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Scope

Standardization of coded representation of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information - and sets of compression and control functions for use with such information - such as:

  • Audio information
  • Bi-level and Limited Bits-per-pixel Still Pictures
  • Digital Continuous-tone Still Pictures
  • Computer Graphic Images
  • Moving Pictures and Associated Audio
  • Multimedia and Hypermedia Information for Real-time Final Form Interchange
  • Audio Visual Interactive Scriptware

Excluded: Character Coding

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 2 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goal:

9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
592

published ISO standards *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29

90

ISO standards under development *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29

29

Participating members

16

Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/AG 1 Advisory group on management Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/AHG 2 Leadership Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/AHG 1 Scope and structure Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 1 Coding of digital representations of images Working group
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 11 Coding of moving pictures and audio Working group

Liaison Committees to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 9 Electrical equipment and systems for railways IEC
IEC/TC 100 Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 Telecommunications and information exchange between systems ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 24 Computer graphics, image processing and environmental data representation ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 Document description and processing languages ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 Artificial intelligence ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 36 Cinematography ISO
ISO/TC 37 Language and terminology ISO
ISO/TC 37/SC 4 Language resource management ISO
ISO/TC 42 Photography ISO
ISO/TC 46/SC 9 Identification and description ISO
ISO/TC 130 Graphic technology ISO
ISO/TC 154 Processes, data elements and documents in commerce, industry and administration ISO
ISO/TC 211 Geographic information/Geomatics ISO
ISO/TC 276 Biotechnology ISO
ISO/TC 292 Security and resilience ISO
ISO/TC 307 Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
CIE International Commission on Illumination ISO
IEC/TC 9 Electrical equipment and systems for railways IEC
IEC/TC 64 Electrical installations and protection against electric shock IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information technology ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 6 Telecommunications and information exchange between systems ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 24 Computer graphics, image processing and environmental data representation ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 34 Document description and processing languages ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 41 Internet of Things and related technologies ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 Artificial intelligence ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 22 Road vehicles ISO
ISO/TC 36 Cinematography ISO
ISO/TC 37 Language and terminology ISO
ISO/TC 37/SC 4 Language resource management ISO
ISO/TC 42 Photography ISO
ISO/TC 46/SC 9 Identification and description ISO
ISO/TC 130 Graphic technology ISO
ISO/TC 171 Document management applications ISO
ISO/TC 204 Intelligent transport systems ISO
ISO/TC 215 Health informatics ISO
ISO/TC 276 Biotechnology ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)

Acronym Title Category
3GPP Third Generation Partners Project (3GPP) A
AGICOA The Association for the International Collective Management of Audiovisual Works A
ATSC The Advanced Television System Committee A
CIE International Commission on Illumination A
CISAC International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers A
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute A
FIAPF International Federation of Film Producers Associations A
IMTC The International Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium A
ISOC Internet Society A
ITU International Telecommunication Union A
MMA MIDI Manufacturers Association A
SMPTE Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers A
AES Audio Engineering Society B
WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization B

Organizations in liaison (Category C)

C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group

Acronym Title Category
ABU Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union C
AFPC Advanced Function Presentation Consortium C
ATIS Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions C
AVS Audio Video Coding Standard Workgroup of China C
BDA Blu-ray Disc Association C
CCSDS Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems C
CTA - USA Consumer Technology Association C
DICOM DICOM Standards Committee C
Digital TV Group The Digital TV Group (DTG) C
DMP Digital Media Project C
DVB Digital Video Broadcasting C
EBU European Broadcasting Union C
Ecma International Ecma International C
Entertainment Content Ecosystem - DECE - LLC Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE) LLC C
GA4GH Global Alliance for Genomics and Health C
I3A International Imaging Industry Association C
IDF - UK International DOI Foundation C
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc C
IFPI IFPI Secretariat C
IPTC International Press and Telecommunication Council C
ISMA - media Internet Streeming Media Alliance C
J2G JPEG 2000 Group C
Khronos Khronos Group C
NATO - Air Group IV North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Air Group IV) C
NISO National Information Standards Organization (NISO) C
OGC Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. C
OIPF OIPF (the Open IPTV Forum) C
OMA Open Mobile Alliance Ltd. C
OMG Object Management Group C
OPF Open Planets Foundation C
Photoconsortium Photoconsortium, International Consortium for Photographic Heritage C
QUALINET QUALINET: European Network on Quality of Experience in Multimedia Systems and Services C
VESA Video Electronics Standards Association C
VirF Virtual World Forum (VirF) C
VRIF Virtual Reality Industry Forum C
VSF Video services forum, Inc. (VSF) C
W3C World Wide Web Consortium C
Date Month Location TC/SC Note
23-25 March 2020 Paris (France) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 **
4 July 2020 Geneva (Switzerland) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 **
17 July 2021 Prague (Czech Republic) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 **

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29 - Secretariat

JISC [Japan]

IPSJ/ITSCJ
Room 308-3, Kikai-Shinko-Kaikan Bldg.,
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Tokyo 105-0011
Japan

Tel: +81 3 34 31 28 08
Fax: +81 3 34 31 64 93
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Secretariat direct:

Ms Mayumi Koike