SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 1 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Workplan Review Scheduled Workpackages Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. WP 1 - RequirementsWP2 - App PreparationWP 3 - Integration of PP and PE WP 4 M1 C WP 5 Trial ApplicationsWP 6 -ExploitationWP 7 - Project Management

SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 2 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Scheduled Tasks WP Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Workplan Review Leader: TU-WienStatus: finished Results: D1.1 Analysis of competence model within content industry  Placement of SIT-MOON environment  Basis for exploitation activities Task 1.1 User & Market Reqs.

SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 3 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Workplan Review Scheduled Tasks WP Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Task 1.2 MM Metrics Leader: PoliMiStatus: finished Results: D1.2, Part 1&2 Definition of criteria and metrics for evaluation of  MM development process and MM applications/products  MM authoring tools (online/off-line)

SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 4 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Workplan Review Scheduled Tasks WP Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Task 1.3 Permanent Observation Leader: TU-WienStatus: ongoing Results: D1.3 Observe market and related projects to  adjust strategy to react on latest developments  establish external cooperation

SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 5 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Workplan Review Scheduled Tasks WP Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Task 2.1 Definition of Content Leader: S.Paolo, Arista, PanStatus: finished Results: Preview D 2.1 Define the MM trial applications’ content  choose relevant material  prepare the production process

SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 6 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Workplan Review Scheduled Tasks WP Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Task 2.2 Tech. Organisation Leader: SiemensStatus: finished Results: Preview D 2.1 Setup of SIT-MOON environment at trial-app. sites  prepare for integration task  needed for the data preparation task

SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 7 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Workplan Review Scheduled Tasks WP Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Task 2.3 Data Preparation for MM Pilots Leader: S.Paolo, Arista, PanStatus: ongoing Results: Preview D 2.1 Prepare multimedia assets and structuring model  to be used in trial applications  to gather feedback and hands-on experience

SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 8 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Workplan Review Scheduled Tasks WP Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Task 3.1 Publishing Workflow Leader: Edit4Status: ongoing Results: Preview D 3.1 Define the process models in MM publishing  how to work within SIT-MOON (user’s view)  basis for functional specification

SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 9 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Workplan Review Scheduled Tasks WP Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Task 3.2 Processing MM material Leader: SiemensStatus: ongoing Results: work in progress Provide the technological foundation  investigate standards  define modes of integration

SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 10 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Workplan Review Scheduled Tasks WP Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Leader: RobotikerStatus: ongoing Results: work in progress Define the SIT-MOON environment  definition of open application interface  definition of integration modules Task 3.3 Functional Specification

SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 11 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Workplan Review Scheduled Tasks WP Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Task 6.1 Exploitation of Environment Leader: SiemensStatus: ongoing Results: (D 1.1), Communications Disseminate the integrated SIT-MOON environment  Define the target market  Diffuse information

SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 12 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Workplan Review Scheduled Tasks WP Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Task Technical and Adminstrative Management Leader: SiemensStatus: ongoing Results: D 7.1 Manage the project  reach milestone 1 in time  ensure strategic development

SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 13 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Forecast next 6 months 1998 Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Workplan Review M1 C WP 2 - Prep.WP 3 - Integr. Feedback from Users Specification Document WP 4 Procduction EnvironmentWP 5 - Multimedia Trial AppsWP 6 + WP 7 Exploitation and Management

SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 14 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Permanent Observation D1.3 Permanent Observation Task 1.3 Purpose: latest technology and market development common ground for consortium decisions adapt workplan if needed Where we observe: online news sites journals and magazines professional and corporate web sites fares, conferences, etc..

SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 15 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Permanent Observation D1.3 Fields of Interest Digital MediaMedia Editing ToolsMultimedia Authoring ToolsMultimedia Archive SolutionsMultimedia Distribution Channels

SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 16 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Permanent Observation D1.3 Digital Media –MPEG 4: Apple QuickTime file format –MPEG 2: HW/SW encoder/decoder Compression Scheme for DVB and DVD Multimedia Authoring Tools –Very fast moving market -> open interface –First DVD authoring tools

SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 17 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Permanent Observation D1.3 Multimedia Archive Solutions –Siemens Nixdorf + SAT1 –Informix + RAI –Mediaware dbFlix MPEG2 Asset Managmt. Multimedia Distribution Channels –Online ISDN (64kb/s), DSL (1,5 Mb/s), MCNS (30 Mb/s) Satellite Broadcast –Offline Transition from CD-ROM to DVD (85% in 2003)

SIT-MOON ESPRIT Project Nr st Review, Brussels, 27th of April 1998 slide 18 Siemens AG Österreich Robotiker Technische Universität Wien Politecnico di Milano PAN Verlag EDIT 4 Edizioni San Paolo Arista Marcus Herzog TU - Wien Permanent Observation D1.3 Conclusion –MPEG 2 important for broadcasting –MPEG 4 (Spec end 1998) for “web” apps –circumvent unstable tools market through application interface definition –rise in bandwidth and storage space -> market for media asset management tools will grow -> integration of authoring tools for exploitation of media assets is key aspect