

MPEG4 extends earlier (MPEG1 and -2) video and audio standards by including speech and scene (video) synthesis and AI-based image processing in its spec. This industry group fosters acceptance of the MPEG4 standard by providing FAQs, specs, events, presentations and white papers, and authoring tools. The site offers a lucid overview of the MPEG4 standard; white papers on stream management, scene descriptions, audio coding, and the like; OpenDivX and other streaming tools, and reports of the resolutions passed at industry conferences.