MPEG Industry Forum

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The MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF) is a non-profit consortium dedicated to "further the adoption of MPEG Standards, by establishing them as well accepted and widely used standards among creators of content, developers, manufacturers, providers of services, and end users."

The group is involved in many tasks, including promotion of MPEG standards (particularly MPEG-4, MPEG-4 AVC / H.264, MPEG-7 and MPEG-21); developing MPEG certification for products; organising educational events; and collaborating on development of new de facto MPEG standards.

The MPEG Industry Forum, the world’s largest advocacy group for MPEG technologies, represents more than 40 international companies and organizations from diverse industries and promotes the adoption of MPEG standards.

MPEGIF, founded in 2000, has played a significant role in facilitating the widespread adoption and deployment of MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 as the industry’s standard video compression technology powering next generation television and most mainstream content delivery and consumption applications including packaged media. MPEGIF, with more than 2500 people subscribed to its mailing lists, serves as a single point of information on technology, products and services for these standards, offers interoperability testing, a conformance program, marketing activities and is supporting over 50 international trade shows and conferences per year.

MPEGIF is also running the MPEGIF Logo Qualification Program, which is designed to help guide interoperability among products and technology. The program, based on a self-certification process, is free of charge and open to all companies using MPEG technology, not just members of MPEGIF although, membership is encouraged. Qualified products have the right to display the MP4 Qualification Mark and also list their status in their documentation, literature, and advertising. They will also have their product listed in the MPEGIF Product Directory.

The board of Directors of MPEGIF is composed of

Sebastian Moeritz - President (CEO, dicas digital image coding GmbH)

David Price - Vice President & Treasurer (Vice President, Harmonic)

Rich Mavrogeanes (Founder and CTO of VBrick)

Sean McCarthy (Chief Scientist, Modulus)

Markus Moenig (CEO, MainConcept AG)