THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONGDepartment of Electronic Engineering SEMINAR Audio Video Coding Standard (AVS) – target and status By Prof. Lu Yu Zhejiang University, China Date: 27 May, 2004 25 May, 2004 Time: 14:30 pm Venue: Room 418, Engineering Building Abstract: Digital coding technology is one of the core technologies of Digital Television, Digital Video Disk (DVD and High Definition Disk), Broadband Network Multimedia Applications (Video Conferencing, Video on Demand), and new generation Mobile Communication. Establishing a standard for digital audio and video coding technology is of great significance to the Chinese Hi-Tech industry. In China during the next 5-10 years, DTV，HD-DVD, Broadband Network and 3G Mobile Communication will develop rapidly on a large volume. It is very urgent to set standards and clarify the development strategy of audio and video coding technology. To provide technology development and meet the demands of industry, the “Audio Video coding Standard Working Group of China (AVS)” was approved by the Science and Technology Department of Ministry of Information Industry in June 2002. The mandate of the working group is to establish the standard for compression, decompression, manipulation and display in digital audio and video multimedia equipment and systems. After a brief description of the short history and milestones of AVS, the principles of technical selection of the standard, the organization and working method of the experts group, and the status of this standard will be introduced. Then, some potential application scenarios will be discussed to uncover the background of the next generation AVS, AVS-M. Biography: Prof. Yu’s research interests are video coding, multimedia communication and ASIC design. She is co-chair of both the video subgroup and implementation subgroup of Audio Video coding Standard (AVS) of China. She is the inventor or co-inventor of 13 pending patents. ALL ARE WELCOME For enquiries: Prof. W.K. Cham, Tel: 2609 8281
