An Open, Multiplatform, Free Specification for
Digital Music, Photo, and Video Collections
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MPV and Digital Imaging - Intro
Pieter van ZeeMPV Initiative [email protected]. +1 541-715-8685
Contact Info: http://www.osta.org/mpv
DI into the LivingroomToday
PhotosVideo clips
Audio
OrganizeConvert
Burn
DVD-VideoVideo-CD
DVDPlayer
TV
Camera TV
From Consumer or Retailer
DI into the LivingroomEmerging
JPEG OrganizeBurn
JPEGs
JPEGPlayer
TV
JPEG OrganizeJPEG Player
Media Receiver TV
Capture JPEGs
wireless
Problem: Poor User ExperienceNo Standards for Organizing & Playing
Digital Music, Photos, Video
•Slow to startup
•Hard to navigate
•File system interaction
•Poor slideshow experience – not multimedia
•Poor interoperability
MPV – Consistent Way to Organize And Playback Multimedia Collections
AssetListStill
Rendition: masterRendition: screenRendition: thumbnail
StillRendition: masterRendition: screenRendition: thumbnail
StillRendition: masterRendition: screenRendition: thumbnail
StillRendition: masterRendition: screenRendition: thumbnail
StillRendition: masterRendition: screenRendition: thumbnail
Different File Layouts Identical MPV Playlists
DI into the LivingroomMPV Provides Interoperability
JPEG OrganizeBurn
JPEGs
JPEGPlayer
TV
JPEG OrganizeJPEG Player
Media Receiver TV
Capture JPEGs
wireless
MPV Technology
•Managed by Optical Storage Technology Assoc.
•Open, multiplatform, free from OSTA
•Spec & SDK available now
•Logo program for compatibility guarantee
•Adds on, preserves compatibility with current players
•Any storage media
•CPXe supports ordering prints using MPV
•Players require only small additional code
Companies SupportingDevelopment of MPV
•ACD Systems Inc.•ArcSoft Inc.•Eastman Kodak Co.•ESS Technology•Hewlett-Packard Co.•LG Electronics Co.•LSI Logic•MUSICMATCH•Oak Technology
•Philips Electronics•Pixel Magic Imaging•Planetweb Inc•Rimage Corporation•Roxio Inc.•Samsung Electronics Co.•Sonic Solutions Inc.•Ulead Technology•Zoran Corp
Upcoming announcement at CeBIT
An Open, Multiplatform, Free Specification for
Digital Music, Photo, and Video Collections
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MPV and Digital Imaging - Intro
Pieter van ZeeMPV Initiative [email protected]. +1 541-715-8685
Contact Info: http://www.osta.org/mpv
MPV Support in ProductsExample: DVD Players
watch
browse
Some players will
support printing
Discs & Memory CardsOf Digital Media Files
(e.g. MP3, JPEG, MPEG)+ MPV Playlists
listen
Create MultimediaCollections
Fast Startup,Easy Navigation,
Rich Content
MPV Navigation ExamplesStructure Determined by User or Application
Personal Photo, Video Collections
By Album Falling in Love with Glenn Miller Fabulous Benny Goodman Famous Overtures Great Swing Classics
Harlem Air Shaft Jumpin’ at the Woodside Intermission Riff I’m Beginning to See the Light…
River of Peace Shaking the Blues Away
By Artist By Genre By Mood By Title…
By Date Group By Event
Christmas 2002, Dec. 2002 Making Apple Cider, Nov. 2002 Odell Lake Ski Trip, Jan. 2003 Pumpkins to Treats, Oct. 2002 School Activities, Dec. 2002
untitled untitled 2nd grade class photo untitled…
Trip to Waldo Lake, Aug. 2002 By Person By Place…
Personal Music Collections
MPV Benefits
User Benefits
• Single playlist format for music, photos, video files
• Consistent, easy navigation of 100s to 1000s of files
• Quick startup on disc or memory card insertion
• Slideshow with music, music with photos & video, video with stills to print
• Exchange collections between applications
Technology Benefits
• Managed by Optical Storage Technology Assoc.
• Open, multiplatform, free from OSTA
• Spec & SDK available now
• Logo program for compatibility guarantee
• Adds on, preserves compatibility with current players
• Any storage media
• CPXe supports ordering prints using MPV
• Players require only small additional code
Multimedia Album / Playlist
• Set of assets– Simple assets:
Still, Video, Audio, …– Composite assets:
Still+Audio, Multishot, Panorama, …
– Renditions: Thumbnail, Screen, …
• Presentation playlist– Sequence of assets– Presentation Control:
foreground/background, duration, transition, etc.
• Basic metadata– Title, description, keywords,
dates, …
• Uses XML format
WAV
Exif
Exif
Exif
MPG
MP3
Foreground 1. Still+Audio 2. Video 3. Panorama 4. Still
Background 1. Audio