study the text of the amendment ISO/IEC 14496-22/DAM2 “Open Font Format, Amendment 2: Additional script and language tags”
2. To study the text of the ISO/IEC 14496-28/DIS “Composite font representation”
3. To study the impact of the proposed changes to OS/2 ‘Panose’ field on the existing implementations and to recommend a way the proposed changes can be implemented
4. To conduct exploration activities on integrating SVG as new glyph description format in OFF in collaboration with the W3C
5. To collect and evaluate the proposed changes and improvements to the OFF standard and produce a report with recommended work items for WG11

Chairman:

Vladimir Levantovsky [firstname (dot) lastname (at) monotypeimaging (dot) com]

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

AHG meetings may be held via teleconference if needed. At least two weeks advanced notice will be provided in case if conference call is requested. An AHG meeting may also be held on Sunday before the 94^th MPEG meeting.

Reflector:

http:// groups . yahoo.com / group / mpeg-OTspec [remove spaces]

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N12386

AHG on MPEG-M

Mandate:

1. Prepare final disposition of NB comments for Parts 1,2,  4 and 5
2. Continue editing of Study of DISes for Parts 1, 2, 4, and 5
3. Solicit contributions and implementations for Parts 3 and 6

Chairman:

Xin Wang (xwang_at _ huawei_ dot_com), Youngkwon Lim (young_at_netntv_ dot_co_ dot_kr)

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

A face-to-face meeting will be held on Sunday before the next MPEG meeting

Reflector:

mpeg-m_*at*_lists.uni-klu.ac.at

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N12387

AHG on MPEG-V

Mandate:

1. Further study technologies under consideration (N12313)
2. Continue study of standards under ballot
3. Study relationship between MPEG-U and MPEG-V

Chairman:

Marius Preda

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

A meeting will be held weekend before the next meeting

Reflector:

metaverse@lists.uni-klu.ac.at

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N12388

AHG on Contract Expression Language

Mandate:

1. Prepare final disposition of NB comments
2. Continue editing of study text

Chairman:

Xin Wang (xwang_at _ huawei_ dot_com), Jaime Delgado (Jaime_dot_Delgado_at_ac_dot_upc_dot_edu)

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

A face-to-face meeting will be held on Sunday before the next MPEG meeting

Reflector:

mpeg-m_*at*_lists.uni-klu.ac.at

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N12288

AHG on User Descriptions

Mandate:

1. Study requirements on user descriptions related to MPEG
2. Study technologies standardized by MPEG related to user description
3. Solicit contributions on this area

Chairman:

Youngkwon Lim, Sanghyun Joo (joos@etri.re.kr)

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

No meeting

Reflector:

user@lists.uni-klu.ac.at

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N12389

Mandate:

1. Collaborate with 3GPP TSG SA4, W3C, DECE, OIPF, HbbTV and other relevant SDOs
2. Solicit contributions to conformance and reference software
3. Study WD of implementation guidelines and solicit further contributions to improve it
4. Study technologies under consideration and solicit contributions on it.
5. Study format independent encryption related to m22555

Chairman:

Iraj Sodagar (Microsoft), David Singer (Apple), Youngkwon Lim (net&tv)

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

No meeting

Reflector:

dash@lists.uni-klu.ac.at

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N12390

Mandate:

1. Further study TuC (N12328) and prepare contribution to improve Working Draft (12329)
2. Conduct evaluation experiments
3. Conduct collaboration with SC 6/WG 7 on MMT development
4. Prepare development plan on the reference software

Chairman:

Youngkwon Lim (net&tv), Mohammed Raad (RAADTECH CONSULTING)

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

Face-to-face meeting.

• Date : Friday and Saturday before the next meeting
• Place : San Jose, CA, USA

Reflector:

mmt@tnt.uni-hannover.de

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N12391

AHG on Audio Visual Description Profile

Mandate:

1. Develop XSLT for AVDP schema to facilitate mapping of XM output metadata into AVDP.
   1. Identify one eligible XM tool
   2. Provide XSLT transform mapping software into AVDP
   3. Publish XSLT with AVDP schema in Part 11
2. Revise the current Part 11 document

Chairman

Masanori Sano (NHK), Jean-Pierre Evain (EBU)

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

No

Reflector:

mp7profile@lists.uni-klu.ac.at

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N12393

AHG on Study of HEVC Extension

Mandate:

1. To discuss use cases, applications and draft CfP associated with possible extensions of HEVC in the area of scalable coding.
2. To update the following WG11 output documents, accordingly
   1. Draft Requirements of Scalable Extensions of HEVC,
   2. Draft Use Cases of the Scalability Extensions of HEVC and
   3. Draft Call for Proposals for the Scalability Extension of HEVC
3. To start discussion on and creation of Anchor Sequences to be used in CfP for the Scalability Extension of HEVC
4. To review the initial anchor sequences during an Adhoc meeting

Chairman

Ajay Luthra, Co/Vice Chairs: Jens-Rainer Ohm, Jorn Ostermann

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

Yes, on the weekend prior to WG11 meeting

Reflector:

mpeg-hevc-ext@lists.rwth-aachen.de

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N12394

AHG on San Jose Event

Mandate:

To organize a forum on the Wednesday afternoon of the 99^th MPEG meeting bearing in mind in particular the need to

• invite speakers for the event
• organize a panel session
• create the programme
• interface with the local host to manage the logistics of the event
• publicise the event

Chairman

Jörn Ostermann, Schuyler Quackenbusch, Young-Kwon Lim, Bill Zou

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

No

Reflector:

sanjose@tnt.uni-hannover.de

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N12395

AHG on DASH and MMT

Mandate:

1. Explore limitations of the current DASH and MMT use cases and requirements
2. Identify relationship between DASH and MMT
3. Identify additional work areas for MMT and DASH extensions
4. Develop an integrated architecture for DASH and MMT

Chairman

Jörn Ostermann,Young-Kwon Lim, Iraj Sodagar

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

Yes, Sunday prior to the 99^th MPEG meeting

Reflector:

DASHandMMT@tnt.uni-hannover.de

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N12392

AHG on Multimedia Preservation

Mandate:

1. Consider other potential multimedia preservation topics to be investigated
2. Promote and seek proponents to respond to the Call for MPDI Requirements
3. Gather wider industry participations for this preservation activity

Chairman:

Wo Chang, wchang at nist.gov; Walter Allasia, allasia at eurixgroup.com

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings:

No

Reflector:

preservation@tnt.uni-hannover.de

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