Masayuki Tanimoto

  1. Are you or have you been an MPEG member?
    Yes
  2. What do you think makes MPEG special?
    Leadership of Convener and a large group of experts who have various background and have been participating MPEG for long
  3. What do you think is the most important MPEG impact?
    Success of MPEG-2
  4. Do you think MPEG is a good conduit for research?
    MPEG can provide research topics and a place of detailed discussion to researchers. However, MPEG should make efforts to find and invite new researchers who have important future technology.
  5. Can you comment on your MPEG experience?
    I proposed FTV to MPEG in 2001. I reported a new type of visual media and new technology. They are very different from conventional ones. MPEG regarded they were challenging and started discussion on FTV and ray-space. Since then, MPEG has been developing standards on FTV in the first phase, second phase and current third phase. I’m very grateful for it.
  6. Are you satisfied with MPEG standards?
  7. Do you think MPEG standards are the right choice?
  8. What do you expect from MPEG in the future?
    MPEG finds a seed of important future technology and grows it.

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