Emerging ITU-H.26L Videocodec part of MPEG4 in 2003 - M4IF

M4IF - Mai, 2002 — MPEG has started talking with the video
compression group inside ITU for joint compression development. Output from this joint venture would result in a new part to the MPEG-4 standard, to be finalized in early 2003. It will become part of the MPEG-4 framework. more | overview

RealNetworks introduces the next Version - Realvideo 9

RNW - Mai, 2002 — RealNetworks starts RealVideo 9 with new
features as multi-channel audio for streaming or other playback. Starting at bitrates form 44 kbps audio, the new RealAudio Surround codec with multi channel support can be embedded in conventional surround sound audio. Realvideo 9 also claims to be HDTV Ready and to support all formats and resolutions. It supports Interlaced Material as well as 60 fields per second playback on TVs. A preview Version of RealProducer 9 can be downloaded as commandline utility. more

DivX supports MPEG4 encoding - DivX 5 pro

DVX - Mai, 2002 — DivX Pro 5.0 includes psychovisual
modeling, bi-directional encoding (B-frames), global motion compensation, and quarter pel. DivX Pro claims to be fully MPEG-4 compliant, and is able to encode videos that are compatible with the MPEG-4 Simple Profile and MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile. The pro version includes resizing, de-interlacing, cropping, and inverse telecine (3:2 pulldown)
directly in the codec. more

Apple announces MPEG4 support in QT 6 - won't ship with current license

QT live - Feb. 12, 2002 — Apple hält die fertig gestellte neue Videosoftware QuickTime 6 wegen Lizenzunstimmigkeiten zur eingebauten MPEG-4-Unterstützung vorerst zurück. Als Begründung gab Marketing-Chef Phil Schiller gestern auf der QuickTime Live! Konferenz bekannt, dass die neue Lizenzvereinbarung der MPEG Licencing Administration (MPEG LA) noch nicht Apples Erwartungen entspreche. more

Microsoft announces 3rd Generation Streaming - Windows Media "Corona"

NEW YORK - Dec. 11, 2001 — A new feature called "Fast Stream" should eliminate buffering delays and take advantage of the full bandwidth available to he user. "Corona" introduces two new professional-level audio and video codecs for Home-Theater-Like Audio and Video Quality. The new WMA Professional codec for Web-based delivery of 5.1 channel surround sound with full-spectrum and full resolution audio. A new version of the Windows Media Video (WMV) codec now introduces the ability to provide HDTV-like video quality for local playback on the PC. more

Realsystem adds suppport for MPEG-4

SEATTLE - Dec. 10, 2001 — RealNetworks announced RealSystem iQ support for native MPEG-4. The next release of RealSystem supportes server and client-side plug-ins of Envivio’s MPEG-4 technology. RealSystem should be also available to other MPEG-4 technology developers. more