IEC TS 62592:2012

Encoding guidelines for portable multimedia CE products using MP4 file format with AVC video codec and AAC audio codec

IEC/TS 62592:2012(E) specifies encoding guidelines for portable multimedia CE products using ISO base media file format and its family (ISO/IEC 14496-12, ISO/IEC 14496-14, and ISO/IEC 14496-15) with AVC (ISO/IEC 14496-10 and ITU-T H.264) and AAC2 (ISO/IEC 13818-3 and ISO/IEC 14496-3). These guidelines may also be applicable to portable non-CE products. It is applicable to the creation of MP4 files with AVC and AAC which are intended for storage, reproduction and display by portable CE products. It is applicable to both content generation software and hardware. This Technical Specification cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2009. and constitutes a technical revision. It includes the following significant technical changes:
- added 23,976 fps to all classes;
- added new class (class network SD);
- added some metadata for CE content;
- inserted some editorial improvements and clarifications.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 05-Jul-2012
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 33.160.01 - Audio, video and audiovisual systems in general
• Technical Committee: TC 100 - Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 15-Sep-2012
• Completion Date: 06-Jul-2012

Relations

• Revises: IEC TS 62592:2009 - Encoding guidelines for portable multimedia CE products using MP4 file format with AVC video codec and AAC audio codec
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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IEC/TS 62592
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Encoding guidelines for portable multimedia CE products using MP4 file format
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IEC/TS 62592:2012(E)

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 6
0 Introduction . 8
0.1 MP4 file format . 8
0.2 Issues to be considered in implementation on portable CE devices . 8
0.3 Encoding rules for open system and application . 9
1 Scope . 10
2 Normative references . 10
3 Terms, definitions, abbreviations and conventions . 11
3.1 Terms and definitions . 11
3.2 Abbreviations . 13
3.3 Conventions . 13
3.3.1 Method of presenting box definition . 13
3.3.2 Unit prefixes . 14
3.3.3 Numeric representation . 14
3.3.4 Character data .
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