INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR STANDARDISATION
ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11
CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND AUDIO

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11/N6300

Munich (DE), March 2004

Title: List of Ad-Hoc Groups Established at the 68th Meeting in Munich, DE

Source: Leonardo Chiariglione, Convenor

 

N6309

AHG on MPEG-4 Part 9: Reference Hardware Description Phase 1 and 2

Mandate:

  1. To collect and coordinate contributions of MPEG-4 video modules described in HDL from Part 2 and Part 10.
  2. To continue the analysis of HDL modules for HW acceleration of MPEG-4 part 10 (AVC), to select relevant modules and coordinate development and submission of such selected modules.
  3. To continue verifying the conformance of submitted HDL source code and associated documentation with the requirements stated in the updated "Call for Submission" document N4966.
  4. To evaluate the interfaces of each module so that the specification of common interfaces might enable modules submitted in phase 1 to be directly reused for phase 2.
  5. To complete the evaluation of tools suitable to support implementation of phase 2.
  6. To proceed with the definition of the MPEG-4 Virtual H/W-S/W Socket that interfaces the HDL modules to the MPEG-4 generically optimized reference S/W part 7 and AVC part 10.
  7. To proceed with functionality updates and releases of the MPEG-4 Integrated Framework that interfaces the HDL modules to the MPEG-4 generically optimized reference S/W part 7 and AVC part 10.
  8. To specify the demonstrator architecture showing the usage of MPEG-4 Part 9 Reference hardware description in an example application.

Chairman:

Robert Turney (Xilinx), Marco Mattavelli (EPFL)

Duration:

Until 69th Meeting

Meetings

Phone conferences on 15th Apr., 13th May, 3th June, 25th June. at 3 p.m. GMT. Tel: (from US 1-877-582-3182, from outside US 1-706-679-1128, participant code 9202060193)

Reflector:

refhwmpeg@listes.epfl.ch

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N6350

Ad Hoc Group on AFX documents, CEs, and software

Mandate:

  1. Maintain and edit 14496-16/AMD1 WD document
  2. Maintain and edit SNHC VM document.
  3. Coordinate SNHC CE activities.
  4. Coordinate XMT representation of AFX technologies
  5. Coordinate AFX/AMD1 software implementation

Chairman:

Mariuss Preda (INT)

Co-chairs:

Mahnjin Han (Samsung AIT)

Mikaël Bourges-Sévenier (Mindego)

Duration:

Until 69th Meeting

Meetings

Sunday before 69th meeting

Reflector:

mpeg-snhc AT gti. ssr. upm. es

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N6351

Ad Hoc Group on MPEG-J extensions for rendering

Mandate:

  1. Maintain and edit 14496-21 WD document
  2. Study extension of M3G for general platforms
  3. Study feasibility of M3G subset for smaller footprint implementations
  4. Study the combination of MPEG-J and M3G

Chairman:

Mikaël Bourges-Sévenier (Mindego)

Co-chairs:

Vishy Swaminathan (Sun Microsystems)

Itaru Kaneko (Waseda University)

Duration:

Until 69th Meeting

Meetings

§ May 17-19, Tokyo, Japan hosted by Hi Corp.

§ Sunday before 69th meeting

Reflector:

mpgj-sys AT advent. ee. columbia. edu

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N6376

AHG on Maintenance of MPEG-4 Visual related Documents, Reference Software and Conformance

Mandate:

  1. To remove known bugs and harmonize ISO/IEC 14496-4 and ISO/IEC 14496-5
  2. To edit and maintain WD 1.0 of Visual Conformance corrigendum
  3. To enable an optimised reference encoder and decoder within the framework of ISO/IEC 14496-5 and ISO/IEC 14496-7
  4. Maintenance of the MPEG-4 software Web site
  5. To collect bug reports related to MPEG-4 Visual text, VM, software and conformance

Chairman:

T. Chiang, Yi-Shin Tung, Chung-Neng Wang

Duration:

Until 69th Meeting

Meetings

No

Reflector:

sw_int@commlab18.ee.nctu.edu.tw

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N6377

AHG on Maintenance of MPEG-7 Visual related Documents and Reference Software

Mandate:

To maintain consistency of MPEG-7 Visual related documents and Reference Software

Chairman:

L. Cieplinski, A. Yamada, Sang-Kyun Kim, Stephan Herrmann

Duration:

Until 69th Meeting

Meetings

No

Reflector:

mpeg7-visual@lists.lancs.ac.uk

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N6378

AHG on Description Tools for New Visual Extensions

Mandate:

  1. To carry out the Core Experiments
  2. To perform an evaluation and comment on the results of Core Experiments
  3. To explore technical areas of work for New Visual Extensions (Amd2)
  4. To take steps to facilitate the adoption of the MPEG-7 visual (e.g. technical reports on use scenarios, multimedia application formats)

Chairman:

Miroslaw Bober, Sang-Kyun Kim

Duration:

Until 69th Meeting

Meetings

Yes (Sunday before 69th Meeting)

Reflector:

mpeg7-visual@lists.lancs.ac.uk

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N6379

AHG on Core Experiments in Scalable Video Coding

Mandate:

