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1Requirements documents approved at this meeting

No.		Title
11630	Description of Exploration Experiments in 3D Video Coding
11631	Report on Experimental Framework for 3D Video Coding
11661	Audio for High Efficiency Video Coding
11673	Low-Complexity Video Coding – Draft Problem Statement
11674	Compact Descriptors for Visual Search: Draft Call for Proposals
11675	Compact Descriptors for Visual Search: Evaluation Framework (draft)
11676	Call for Evidence on Option-1 Video Coding Technology
11677	ISO/IEC 15938-9:2005/PDAM 1
11678	Applications and Requirements on 3D Video Coding
11679	Draft Call for Proposals on 3D Video Coding Technology
11680	Liaison letter to ITU-T SG 16 on Telepresence Systems
11681	Requirements for MPEG Frame-Compatible Enhancement (MFC)
11682	Test Conditions and Evaluation Process for MFC
11683	Liaison statement template on MPEG frame-compatible activities
11684	AHG on scalable resolution enhancement of frame-compatible stereoscopic 3D video
11685	AHG on Evaluation of Responses to the Call for Evidence
11686	AHG on Lightweight Video Coding
11687	AHG on 3D Video Coding
11688	AHG on Compact Descriptors for Visual Search
11689	AHG on MPEG Media Transport (MMT)
11690	AHG on MPEG-7 Profile

2Systems

2.1MPEG Font Formats

At the 93^rd meeting, MPEG issued the Call for Proposals N11538 Composite Font Standard: Call for Proposals and the associated document N11537 Requirements and Use Cases for the Composite Font Standard. The Requirements group thanks Adobe and Apple for their responses to the call. MPEG received sufficient technology in order to start the standardization process. The work is carried out in the Systems Subgroup.

3Video

3.1MPEG-7 AVDP

Several broadcasters requested a new profile for MPEG-7 covering several aspects of audio, video and systems. The main functionality of this audio visual description profile (AVDP) is describing the results of automatic media analysis with audio/video low-level features for audio-visual content. They are to be used for the archives of the broadcast industry. Changes to the WD were approved resulting in the current PDAM N11677 ISO/IEC 15938-9:2005/PDAM 1. The current work plan foresees the amendment to be finalized in 11/2011.
In order to assure that the profile covers the relevant applications foreseen in the broadcast industry, EBU will organize an evaluation of the tools (Figure 1) listed as part of the new AVDP.
Work is progressed within the adhoc group N11690 AHG on MPEG-7 Profile.

Figure 1 - Tools of AVDP.

3.2Miscellaneous

At the 92^nd MPEG meeting, a proposal for a new profile for surveillance videos (m17461) was entertained. At this meeting, no support for the proposal was presented.

4Explorations

4.1Compact Descriptors for Visual Search (CDVS)

Images are foreseen as input for visual search. The temporal extension of images also known as video will enable life interaction. ETRI and Stanford University contributed databases for use in this potential standardization activity. While this increases the amount of test data, more contributions of databases is required. Additional input on destructors, high quality reference and low-quality test data is required. It appears that MPEG needs a database with text images. More video would also be beneficial. Furthermore, the annotations of the databases need to be unified. A CfP will only be meaningful if the before mentioned issues get resolved. The adhoc group N11688 AHG on Compact Descriptors for Visual Search will work on these issues.

MPEG met with JPEG on CDVS. The activities JPSEC and JPSearch may benefit from the CDVS activity. Future meetings are envisioned when MPEG and JPEG have collocated meetings.
In order to prepare the CfP and evaluation, MPEG issued the documents N11675 Compact Descriptors for Visual Search: Evaluation Framework (draft) and N11674 Compact Descriptors for Visual Search: Draft Call for Proposals.
Given the open issues, the earliest time for issuing a call will be the 95^th meeting with an evaluation planned prior to the 97^th meeting.