- Are you or have you been an MPEG member?
Yes and yes (for almost 15 years) - What do you think makes MPEG special?
The list is probably incomplete but here it goes: 1) MPEG can draw a large number of people from different parts of the video ecosystem and provide an extremely effective platform – thanks to an effective and well managed process (at least most of the time) – for people to collaborate technically; 2) generation after generation, MPEG has always produced the most premium quality video codec standards; 3) MPEG is always able to keep up with change of industry and adapt quickly; 4) MPEG is willing to take on all sorts of new things.
A further note on #4, I don’t necessarily agree with all these new initiatives, but the question is what makes MPEG special, so I threw it in. - What do you think is the most important MPEG impact?
Undoubtedly in my mind, the video codec standards (you can call it biased opinion of course). - Do you think MPEG is a good conduit for research?
I think so, sometimes too good a conduit, by which I mean some research just stays as research for too long in MPEG. I give MPEG credit for having a much more healthy mix of industry people vs. academic people. With all due respect for the academic folks, I note that some of them do research in MPEG for a very long time. - Can you comment on your MPEG experience?
largely positive. I can’t say I agree with everything that happens there, but isn’t that just part of life? - Are you satisfied with MPEG standards?
generally yes. But the answer in #5 applies here too. - Do you think MPEG standards are the right choice?
I think this is a tough one given there are so many of them, and quite a diverse set. Hard to make a blanket statement, because a lot of them I haven’t read or used. For the ones that I have read/used, i.e., the video codec standards and a bit of the systems standards, the answer is yes. - What do you expect from MPEG in the future?
I think we should think carefully where we are going and how we want to get there. Let me just call the video codec standards MPEG’s crown jewels. While MPEG expands into new territories and greener pastures, how can we make sure we preserve the crown jewels and help them shine even more? How can we make sure to continue to listen the industry at large and hear the consensus?
A further note: I suspect that I didn’t answer the question directly. However, what I said is what comes to my mind when “MPEG” and “future” come in one sentence.
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