Chapter 3. Object Description and Synchronization
Section 3.1. Object Descriptors: Entry Points to MPEG-4 Content
Section 3.2. Semantic Description and Access Management
Section 3.3. Timing Model and Synchronization of Streams
Section 3.4. Summary
Section 3.5. References
Chapter 4. BIFS: Scene Description
Section 4.1. Basics of BIFS
Section 4.2. Basic BIFS Features by Example
Section 4.3. Advanced BIFS Features
Section 4.4. A Peek Ahead on BIFS
Section 4.5. Profiles
Section 4.6. All BIFS Nodes
Section 4.7. Summary
Section 4.8. References
Chapter 13. Profiling and Conformance: Approach and Overview
Section 13.1. Profiling and Conformance: Goals and Principles
Section 13.2. Profiling Policy and Version Management
Section 13.3. Overview of Profiles in MPEG-4
Section 13.4. Summary
Section 13.5. Acknowledgements
Section 13.6. References
Chapter 14. Implementing the Standard: The Reference Software
Section 14.1. Reference Software Modules
Section 14.2. Systems Reference Software
Section 14.3. MPEG-4 Player Architecture
Section 14.4. Scene Graph
Section 14.5. PROTO s
Section 14.6. Synchronization
Section 14.7. Object Descriptors
Section 14.8. Plug-Ins
Section 14.9. 2D Compositor
Section 14.10. 3D Compositor
Section 14.11. Summary
Section 14.12. References
Chapter 15. Video Testing for Validation
Section 15.1. General Aspects
Section 15.2. Test Methods
Section 15.3. Error-Resilience Test
Section 15.4. Content-Based Coding Test
Section 15.5. Coding Efficiency for Low and Medium Bit-Rate Test
Section 15.6. Advanced Real-Time Simple Profile Test
Section 15.7. Summary
Section 15.8. References
Chapter 16. Audio Testing for Validation
Section 16.1. General Aspects
Section 16.2. Test Methods
Section 16.3. Narrowband Digital Audio Broadcasting Test
Section 16.4. Audio on the Internet Test
Section 16.5. Speech Communication Test
Section 16.6. Version 2 Coding Efficiency Test
Section 16.7. Version 2 Error-Robustness Test
Section 16.8. Summary
Section 16.9. References
Appendix A. Levels for Visual Profiles
Section A.1. Video Buffering Verifier Mechanism
Section A.2. Definition of Levels for Video Profiles
Section A.3. Definition of Levels for Synthetic Profiles
Section A.4. Definition of Levels for Synthetic and Natural Hybrid Profiles
Section A.5. References
Appendix B. Levels for Audio Profiles
Section B.1. Complexity Units
Section B.2. Definition of Levels for Audio Profiles
Section B.3. References