이 책은 MPEG-4가 필요로 하는 기술적인 자격과 요구사항을 제시하고 MPEG-4 표준에 대해서 설명하고 있다. MPEG-4 플레이어와 컨텐트에 관해 알고 싶은 것들에 대해 소개하고 있으며 3D 메쉬간의 새로운 압축 메소드를 설명한 이 책은 모든 개발자와 기술 전략자들을 위한 것이다.

The "get started" developer's guide to MPEG-4, the future of Internet and Web multimedia!
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