Beyond MPEG-2 - New Possibilities for Multimedia Services
IBC '99 Tutorial on MPEG-4 and MPEG-7

These are the presentations as they were given on 10 September 1999 at
the International Broadcast Convention in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

What do the recently finalised MPEG-4 standard and the up-coming MPEG-7 have to offer broadcasters? A review of MPEG-4 technology, focusing on its applications in interactive, cross-media services. Also, MPEG-7 for audiovisual data. What are the technical goals and road maps?

Chairman: Rob Koenen, KPN Research, The Netherlands

Introduction to the MPEG standards beyond MPEG-2
Rob Koenen of KPN Research
a top-level overview of MPEG-4 and MPEG-7

MPEG-4 Architecture and Tools
Olivier Avaro of Deutsche Telekom Berkom
a medium-level explanation about MPEG-4's tool set, concentrating on:

• the Systems layer
• usage on several transport mechanisms (broadcast environments and RTP)
• Advanced Interactive Content Initiative

Overview and status of MPEG-7
Prof. Philippe Salembier of
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)

• recapturing the goals
• explaining the structure of the standard
• which preliminary technical choices have been made?
• what is the relation with existing metadata schemes (e.g. SMPTE)

The Custom TV project: using MPEG-4 and MPEG-7 to enhance digital television services
Dr. Rainer Schaefer of (Institut für Rundfunktechnik)