Introduction It is not by chance that the MPEG Future Manifesto has the following action points at the top of its list (italics are mine) Support and expand the academic and research community which provides the life blood of MPEG standards; Enhance the value of intellectual property that make MPEG standards unique while facilitating their use. Why are these two action points so important? Because the main ingredients of the successful MPEG recipe have been so far Developing the best…

Introduction An Italian proverb says “those who do things make mistakes” to mean that only if you are inactive you don’t make mistakes. According to that proverb, then, MPEG, who has done a lot of things, must have done a lot of mistakes. So, in this article I imagine there is a prosecutor making charges to MPEG and a defence attorney speaking on behalf of the defendant. Whoever wants to be part of the jury is welcome to join. Charge…

Introduction A group of people caring about the future of MPEG has established MPEG Future. According to the MPEG Future Manifesto, the group plans to Support and expand the academic and research community which provides the life blood of MPEG standards; Enhance the value of intellectual property that make MPEG standards unique while facilitating their use; Identify and promote the development of new compression-related standards benefitting from the MPEG approach to standardisation; Further improve the connection between industry and users,…

To get an explanation of the question in the title and an answer, the reader of this article should read the first 5 chapters. If in a hurry, the reader can jump here. MPEG is synonym of growth Manage growth with organisation MPEG does not only make, but “sells” standards A different approach to standards Interoperability is not just for commercials Time to answer the question MPEG is synonym of growth MPEG is a unique group in the way it has…