  1. To discuss and finalize the "Description of CE" within 3 weeks after the 68th MPEG meeting
  2. To coordinate the distribution of the test sequences, anchors and software among the participants in the CEs
  3. To discuss the evolution of the software
  4. To conduct and coordinate the CEs in SVC
  5. To discuss evaluation criteria related to the Core Experiments and evaluate the results of the CEs in the AHG meeting
  6. To prepare the expert viewing

Chairman:

Mihaela van der Schaar (chair), A. Becker, J. Ridge, C.J. Tsai (co-chairs)

Duration:

Until 69th Meeting

Meetings

Yes (2 days AHG before 69th Meeting, to be announced by the reflector)

Reflector:

svc@ient.rwth-aachen.de

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N6380

AHG on 3DAV Coding

Mandate:

  1. To discuss and refine the "Requirements on Multimedia Application Format for Omni-directional Video" and discuss possible implications with regard to a normative definition
  2. To discuss and refine the "Draft Call for Evidence on Multiple View Video Coding"
  3. To draft a set of requirements relevant to the Call for Evidence
  4. To coordinate the experimental evaluation of the test conditions described in the "Draft Call for Evidence on Multiple View Video Coding"

Chairman:

Aljoscha Smolic, Hideaki Kimata

Duration:

Until 69th Meeting

Meetings

Yes (Sunday before 69th Meeting)

Reflector:

mpeg-3dvideo@mlc.nifty.com

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N6381

AHG on Video Coding Tools Repository

Mandate:

  1. To discuss and refine the "Study of Video Coding Tools Repository" document
  2. To develop examples of descriptions of functional units
  3. To identify the benefits of the repository and suggest an appropriate formalism to accomplish the goal
  4. To study requirements and feasibility of the Video Coding Tools Repository concept for the concrete application case of an intra-only decoder profile

Chairman:

Euee S. Jang (chair), Kohtaro Asai (co-chair)

Duration:

Until 69th Meeting

Meetings

Yes (Sunday before 69th Meeting)

Reflector:

xtoolrepox@listes.epfl.ch

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N6394

AHG to evaluate responses to the MPEG-21 IPMP CfP

Mandate:

  1. Evaluate Responses to the MPEG-21 IPMP call for Proposals
  2. Recommend technologies to be included in the first Working Draft

Chairman:

Simon Watt

Duration:

Until 69th meeting

Meetings:

A meeting will be in Redmond on the 3 days prior to the 69th Meeting

Reflector:

mpeg-21-list at imec dot be message titles prefixed [IPMP]

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N6395

AHG on Multimedia Application Format (MAF)

Mandate:

  1. Continue to review and revise MAF overview document
  2. To create simple MAF reference software based on MPEG-4/21 File Format
  3. To compile/generate/maintain MAF files at a centralized repository for the music player AF case

Chair:

Wo Chang (wchang at nist dot gov)

CoChair:

Olivier Avaro (olivier dot avaro at francetelecom dot com)

Duration:

Until 69th meeting

Meetings:

Business will be conducted by E-mail or telephone conference.

Reflector:

mappf at yahoogroups dot com

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N6396

AHG on MPEG-7 Profiles

Mandate:

  1. To finalize the MPEG-7 part 9 FCD and DoC on CD
  2. To submit these edited documents to the SC29 Secretariat for balloting
  3. To collect profile bitstreams at to a central repository site for interoperability testing.

Chair:

Wo Chang (wchang at nist dot gov), Akio Yamada, Alan Melby

Duration:

Until 69th meeting

Meetings:

Business will be conducted by E-mail or telephone conference.

Reflector:

mappf at yahoogroups dot com

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N6422

AHG on Core Experiments for MPEG-21 DID 2nd Edition

Mandates

  1. Carry out and monitor Core Experiments related to DID.
  2. Encourage delivery of reference software contributions by Core Experiment participants.
  3. Encourage contributions on improving MPEG-21 DID 2nd Edition CD.

Chairman

Gerrard Drury (gerrardx@xenikos.com)

Co Chair

Frederik De Keukalaere (Frederik.DeKeukelaerex@xugent.be)

Duration

Until the 69th Meeting

Meetings

AHG Meeting to be held on the Sunday prior to 68th meeting.

Other business to be conducted by email or phone.

Reflector

mpeg-21-dipx@xuow.edu.au. Please use the prefix [DID]



N6423

AHG on Core Experiments for MPEG-21 DIP

Mandates

  1. Carry out and monitor Core Experiments on DIP.
  2. Submit contribution to MPEG-21 IPMP CfP based on work conducted in the CE on DIBOs for REL.
  3. Encourage delivery of reference software contributions by Core Experiment participants.
  4. Encourage contributions on improving MPEG-21 DIP CD.

Chairman

Gerrard Drury (gerrardx@xenikos.com)

Co Chair

Frederik De Keukaleare (Frederik.DeKeukelaerex@xugent.be)

Munchurl Kim (mkimx@xicu.ac.kr)

Duration

Until the 69th Meeting

Meetings

AHG Meeting to be held on the Sunday prior to 69th meeting.

