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Press Releases

February, 2004
    HP, Nikon, Olympus, Samsung announce product introductions and plans.  Software Architects develops tools.  Konica Minolta leads development of the MPV Portable Storage specification.

January 2004:
MPV Music Profile 1.0 released.  CE Playlists spec under development.

MPV Music Profile 1.0 Specification  released (press release, spec)
MPV CE Playlists Specification under development
         HP, Nikon, Olympus, Samsung announce plans.
         Press release.  Draft spec only available to OSTA members.

7/28/03:
OSTA Releases MPV Music Profile Working Draft for Comment; Specification Available to Music Industry at Jupiter Plug.In

Press release

3/11/03:
Leading Companies Back MPV Standard for Music, Photo and Video Digital Media Collections

ACD Systems, Ahead Software, ArcSoft, Eastman Kodak Company, Hewlett-Packard, LG Electronics, Olympus, Planetweb, Roxio, Philips Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sonic Solutions, Sony Corporation

Press release (English, Japanese)
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
MPV Datasheet

2/27/03:
I3A Announces CPXe 1.0,
Open Spec for Online Photo Services Network

MPV is used for web browser-based interaction
with online photo services

Press release
CPXe Info and specs

Picture Services Network


01/08/03:
OSTA and CES Cooperate; MPV Demos at CES 2003

Press release(pdf)

11/22/02:
OSTA MPV SPECIFICATION FOR MULTIMEDIA ALBUMS AND PLAYLISTS

Read the press release (html, pdf)
Get the specification

Learn more about the technology

Companies supporting the development of MPV include:
Alera Technologies, ACD Systems International, Inc., ArcSoft, Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, ESS Technology, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, Imation Corporation, LG Electronics, Inc., LSI Logic Corporation, MUSICMATCH, Inc., Oak Technology, Inc., Royal Philips Electronics, Pixel Magic Imaging, Inc., Planetweb, Inc., Plasmon, Inc., Rimage Corporation, Roxio Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Sonic Solutions, Inc., Ulead Systems, Inc., Verbatim Corporation, and Zoran Corporation.


02/24/02:

24 Feb 02 - OSTA Press Release announcing collaboration with I3A on MPV
24 Feb 02 - I3A Press Release announcing collaboration with OSTA on MPV

Press Mentions

1H 2004

[PCMagazine Online] Memories that Last

1H 2003

[PCMagazine in Print] "Universal Playlists", p. 26, May 6, 2003 edition.. [PCMagazine Online] Universal Playlists
[EMedia] "PC-CE Connection", pp. 24-30, March 2003, EMedia Magazine. [PCWatch]
民生機と PCをつなぐ二つのオーサリング規格「MPV」対「HighMAT」

[English translation thru Babelfish] [Yahoo Japan] [団体]デジタルコンテンツ作成などの標準規格「MPV」の採用を7社が推進 [JCNNewswire]
Leading Companies Back MPV Standard for Music, Photo and Video Digital Media Collections

[CNNMoney] Leading Companies Back MPV Standard for Music, Photo and Video Digital Media Collections
[Yahoo] Leading Companies Back MPV Standard for Music, Photo and Video Digital Media Collections
[AfterDawn] Leading Companies Back MPV Standard for Music, Photo and Video Digital Media Collections
[FutureImage] Special Bulletin from Future Image: MPV gains support (email distribution) [Newspapers] Articles in Japanese newspapers. Article 1Article 2. [Kensei-News]
Leading Companies Back MPV Standard for Music, Photo and Video Digital Media Collections

[BusinessWire] Leading Companies Back MPV Standard for Music, Photo and Video Digital Media Collections
[EPubMag] Leading Companies Back MPV Standard for Music, Photo and Video Digital Media Collections
[HP] Leading Companies Back MPV Standard for Music, Photo and Video Digital Media Collections
[Kodak] Leading Companies Back MPV Standard for Music, Photo and Video Digital Media Collections (Japanese) [Olympus]
Leading Companies Back MPV Standard for Music, Photo and Video Digital Media Collections
(English)
[Olympus]
Leading Companies Back MPV Standard for Music, Photo and Video Digital Media Collections
(Japanese)
[Philips]
Leading Companies Back MPV Standard for Music, Photo and Video Digital Media Collections

