Contents

Chapter 1Introduction
1.1. Scanning the Issue
1.2. Why Write Another Book on MPEG-4?
1.3. Understanding Technology
1.4. Acknowledgments
Chapter 2MPEG—Organization and Standard
2.1. MPEG—the Standardization Body
2.2. MPEG—the Standardization Process
2.3. The MPEG Saga So Far
2.4. Why Use MPEG-4?
2.5. Criticizing MPEG-4
2.6.Bibliography
2.7.References
Chapter 3The Technology in the Standard
3.1. The Trends Behind MPEG-4
3.2. Roles
3.3. The Architecture of an MPEG-4 Terminal
3.4. MPEG-4 Comes in Several Parts
3.5. Toward Interoperable Terminals
3.6. Overview of Profiles in MPEG-4
3.7. Graphics Profiles
3.8. Scene Graph Profiles
3.9. Testing in MPEG-4
3.10. MPEG-4 Keeps Adding Tools
3.11.Bibliography
Chapter 4Technology Beyond the Standard
4.1. Why Do We Need Compression to Begin With?
4.2. What Actually Is Compression for Audio-Visual Data?
4.3. Do We Still Need Compression in the Future?
4.4. Measuring Coding Performance—Science, Marketing, or a Black Art?
4.5. Different Value Networks for Compression
4.6. Technology Landscape
4.7. Innovative Technology—FCB or Brave New World?
4.8.Bibliography
4.9.References
Chapter 5Business—Technology Interface
5.1. When Technology Meets Business
5.2. Arguments for MPEG-4
5.3. MPEG-4 in Action
5.4. MPEG-4 in Business
5.5. MPEG-4 and the Costs
5.6. MPEG-4 Licensing
5.7.Bibliography
Chapter 6Looking Ahead—Migration and Adoption Issues
6.1. Migration and Transition
6.2. Compression Remains Important
6.3. Advances in Technology—What About Patents?
6.4. Conclusions
6.5.Bibliography
Glossary
Index
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