INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR STANDARDISATION
ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11
CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND AUDIO

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11N
July 1996

Source: Leonardo Chiariglione - Convenor
Title: Ad-hoc groups established at Tampere

Ad-hoc groups established at Tampere

1278 Adhoc Group on Subjective Testing of MPEG-2 MVP
Mandate: To:
  • carry out subjective tests,
  • analyze and interpret the subjective test results
Chairman: Hiroyuki Imaizumi
Co-chair Ajay Luthra
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector: multiview@procy.gi.com
Subscribe: Send mail to aluthra@gi.com
1283 Adhoc Group on 13818-3 DIS Progression
Mandate: To review, and if necessary, to make editorial changes to DIS 13818-3, issued during the 35. MPEG meeting in Tampere
Chairman: G. Stoll
Duration: Until 37th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to - G. Stoll
1284 Adhoc Group on MPEG-2 NBC Formal Audio Tests
Mandate: To coordinate the formal listening test for the MPEG-2 NBC RM coder as detailed in N1281.
To distribute the results of the test in time for the CD13818-7 CD to DIS November ballot.
To report the results of the test at the November 96 MPEG meeting.
Chairman: P. G. Schreiner III - pgs@sciatl.com
Co-chair Suzuki - suzukihr@KRHM.JVC-victor.co.jp
Duration: Until 37th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone
Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to Pete Schreiner or Suzuki
1285 Adhoc Group on 13818-7 CD Progression
Mandate: To progress the work on the Committee Draft for MPEG-2 NBC (13818-7) Audio Coding by reviewing document WG11/N1307 and making editorial changes when necessary.
Chairman: Marina Bosi
Co-chair Martin Dietz
Duration: Until 37th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to Marina Bosi or Martin Dietz
1286 Adhoc Group on the optimisation in NBC Prediction
Mandate: To reduce the complexity of prediction in the NBC system and to report on the complexity/performance tradeoffs. Particular attention will be given to word-length requirements and compatibility between fixed-point and floating-point computational platforms.
Chairman: Schuyler Quackenbush
Co-chair Hendrik Fuchs
Duration: Until 37th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
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1287 Adhoc Group on MPEG-4 Audio VM
Mandate: To revise the MPEG-4 Audio VM document and the software implementation
Chairman: Bernd Edler
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone
Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to edler@tnt.uni-hannover.de
1288 Adhoc Group on MPEG-4 Requirements
Mandate: To discuss mpeg-4 requirements
  • To propose revisions to mpeg-4 Requirements Document
  • To propose and further develop Profile Definitions
Chairman: Rob Koenen
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector: mpeg4reqs@research.kpn.com
Subscribe: Send mail to mailserv@research.kpn.com with text subscribe mpeg4reqs your.name@your.place
1289 Adhoc Group on SNHC Audio
Mandate: Coordinate discussion on Audio functionality for for SNHC. Prepare and carry out technical analysis including possible experts listening
Chairman: S. Nakajima
Co-chair I. Kaneko
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings

Meeting will be held on 27-29 Sep 96 at Chicago. Other business will be conducted by E-mail

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1290 Adhoc Group on Core Experiment Methodology for MPEG4 VM Evaluations
Mandate: To refine methodology for conducting and evaluating core experiments for the MPEG-4 VM work. To coordinate the preparation of core experiments for MPEG-4 Audio.
Chairman: Karlheinz Brandenburg
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail.
Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to bdg@iis.fhg.de
1291 Adhoc Group on Audio FAQ for WWW MPEG pages
Mandate: Mandate: to collect frequently asked questions from the WWW and elsewhere, to draft unanimously agreed answers to these questions, and to upload the questions and answers to the MPEG WWW site.
Chairman: L.v.d. Kerkhof
Duration: Until 37th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone
Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to kerkhofl@ce.philips.nl
1293 Adhoc Group on SNHC Proposals for Testing
Mandate: Determine items from CFP/PPD proposals requiring subjective testing per N0999.
Select most appropriate test sequences to be used to perform subjective tests.
Prepare proposal on SNHC subjective testing requirements for the Test Group.
Chairman: Joern Ostermann
Co-chair Peter K. Doenges
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings

AHG meeting planned in Chicago, IL, USA 27-29 Sept. 1996

Reflector:  
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1294 Adhoc Group on SNHC
Mandate: Complete Final Experiment Design for PPD.
Finalize Test Data Set for PPD.
Solicit Proposals addressing SNHC functionalities.
Conduct Evaluation of Proposals addressing SNHC Functionalities
Chairman: Peter K. Doenges
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings

AHG meeting planned in Chicago, IL, USA 27-29 Sept. 1996

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1296 Ad Hoc Group to refine resolution 18. of Tampere meeting
Mandate: clarify the scope of the resolution;
devise practical menas of implementing it;
provide indication of reasonable time scale for implementation.
Chairman:
K.-H. Brandenburg
B. G. Haskell
T. Kogure
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings
Reflector: Will be established by K.-H. Brandenburg
Subscribe: A message to the MPEG reflector will be sent informing of the establishment of this reflector
1299 Adhoc Group on NBC core experiment on huffman coding
Mandate: To perform the core experimentand and report the results for the November 1996 MPEG meeting.
Chairman: David Thom
Duration: Until 37th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to dthom@msm.mea.com
1311 Adhoc Group on MPEG-4 July 1997 Audio/Visual Tests
Mandate: To determine what evaluations are to be carried out in July 97 on MPEG-4 Audio,Video and Audiovisual Tests. To specify the methodology applying to those tests.
Chairman: L. Contin (CSELT)
Duration: Until 37th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to laura.contin@cselt.it
1314 Adhoc Group on SNHC API
Mandate: Complete requirements for SNHC A/V objects and scene composition capabilities. Define SNHC API for MSDL including class hierarchy and interfaces to methods. Resolve relationships to commercial standards and development toolkits.
Chairman: Jiro Katto
Co-chair Peter K. Doenges
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector:  
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1317 Adhoc Group on Core Experiments on MPEG-4 Video Shape Coding
Mandate:
  1. To collect core experiments description
  2. Editing a document with all core experiments
  3. Distribution of the core experiments document to the video group reflector
  4. Development of evaluation criteria for results of core experiments
  5. Coordination of common conditions for appropriate core experiments
Chairman: Joern Ostermann
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings

A meeting is scheduled on 29 September 1996 in Chicago, IL, USA

Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to Ostermann@big.att.com
1318 Adhoc Group on Core Experiments on Error Resilience in MPEG-4 Video
Mandate:
  1. To collect core experiments description
  2. Editing a document with all core experiments
  3. Distribution of the core experiments document to the video group reflector
  4. Development of evaluation criteria for results of core experiments
  5. Coordination of common conditions for appropriate core experiments
Chairman: James Brailean
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings

A meeting is scheduled on 29 September 1996 in Chicago, IL, USA

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1319 Adhoc Group on Core Experiments on Mulfifunctional Coding in MPEG-4 Video
Mandate:
  1. To collect core experiments description
  2. Editing a document with all core experiments
  3. Distribution of the core experiments document to the video group reflector
  4. Development of evaluation criteria for results of core experiments
  5. Coordination of common conditions for appropriate core experiments
Chairman: Atul Puri
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to ap@big.att.com
1320 Adhoc Group on Core Experiments on Coding Efficiency in MPEG-4 Video
Mandate:
  1. To collect core experiments description
  2. Editing a document with all core experiments
  3. Distribution of the core experiments document to the video group reflector
  4. Development of evaluation criteria for results of core experiments
  5. Coordination of common conditions for appropriate core experiments
Chairman: John Muller
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings

A meeting is scheduled on 28-29 September 1996 in Chicago, IL, USA

Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to jmuller@iterated.com
1321 Adhoc Group on Core Experiments on Content Based Texture Coding MPEG-4 Video
Mandate:
  1. To collect core experiments description
  2. Editing a document with all core experiments
  3. Distribution of the core experiments document to the video group reflector
  4. Development of evaluation criteria for results of core experiments
  5. Coordination of common conditions for appropriate core experiments
Chairman: Joern Ostermann
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to Ostermann@big.att.com
1322 Adhoc Group on MPEG-4 Video Verification Model Document Editing
Mandate: To maintain a consistent version of the verification model (VM) document through:
  • coordination of the definition of the VM
  • continuing Editing
Chairman: Touradj Ebrahimi
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to ebrahimi@epfl.ch
1323 Adhoc Group on the Definition and Measurement of Statistical Performance Parameters of the MPEG-4 Video VM
Mandate:
  1. To identify and define tables for statistics of
  2. To organize the exchange of VM bitstreams and trace files
Chairman: Cheung Auyeung
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to auyeung@ccrl.mot.com
1332 Adhoc Group on MSDL Video Decoding API
Mandate: Specify Video Decoding API
Encapsulate existing C/C++ MPEG-4 source code
Create and validate a strawman application within the framework of MSDL Flex_1
Those interested to contribute to the work on MPEG-4 source code should contact Olivier Avaro.
Chairman: Julien Signes(FRANCE TELECOM-CCETT)
Co-chair Joern Ostermann (ATT)
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to signes@ccett.fr
1333 Adhoc Group on MSDL Multiplex Verficiation Model
Mandate: Document and validate MSDL multiplex specification Identify multiplex tools
Chairman: Carsten Herpel (Thomson)
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to herpelc@tcernd1.hanover.tce.de
1334 Adhoc Group on MSDL WD Editing
Mandate: Review MSDL Working Draft Set up web facilities for MSDL
Chairman: Olivier AVARO (FRANCE TELECOM-CNET)
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to olivier.avaro@issy.cnet.fr
1337 Adhoc Group on 13818-2/PDAM 4
Mandate: Advance and improve the proposed draft amendment 4 , extension code assignment.
Chairman: B.G. Haskell (ATT)
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
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1338 Adhoc Group on MPEG-4 Low Delay Evaluations
Mandate: Generate focused application requirements;
Solicit community expertise and involvement;
Evaluate the MPEG-4 VMs relative to delay considerations;
Identify mechanisms to improve VM support for a Low Delay Mode; In general, evaluate MPEG-4 core experiments relative to delay
considerations and solicit delay related information from proposers of core experiments;
In particular, interface with MPEG-4-related ad-hoc groups;
Because they too are very concerned with Low Delay operation, interface with the ITU-T LBC Experts Group relative to delay considerations.
Chairman: Richard Ivy (Electronic System Products), Mike Zeug (Iterated Systems)
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to Richard Ivy or Mike Zeug
1341 Adhoc on computational graceful degradation.
Mandate: Identification of computational graceful degradation techniques - What, When, Why & How. Assess how the July 97 tests could include graceful degradation tests.
Chairman: Marco Mattavelli
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector: isg@ftp.fzi.de
Subscribe: Send mail to marco.: isg@ftp.fzi.de
1342 Adhoc Group on Video Verification Model Assessment
Mandate: Perform a Video VM complexity analysis using as a minimum VM 2.1 as a basis. Results to be provided for the Chicago 96 MPEG meeting. Note: Dependent upon a reliable compatible bitstream being made available from the Video Group to ISG.
Chairman: Peter Kuhn
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector:  
Subscribe: Send mail to isg@ftp.fzi.de
1343 Adhoc Group on Selected NBC Audio decoder module acceleration
Mandate: To identify techniques to accelerate identified performance critical modules.
IMDCT
Provide indications of expected performance
Chairman: Paul Fellows
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector:  
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1347 Ad Hoc for final editing of the final DSM-CC International Standard
Mandate: Implement the edits agreed to during the Tampere meeting. Modify document to fully comply with ISO formatting rules.
Chairman: Matt Goldman
Duration: Until 37th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector: dsmcc@divi.com
Subscribe: Send mail to Chris Adams
1348 Ad Hoc Group for consideration of scope of DSM-CC '2'
Mandate: Consider and document possible extensions to DSM-CC
Chairman: Vahe Balabanian
Duration: Until 37th meeting
Meetings No meetings. All business will be conducted by E-mail, FAX or Telephone.
Reflector: dsmcc@divi.com
Subscribe: Send mail to Chris Adams
1349 Ad Hoc Group on Human Body Representation
Mandate: solicit human animation community expertise and participation into SNHC, incorporate the best ideas into SNHC by standardizing parameters on human body modeling develop TDS for human modeling and animation proposal submission
Chairman: Tolga K. Capin
Duration: Until 36th meeting
Meetings

Meeting in Chicago on 27-29 September

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