[Sony] Leading Companies Back MPV Standard for Music, Photo and Video Digital Media Collections (English) [Sony]
Leading Companies Back MPV Standard for Music, Photo and Video Digital Media Collections
(Japanese)
[I3A]
I3A Announces Release of CPXe Specification Suite and New Online Directory Service
[MPV is used by CPXe to enable web browser-based interaction with online photo services] [PCWorld] Standards Should Make It Easier to Swap Discs

2H 2002

[DVDInsider] Optical Storage Technology Association Develops MultiPhoto/Video 1.0 Specification
[CNET]
OSTA announces specification for multimedia albums and playlists [DailyWireless]
DVD Software Standard
[CDR-Info]
OSTA announces specification for multimedia albums and playlists
[BusinessWeek Online]
Specs to ease CD, DVD data retrieval
[ZDNET]
Specs to ease CD, DVD data retrieval
[SlashDot]
OSTA Announces MultiPhoto/Video Specification
[InterestAlert]
OSTA Announces specification for multimedia albums and playlists
[MI2N] OSTA Announces Specification For Multimedia Albums And Playlists [MI2N]
OSTA Announces Specification For Multimedia Albums And Playlists
[CDR FAQ]
Andy McFadden's CD-Recordable FAQ - How can I show digital photos on my DVD player?
[M4IF News]
MPEG4 News
[WATT Czech] Nový formšt MPV [EMD.GR.JP] OSTA、新仕様「MultiPhoto/Video(MPV)1.0」をリリース [Goo] PC/AV機器/インターネットでマルチメディア連携を高める「MPV 1.0」発表
[Yahoo News Japan] OSTA、ディスクコンテンツ表示の新統一仕様「MPV 1.0」リリース [Delfi Estonia]
MultiPhoto/Video spetsifikatsioon
[ZDNet Japan]
OSTA、ディスクコンテンツ表示の新統一仕様「MPV 1.0」リリース

1H 2002

[EMediaLive] OSTA and I3A Announce MPV Spec, Project Impact on Consumer Digital Imaging and DVD [Photo Marketing magazine: April 2002, pp. 8-9]
DI General Sessions examine future of digital photography, printing
[M3Online]
OSTA and I3A Announce New Spec Collaboration
[CNET]
Digital photo standards getting a push
[MacWorld]
Industry working on multiphoto/video spec
[ZDNET]
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2105059,00.html
[Steve's Digicams]
The Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) and The International Imaging Industry Association
(I3A) Collaborate To Develop
MultiPhoto/Video (MPV) Open Specification
[Imaging Resource]
I3A, OSTA develop open spec for image, video display!
[DCViews]
MultiPhoto/Video Specification
OSTA and I3A propose multimedia spec (text not available for re-publication)
[CDR-Info]
Industry working on multiphoto/video spec
[Newsbytes]
Lightsurf Joins OSTA and I3A to Develop and Promote MPV Standard
[The Engineer]
Process and Playback
[DataStoreX]
OSTA and I3A to Collaborate On MultiPhoto/Video Open Specification to Enable Easier Playback of Digital Photo and Video Collections
[Lightsurf]
Lightsurf Joins OSTA and I3A to Develop and Promote MPV Standard
[WSRN]
Alera Technologies Embraces the New MultiPhoto/Video Specification
[Disc4You]
CD-Recording: Neue Video- und Photo-Spezifikationen in Arbeit
(German) [fotografim]
Multimedia: MPV
(Turkish) [tweakers.net]
Standaard voor digitale foto's in de maak
(Dutch) [BJPhoto Online]
MPV Standard Underway
[CD-R Server] Bude tu novš multi-photo/video specifikace (Czech) [Tiscali Assistenza]
Un solo standard per le foto digitali
(Italian) [ROL]
Цифровое фото стандартизируется
(Russian) [PCNews.ru]
Ассоциации Optical Storage Technology Association и International Imaging Industry Association разрабатывают спецификацию MultiPhoto/Video
(Russian)
http://www.zdnet.co.jp/macwire/0202/26/dn_mpvj.html
(Japanese)
[ZDNET]
業界団体がデジタルイメージ/ビデオの新規格を発表
(Japanese)
[CNET]
デジタル写真技術の標準化へ
(Japanese)