Other business to be conducted by email or phone.

Reflector

mpeg-21-dipx@xuow.edu.au



N6424

AhG on MPEG-21 Event Reporting

Mandate:

  1. Produce input for ER WD
  2. conduct and report on the Core Experiment.

Chairs:

FX Nuttall (fx at nuttall.org)

Andrew Tokmakoff (tokmakoff at telin.nl)

Duration:

Until the 69th Meeting

Meetings:

A pre-meeting will be held on the Sunday before the Redmond meeting.

Other business will be conducted by E-mail or telephone conference.

Reflector:

mpeg-21-list at imec.be messages to use the prefix [ER]

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N6458

AHG on Spatial Audio Coding

Mandate:

To support the Call for Proposals on Spatial Audio Coding

Chairman:

S. Quackenbush

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

Sunday before next meeting

Reflector:

Mpeg-audio-call@uow.edu.au

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N6459

AHG on MPEG-4 Lossless Audio Coding

Mandate:

  1. Carry out Workplan for Audio Lossless Coding (ALS)
  2. Carry out Workplan for Scalable Lossless Coding (SLS)
  3. Nominate possible test sequences to IFPI.

Chairman:

Tilman Liebchen

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

Sunday before next meeting

Reflector:

mpeg_audiolossless@uow.edu.au

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N6460

AHG on Symbolic Music Representation

Mandate:

  1. Progress and consolidate the draft CfP on Symbolic Music Representation.
  2. Verify that the proposed draft CfP requirements and system architecture satisfy all of the common application scenarios integrating Symbolic Music Representation and other multimedia content.
  3. Submit the draft CfP document to companies and institutes interested in multimedia and music to solicit input and collect information on additional suggested test methodologies and material.
  4. Further investigate MPEG available technology (with Systems and SNHC experts) concerning the control of the playback speed change in an MPEG-4 multimedia scene.

Chairman:

Paolo Nesi (University of Firenze), Giorgio Zoia (EPFL)

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

Sunday before the next meeting.

Reflector:

mn-mpeg@musicnetwork.dsi.unifi.it

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N6474

Ad Hoc Group on XML Structure Binarization and Streaming

Mandate:

  1. Performs the Core experiments on MPEG-7 Extensions.
  2. Produce WD of MPEG-7 Conformance.
  3. Integrate tools of MPEG-7 Extensions in MPEG-7 reference software.
  4. Perform Core experiment on MPEG-21 Binarization.

Chairman:

5. Claude Seyrat (Expway), Andreas Hutter (Siemens), Itaru Kaneko (Waseda University)

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

Meeting on the Sunday prior to the Redmond meeting.

Reflector:

Mpeg7-sys@advent.ee.columbia.edu

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N6475

Ad Hoc Group on Scene Representation

Mandate:

  1. Complete the test set for Laser Evaluation, evaluate the results of the Call for Proposals, conduct the evaluation of the answers, and produce a Working Draft of Laser.
  2. Review and produce study of ISO/IEC 14496-17/FCD.
  3. Conduct the discussions on MPEG-4 Scene representation along with W3C and 3GPP in the area of Laser and streaming text and report back on the reflector.
  4. Review FPDAM of ISO/IEC 14496-11:2003/AMD 3 (Audio BIFS Extensions).
  5. Review and improve ISO/IEC 14496-11:2003/AMD 4 XMT Extensions (on Bitwrapper, extensions to support AFX specific XMT description, ...).
  6. Resolve issues on streaming text and font compression (positioning of text, of character sets, mecanism for the definition of text profile...)

Chairman:

Jean-Claude Dufourd (ENST), Alexandre Cotarmanac’h (France Telecom), Juergen Schmidt (Thomson)

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings

A meeting will be held in Paris, 14-17th of June

Reflector:

Bifs-sys@advent.ee.columbia.edu

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N6476

AHG on MPEG Multimedia Middleware

Mandate:

  1. Review the M3W Context and Objectives document and produce an updated version.
  2. Collect requirements on tools and APIs that shall be supported by M3W and produce an updated version of the requirements.
  3. Study standardization bodies doing related activities, assess how they related to M3W and what tools and APIs are already covered by other standardization bodies.

Chairman:

Jean Gelissen (jean.gelissenx@xphilips.com Philips), Olivier Avaro (olivier.avaro@francetelecom.com France Telecom), Ian Burnett (i.burnettx@xelec.uow.edu.au), Young Kwon Lim (Net&TV)

Duration:

Until next meeting

Meetings:

No Meeting

Reflector:

mpeg-middleware@uow.edu.au

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N6478

AHG on Communicating MPEG to the business Community

Mandate:

  1. Establish or continue the activities list below to improve WG11’s communications with the business community
    1. Business oriented FAQ
    2. OP ED (White papers)
    3. Point of contact email reflector
  2. Explore innovative means to communicate with the business community

Chairman:

P. Schirling

Duration:

Until 69th Meeting

Meetings

Sunday before 69th meeting at Redmond

Reflector:

mpeg_busi@ldv.ei.tum.de

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