N6724

AHG on Video IDCT Specification

Mandate:

1.          Study the CD text of 11172-6 to determine its adequacy to replace the references to ANSI/IEEE 1180 in MPEG standards while retaining identical technical requirements

2.          Study the text of MPEG standards to identify all dependencies on ANSI/IEEE 1180 toward development of necessary draft corrigenda

3.          Study the potential need for the additional standardization of an exact finite-precision IDCT (and possibly an example forward DCT) algorithm that meets all conformance requirements for IDCT in MPEG standards and determine the requirements of such a standard toward potential issuance of a call for contributions on the subject

4.          Identify and draft corrections for any errors found in the specification of IDCT requirements in MPEG standards

Chairman:

G. Sullivan, A. Luthra

Duration:

Until 71^st Meeting

Meetings

No

Reflector:

vidct@ient.rwth-aachen.de

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N6725

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 14496-4:200X DCOR1 and 14496-4:200X/Amd.1 DCOR1

3.          Maintenance of the MPEG-4 software and conformance Web sites

4.          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 71^st Meeting

Meetings

No

Reflector:

sw_int@commlab18.ee.nctu.edu.tw

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N6726

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

Mandate:

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

Chairman:

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

Duration:

Until 71^st Meeting

Meetings

No

Reflector:

mpeg7-visual@lists.lancs.ac.uk

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N6727

AHG on Description Tools for MPEG-7 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 71^st Meeting

Meetings

Yes (Sunday before 71^st Meeting)

Reflector:

mpeg7-visual@lists.lancs.ac.uk

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N6728

AHG on Core Experiments in Scalable Video Coding

Mandate:

1.                 To carry out and coordinate the CEs in SVC

2.                 To communicate and discuss technical progress made in the CEs

3.                 To discuss the Core Experiment conditions on the basis of application requirements

4.                 Prepare an improved applications and requirements document as input to the 71^st WG11 meeting

5.                 To discuss and summarize the CE results

Chairman:

Justin Ridge (chair), Mihaela van der Schaar, Ulrich Benzler (co-chairs)

Duration:

Until 71^sth Meeting

Meetings

Yes (1-2 days AHG before 71^st  Meeting, to be announced 4 weeks in advance by the reflector)

Reflector:

svc@ient.rwth-aachen.de

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N6729

AHG on Scalable Video Model and SVM Software

Mandate:

1.      To edit the SVM 3.0 document within the 2 weeks editing period and maintain it

2.      To maintain and distribute the SVM software

Chairman:

Justin Ridge, Mathias Wien (chairs), Heiko Schwarz (co-chair)

Duration:

Until 71^st Meeting

Meetings

No

Reflector:

svc_soft@ient.rwth-aachen.de

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N6730

AHG on 3DAV Coding

Mandate:

1.      To distribute the “Call for Evidence on Multi-View Video Coding”

2.      To prepare and coordinate the logistics related to the evaluation of the "Call for Evidence on Multi-View Video Coding"

3.      To coordinate collection of new test sequences

Chairman:

Aljoscha Smolic (chair), Hideaki Kimata (co-chair)

Duration:

Until 71^st Meeting

Meetings

Yes (2 days AHG before 71^st  Meeting)

Reflector:

mpeg-3dvideo@mlc.nifty.com

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N6731

AHG on Video Coding Tools Repository

Mandate:

1.      To discuss and refine the "Study of Video Coding Tools Repository" and "VCTR Textual Description" documents

2.      To develop examples of descriptions of functional units and decoder configurations

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

5.      To study concepts for hardware and software implementations of the repository

Chairman:

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

Duration:

Until 71^st Meeting

Meetings

Yes (Sunday before 71^st  Meeting)

Reflector:

xtoolrepox@listes.epfl.ch

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N6732

AHG on further Exploration in Wavelet Video Coding

Mandate:

1.      To explore further technical progress in the field of motion-compensated wavelet video coding under consistent evaluation criteria

2.      To study the relationship between wavelet technology and the emerging Scalable Video Model (SVM)

Chairman:

Mihaela van der Schaar

Duration:

Until 71^st Meeting

Meetings

Yes (Sunday before 71^st  Meeting)

Reflector:

vidwav@ient.rwth-aachen.de

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N6733

AHG on Organization of a Workshop on Future Directions in Video Compression

Mandate:

1.      To gather information, establish a list, and an annotated reference of various directions in future video compression currently under study in the state of the art

2.      To prepare for a workshop on 'Future directions in video compression', and propose a first call for contributions to be issued by the 71^st WG11 meeting

3.      Prepare the logistics of such a workshop including its venue which will be co-located with a future WG11 meeting, and its date

Chairman:

Touradj Ebrahimi, Jörn Ostermann

Duration:

Until 71^st Meeting

Meetings

Yes (Sunday before 71^st  Meeting)

