MPEG-4: a multimedia standard for the third millennium. 2

Abstract

MPEG-4 defines a multimedia system for interoperable communication of complex scenes containing audio, video, synthetic audio, and graphics material. In part 1 of this two-part article (Battista et al., 1999) we provided a comprehensive overview of the technical elements. In part 2 we describe an application scenario based on digital satellite television broadcasting, discuss the standard's envisaged evolution, and compare it to other activities in forums addressing multimedia specifications.