The problem of scheduling MPEG-4 video objects for real-time encoding on to parallel architectures is studied. It is shown the need for the analysis of the MPEG-4 video encoder and the design of a scheduler that exploits the MPEG-4 concurrency. A real-time MPEG-4 scheme should take into account characteristics such as VOPs deadlines, precedence constraints, and encoding complexity issues. Concu...

The MPEG immersive video (MIV) standard is the latest addition to MPEG-I suite of standards. It focuses on representation and coding media. MIV designed support virtual extended reality applications that require six degrees freedom visual interaction with rendered scene. Edition-1 now in its final phase standardization. Leveraging conventional 2-D codecs, efficiently codes volumetric scenes all...

Since its emerging in mid 90’s, MPEG-2 [1] has been widely accepted by the digital video industry. There have been huge amount of video content stored in MPEG-2 format. MPEG4 [2] is the latest video coding standard out of MEPG targeted at network video applications. The Simple Profile (SP) of MPEG-4 is often used in practical applications. Thus, it is often necessary to perform MPEG-2 to MPEG-4...

The blood-brain barrier is a substantial obstacle for delivering anticancer agents to brain tumors, and new strategies for bypassing it are sorely needed for brain tumor therapy. Intranasal delivery provides a practical, noninvasive method for delivering therapeutic agents to the brain. Intranasal application of nano-sized micelles that have been modified with Tat peptide facilitates brain deli...

Networking of MPEG-4 content is the topic of ongoing standardization efforts in the ISO MPEG and IETF. In this paper, we describe a complete architecture for the transport of MPEG-4 content over the Internet. The MPEG-4 concept of separation between applications and delivery mechanism is preserved. The use of well-established Internet protocols, such as the Real Time Protocol (RTP) and the Real...

The purpose of this page is to provide an overview of the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video coding algorithms and standards and their role in video communications. The text is organized as follows: The basic concepts and techniques which are relevant in the context of the MPEG video compression standards are reviewed first. In the following the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video coding algorithms are outlined in mo...