Reflector:

futurevideo@ient.rwth-aachen.de

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6734

AHG on the Communicating MPEG Activities to the business Community

Mandate:

1.      Seek NB assistance from volunteers that will create communications.

2.      Establish or continue the activities list below to improve WG11’s communications with the business community

a.       Business oriented FAQ

b.      OP ED (White papers)

c.       Point of contact email reflector

Chairman:

P.  Schirling,

Duration:

Until 71^th Meeting

Meetings

On the Sunday prior to the 71^th mtg  at 1630. Location TBA

Reflector:

mpeg_busi@ldv.ei.tum.de

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N6752

Ad Hoc Group on AFX documents, CEs, and software

Mandates:

1.      Maintain and edit SNHC VM document.

2.      Coordinate SNHC CE and EE activities.

3.      Coordinate collection of demonstration data set of SNHC tools

Chairman:

Marius Preda (INT)

Co-chairs:

Mahnjin Han (Samsung AIT)

Patrick Gioia (France Telecom R&D)

Duration:

Until 71^th meeting

Meetings

Sunday before 71^th meeting

Reflector:

mpeg-snhc AT gti. ssr. upm. es

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N6753

Ad Hoc Group on MPEG-J extensions for rendering

Mandate:

1.      Maintain and edit 14496-21 (GFX) documents

2.      Harmonize Java bindings to OpenGL ES with JSR-239 expert group

3.      Investigate GFX implementation in IM1

Chairman:

Mikaël Bourges-Sévenier (Mindego Inc.)

Co-chairs:

Vishy Swaminathan (Sun Microsystems)

Itaru Kaneko (Waseda University)

Duration

Until 71^th meeting

Meetings:

Sunday before 71^th meeting

Reflector:

mpeg-j AT it-aru. com

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N6755

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 newly updated “Call for Submission” document N6506 and template “Template for MPEG-4 Part 9 HDL module documentation” document N6507.

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 continue the evaluation of tools suitable to support implementation of phase 2.

6.      To proceed with the definition and possible extensions 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 reference architectures showing the usage of MPEG-4 Part 9 Reference hardware description in an example application.

9.      To continue the development of the reference HW demonstrator.

Chairman:

Robert Turney (Xilinx), Marco Mattavelli (EPFL)

Duration:

Until 71^th Meeting

Meetings

Phone conferences on 11^th November,1^st December, 13^th January 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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N6785

AHG on MPEG-21 DIP & DID 2^nd Edition

Mandates

1.      Carry out editing of DIP FCD according to disposition of NB comments on CD.

2.      Carry out editing of Study of DID FCD.

3.      Encourage contributions on improving MPEG-21 DIP FCD.

4.      Carry out further study of preliminary comments and encourage further comments on DID FCD.

5.      Monitor implementation of the DIP software implementation plan.

Chairman

Gerrard Drury (gerrardx@xenikos.com)

Co Chair

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

Duration

Until the 71st Meeting

Meetings

AhG Meeting to be held on the Sunday prior to 71st meeting.

Other business to be conducted by email or phone.

Reflector

mpeg-21-dipx@xuow.edu.au

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N6786

AhG on MPEG-21 Event Reporting

Mandate:

1.      Continue developing the reference software, as to comply with CD

2.      Produce CD 1.0  during editing period

Chairs:

FX Nuttall (fx at nuttall.org)

Andrew Tokmakoff (tokmakoff at telin.nl)

Duration:

Until the 70^th Meeting

Meetings:

A pre- meeting will be held on the weekend before the Hong Kong meeting.

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

Reflector:

mpeg-21-event-reporting@lists.telin.nl

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N6787

AHG on MPEG-21 DIA

Mandate:

1.      Carry out Core Experiments on DIA and make recommendations to modify and improve the MPEG-21 DIA AMD/1.

2.      Produce the Study of PDAM/1 by 2004/11/24.

3.      Produce an editors' input on Study of PDAM/1.

4.      Investigate possible issues in the existing MPEG-21 DIA specification.

5.      Follow and maintain the MDS DIA reference software implementation document, including tracking of the proposed deliveries of software to the Reference Software Web site.

Chairs

Christian Timmerer (christian.timmerer_at_itec.uni-klu.ac.at)

Thomas DeMartini (Thomas.DeMartini_at_CONTENTGUARD.COM)

Duration:

Until the 71^th Meeting.

Meetings:

AHG Meeting to be held on the weekend prior to 71^th meeting. Other business will be conducted by e-mail or telephone conference.

Reflector:

mpeg21-uma_at_merl.com

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N6788

AHG on MPEG‑21 URI Fragment IDs

Mandates

1.               Explore solutions for addressing fragments of ISO-based files

2.               Investigate addressing of fragments of vector graphic images.

3.               Improve WD for 21000-17

4.               Provide Reference Software for media pointers

Chair

Myriam Amielh (myriam.amielh@cisra.canon.com.au)

Co Chairs

Gerrard Drury (