ViDe: Of Interest (archives) |
|
|
MPEG-4
º MPEG:
58th Meeting (press release).
º MPEG
Standards Emerging MPEG standards for audio, video and multimedia
content take center stage in the latest InFocus section on Systems
Design, which looks at the interoperability issues at stake with
the MPEG-4, MPEG-7 and MPEG-21 specs.
º Web
Video Codecs Compared ... a qualitative and quantitative look
at the current generation of codecs designed to work with the three
leading Web video architectures: Apple QuickTime, Microsoft Windows
Media Video, and RealNetworks RealVideo.
º MPEG-4
is streaming video Commentary by Robert Batchelder, Gartner
Analyst.
º Tech
giants push MPEG-4 standard A standards body comprising such
tech heavyweights as Apple Computer and Cisco Systems has released
a specification for streaming MPEG-4 video and audio via the Web.
Video Conferencing
º Traversal of Voice and Video Data Through Firewalls and NATs
In this white paper RADVISION examines the implications of traversing voice and video packet data through Firewalls and NAT devices and describes a selection of solutions and the issues they raise.
º A
matrix of video conferencing clients and their compatibility
with each other.
º The
OpenH323 project aims to create a full featured, interoperable,
Open Source implementation of the ITU H.323 teleconferencing protocol
that can be used by personal developers and commercial users without
charge. OpenH323 development is coordinated by an Australian company,
Equivalence Pty Ltd, but is open to any interested party. Commercial
and private use of the OpenH323 code, including use in commercial
products and resale, is encouraged through use of the MPL (Mozilla
Public license).
º IPVC,
the H.323 IP videoconferencing discussion list, has been set up
to
allow all those interested in H.323 IP based videoconferencing to
share
experiences and knowledge.
º The
International Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. (IMTC)
is a non-profit corporation comprising more than 150 companies from
around the globe. The IMTC's mission is to promote, encourage, and
facilitate the development and implementation of interoperable multimedia
teleconferencing solutions based on open international standards.
º H.323
versus SIP: A Comparison
º ABCs
of videoconferencing A comprehensive guide to enterprise-level
videoconferencing that covers everything from bandwidth requirements
to equipment options to deployment costs.
º Louisiana's
Interactive & Collaborative Research Network An introduction
to and outline of the H.323 network.
º http://www.ihets.org/network/ipvtl.pdf
The findings of the IP Video Task Force for the Indiana Telecommunications
Network; a very detailed and interesting report on H.323 videoconferencing,
including equipment selection conclusions and good detailed explanations
of why.
º Internet2
Videoconferencing Service Gearing Up With Site Coordinator Training
(press release).
º H.323 Satellite Success
On Nov 27-28, good quality H.323 video conferencing via low-cost earth satellite
was achieved for the first time.
º Seeing
is believing New devices add a sci-fi dimension to videoconferencing (from
darwinmag.com).
º Don't
hang up New technologies make Web teleconferencing worth another
look.
º Colleges
experiment with routing phone calls over the Internet Though
telephone service over the Internet is still a young area of research,
the concept of IP Telephony is catching on at some campuses across
the country.
º High-speed
telecom services make trans-Atlantic surgery possible Surgeons
in New York successfully completed surgery on a woman in France
using video cameras, robots, and high speed telecommuncations lines.
Microsoft
Data Collaboration
Video Access
º Streaming
Video: A Look Behind the Scenes Over the last few years there
has been a dramatic improvement in the quality of IP-based network
media technologies. Both real time and on-demand media can now be
created, served and played at the desktop using PC-based platforms
and software freely available across the Internet.
º Metadata
in VIP MPEG7 - Dublin Core translation ... also contains
a brief intro in the MPEG-7 and Dublin Core metadata standards,
the VIP metadata requirements for the educational case (building
playlists and using them in classes), and the XSL-T stylesheet translation.
º Microsoft,
CinemaNow tout Video-On-Demand Microsoft has teamed up with
CinemaNow to license an Internet-based video-on-demand technology
to businesses.
Miscellaneous
º Digital
Video: Internet2 Killer App or Dilbert's Nightmare? Digital
video--in some form--will play a major role in applications that
will change how we teach, learn, collaborate, and conduct research
in higher education.
º IP:
Big Protocol on Campus Universities are making the most
of advanced IP multimedia services
º Session
Initiation Protocol A number of resources and references regarding
SIP.
|
