MPEG-4: Coding of Audio-Visual Objects
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MPEG-4 (ISO/IEC 14496) is a suite of standards for multimedia for the fixed and mobile web. It provides a comprehensive framework for coding audio-visual objects, enabling efficient storage, transmission, and manipulation of multimedia content.
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MPEG-4: Coding of Audio-Visual Objects is cataloged in Standards & Industry. Its topics include MPEG-4, audio-visual coding, multimedia, compression, and mobile web.
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