Editorial: MPEG Applications and Services

摘要

In 2005, I edited a special issue for The Computer Journal which gave a flavour of what it was like to work with emerging MPEG (Motion Picture Expert Group) standards at the time. The shift away from proprietary tools and techniques had already begun a few years before and it was rewarding to read how MPEG standards were beginning to change not only the multimedia research landscape but also our entertainment, learning and much more. The rise in MPEG applications and services penetrating home, education and work has followed the rise in multimedia standards.