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 LeadPieter_van_Zee@hp.comT. +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 LeadPieter_van_Zee@hp.comT. +1 541-715-8685

Contact Info: http://www.osta.org/mpv

MPV

Additional Slides

MPV Support in ProductsExample: DVD Players

watch

browse

print

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

Problem Today:No Standard for Organization & Playbackof Digital Music and Photos on a Data CD

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