[lca-mm] Re: abstract for lca-mm conf: Dirac

[Silvia Pfeiffer]

Hi Anuradha,

thanks for the submission - it looks awesome! We will be in contact
soon about the program.

Best Regards,
Silvia.

On Dec 4, 2007 10:48 AM, Anuradha Suraparaju <anuradha at rd.bbc.co.uk> wrote:
> Title: Dirac Video Compression System
> Author: Anuradha Suraparaju
> Company: BBC Research
> Length: 25 minutes
>
> Abstract:
> The BBC has worked in the field of video compression for more than 50
> years. Over the past few years the BBC has developed an open technology
> video compression system called Dirac which is comparable with the
> latest standards, H264/MPEG-4 AVC, and VC-1. Potential uses of this
> codec include Internet distributions such as web-clips, video on demand
> and IPTV. Dirac technology may be used for a wide range of applications
> from low resolution for mobile phones and the Internet though HDTV and
> to ultra-high resolution Digital Cinema. The Dirac technology has been
> extended for high quality post production use. It can also be utilised
> for desktop production over IP networks, file storage and video editing.
> This development, called Dirac Pro, is an extension to the Dirac family
> of codecs. This talk will provide an overview of the history and
> background of the Dirac Video Compression system, brief description of
> the compression technology used, implementations of Dirac in software
> and hardware, standardisation efforts and future developments.
>
> Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/projects/dirac/index.shtml
>
>