Ali Tabatabai

  1. Are you or have you been an MPEG member?
    Yes
  2. What do you think makes MPEG special?
    A venue where top experts, mainly from AV digital multimedia, get together and strive to find the best technical   solutions in response to the evolving AV digital multimedia industry needs.
  3. What do you think is the most important MPEG impact?
    Video compression standards.
  4. Do you think MPEG is a good conduit for research?
    Yes and more specifically in the field of video compression.
  5. Can you comment on your MPEG experience?
    Positive and a cornerstone of my long professional career.
  6. Are you happy with MPEG standards?
    Specifically happy with MPEG1, MPEG2 & AVC standards because of the great impact they had, as transformative technologies, on the whole digital video market and businesses.
  7. Do you think MPEG standards are the right choice?
    AV multimedia landscape is changing and it is no longer dominated by telecom or broadcast industries. Moreover, with HEVC related patent ownership issues making the MPEG choice is not as easy as it used to be.
  8. What do you expect from MPEG in the future?
    Continue data compression related activities with early time to the market and a clear licensing terms and policies (currently not in the MPEG or ITU-T scope).

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