MPEG.ORG is a roadmap to the best MPEG resources on the Internet. This website contains pages with Video, Audio and Systems technical resources, source code, test bitstreams etc. There’s also have a page dedicated to MPEG Audio Layer 3 aka MP3. The MPEG Software Simulation Group (MSSG) page gives access to the source code of several public-domain MPEG encoders, decoders …
Europeana
This is the portal of Europeana. Europeana enables people to explore the digital resources of Europe’s museums, libraries, archives and audio-visual collections. It promotes discovery and networking opportunities in a multilingual space where users can engage, share in and be inspired by the rich diversity of Europe’s cultural and scientific heritage. Ideas and inspiration can be found within the more …
Nestor
Nestor is the German Network of expertise in long-term storage of digital resources. On its website, and especially in its information database, publications, reports and other reports from Nestor itself as well as other organisations concerning these topics, can be found. Nestor was set up as a BMBF (German Federal Ministry for Education and Research) sponsored project (2003-2009) and has …
Image Communication Journal: Tutorial Issue on the MPEG4-standard
Signal Processing: Image Communication is an international journal for the development of the theory and practice of image communication. Signal Processing: Image Communication publishes articles relating to aspects of the design, implementation and use of image communication systems. The journal features original research work, tutorial and review articles, and accounts of practical developments.This issue is focused on the MPEG 4 …
The Next Stage: Moving from Isolated Digital Collections to Interoperable Digital Libraries
Contents: 1. What is a Library? 2. Brief Digital Library History 3. Moving Toward a More User-centric Architecture 4. General Processes and Stages of Technological Development 5. The Importance of Standards 6. The Next Stage: Moving from Isolated Digital Collections to Interoperable Digital Libraries. This article which appeared in the online journal First Monday (Volume 17, Number 6, June 2002) …
Digital Video Archives: Managing Through Metadata
Contents: Executive summary Introduction Metadata for digital video Dublin Core Video Production Standardization Efforts MPEG-7 and MPEG-21 Standards for Web-Based Metadata Distribution Case-study : Informedia Preserving digital data Conclusion References Overzichtsartikel, in het kader van het Informedia project, over de potentie van diverse vormen van automatische indexering voor het preserveren van digitale video archieven en voor het aanbieden van efficiëntere …