Making MPEG-2 Video Display Agnostic

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: SMPTE J
Volume: 109, No. 11, pp. 876–880
Abstract: While in theory the ISO/IEC 13818–2 specification only defines the bit stream syntax and decoding process, implicit assumptions in the specification and common encoding practices often adversely affect the display process. For example, encoding parameters are often set, based on the assumption that the video will be presented only on an interlace-scan device with a fixed refresh rate and fixed aspect ratio. This assumption can result in unsatisfactory presentation on “nontraditional” display devices, such as personal computer monitors. Recently, a proposed amendment to the specification was drafted that allows for supplemental information about the source content to be carried in the video elementary stream. This information does not affect the decoding process, but can be used to generate the most faithful presentation of content on different display devices. This paper describes the history, motivation, status, and intended application of this amendment.
Publication Date: 2000-11-01
DOI: 10.5594/J17553
ISSN: Print: 0036-1682
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J17553
Author(s): Jeff McVeighIntel Architecture Labs, Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR 97124
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Jeff McVeigh received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering in 1992 from Duke University and a Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering in 1996 from Carnegie Mellon University. He joined the Intel Architecture Labs of Intel Corp., in 1996, where he currently manages the Streaming Video Technology group. Since working at Intel, McVeigh has developed realtime, software codecs for time-shifting of broadcast television and internet streaming applications. His current main area of research interest addresses the delivery of high-quality video over heterogeneous networks. He represents Intel in the ISO/MPEG standardization effort, where he has co-chaired the ad-hoc group chartered to improve visual quality on progressive-scan display devices.
Patricia GrayIntel Architecture Labs, Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR 97124
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Patricia Gray received a B.S. degree in computer engineering in 1984, from the University of Michigan and an M.S. degree in manufacturing systems engineering in 1986 from Stanford University. She joined Intel Corp., in 1987 and currently manages the Media Platform project in the Intel Architecture Labs. While at Intel, Gray has worked on the manufacturing and failure analysis of embedded controllers; application software for small networking systems; the development of software tools; and the development of software MPEG-2 video decoders. She represents Intel in the ISO/MPEG standardization effort, where she has co-chaired the ad-hoc group chartered to improve visual quality on progressive-scan display devices.
Mark BuxtonIntel Architecture Labs, Intel Corp., Hillsboro, OR 97124
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Mark Buxton received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Ohio State University in 1996. He joined Intel Architecture Labs in 1996 and is presently a senior software engineer, developing products and technologies for the Media Platform project. Buxton is currently serving as the chair of the ISO/MPEG test subgroup, and has served as chair of the MPEG-7 test/experimentation model architecture groups and an MPEG-2 ad-hoc group. His work at Intel includes the development and optimization of software still-imaging and video codecs. His current research focus is improving the significance map coding for block-based images and video.
Copyright: © 2000 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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1. ISO/IEC 1381–2: 1996 , “Infromation Technology—Generic Coding of Moving Pictures and Associated Audio Information: Video,” 1996, http://www.iso.ch/cate/d22990.html#0 . EXTERNAL
2. ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11 N3438. “MPEG-2 Video Elementary Stream Supplemental Information,” June 2000 , http://drogo.cselt.stet.it/mpeg/public/progressive_amendment.zip . EXTERNAL

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