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MPEG 156

MPEG 156 took place in Hangzhou from 2026-10-19 until 2026-10-23.

The press release will be published here, soon.

Output documents published in MPEG 156

MPEG-I

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5Visual Volumetric Video-based Coding (V3C) and Video-based Point Cloud Compression (V-PCC)Text of ISO/IEC 23090-5 FDIS V3C and V-PCC 5th edition
10Carriage of Visual Volumetric Video-based Coding DataTechnologies under consideration for ISO/IEC 23090-10
10Carriage of Visual Volumetric Video-based Coding DataPotential improvement of ISO/IEC 23090-10 2nd edition Carriage of visual volumetric video-based coding data
14Scene Description for MPEG MediaTechnologies under Considerations on Scene Descriptions
14Scene Description for MPEG MediaDraft registration of Khronos extensions 2nd edition and Amd.1
14Scene Description for MPEG MediaWD of ISO/IEC 23090-14 2nd edition AMD 2 Support of advanced media formats
18Carriage of Geometry-based Point Cloud Compression DataTechnologies under consideration on carriage of enhanced geometry-based point cloud compression data
24Conformance and Reference Software for Scene Description for MPEG MediaWD of ISO/IEC 23090-24 AMD 2 Conformance and reference software for advanced media formats
25Conformance and Reference Software for Carriage of Visual Volumetric Video-based Coding DataPreliminary draft of ISO/IEC 23090-25 AMD 1 V3C bitstream parser update
32Carriage of haptics dataTechnologies under consideration on carriage of haptics data
32Carriage of haptics dataWD of ISO/IEC 23090-32 AMD 1 Carriage of spatial units and other improvements
37Conformance and reference software for carriage of haptics dataPotential improvement of ISO/IEC DIS 23090-37 Conformance and reference software for carriage of haptics data
39Avatar representation formatsTechnology under consideration for Avatar representation formats
39Avatar representation formatsConsiderations on ARF maintenance agency
39Avatar representation formatsImplementation guidelines for MPEG-I Avatar representation formats
42Lenslet video codingCommon test conditions for lenslet video coding

MPEG-DASH

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1Media Presentation Description and Segment FormatsTechnologies under Consideration for DASH
1Media Presentation Description and Segment FormatsWD of ISO/IEC 23009-1 6th edition AMD 1 Support for media authentication, CMCD extension, and other enhancements
1Media Presentation Description and Segment FormatsExploration into the definition of DASH features
6DASH with Server Push and WebSocketsPreliminary draft of ISO/IEC 23009-6 AMD 1 Alignment with relevant RFC updates

MPEG-H

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12Image File FormatWD of ISO/IEC 23008-12 4th edition Image file format
12Image File FormatTechnology under Consideration on ISO/IEC 23008-12
12Image File FormatExploration of carriage of Gaussian Splat in HEIF

MPEG-4

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12ISO base Media File FormatTechnologies under Consideration for ISO/IEC 14496-12 (ISOBMFF)
12ISO base Media File FormatDraft text of ISO/IEC 14496-12 10th edition ISO base media file format
15Carriage of Network Abstraction Layer (NAL) Unit Structured Video in the ISO base Media File FormatTechnologies under Consideration for ISO/IEC 14496-15
15Carriage of Network Abstraction Layer (NAL) Unit Structured Video in the ISO base Media File FormatDraft text of ISO/IEC 14496-15 8th edition Carriage of network abstraction layer (NAL) unit structured video in the ISO base media file format
30Timed Text and other Visual Overlays in ISO base Media File FormatPreliminary draft of ISO/IEC 14496-30 2nd edition Timed text and other visual overlays in ISO base media file format
32File Format ReferenceWD of ISO/IEC 14496-32 File format reference software and conformance
34Syntactic description languageWD of ISO/IEC 14496-34 2nd edition Syntactic description language
34Syntactic description languageTechnology under Consideration on ISO/IEC 14496-34 Syntactic Description Language

MPEG-2

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1SystemsWD of ISO/IEC 13818-1 10th edition AMD 1 Improvement for the transport of MPEG-Green data

MPEG-B

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7Common Encryption in ISO Base Media File Format FilesPreliminary draft on De-CENC
16Derived Visual Tracks in the ISO Base Media File FormatWD of ISO/IEC 23001-16 2nd edition Derived visual tracks in the ISO base media file format
17Carriage of Uncompressed Video in ISOBMFFWD of ISO/IEC 23001-17 2nd edition Carriage of uncompressed video and images in ISO base media file format
17Carriage of Uncompressed Video in ISOBMFFTechnologies under consideration for ISO/IEC 23001-17 2nd edition Carriage of uncompressed video and images in ISO base media file format

MPEG-A

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19Common Media Application Format (CMAF) for Segmented MediaTechnology under Consideration on CMAF
22Multi-Image Application Format (MIAF)Working Draft of ISO/IEC 23000-22 2nd Edition AMD 2 Additional profiles
23Decentralized media rights application formatWorking Draft of ISO/IEC 23000-23 Decentralized media rights application format
24Messaging media application formatWorking Draft of ISO/IEC 23000-24 Messaging media application format

MPEG-7

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17Compression of Neural Networks for Multimedia Content Description and analysisApplications and verification of NNC in Different Use Cases

Explorations

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41Enhanced compression beyond VVC capabilityTemplate for proposal description documents of responses to the Joint CfP on video compression with capability beyond VVC
45Gaussian splat codingCommon test conditions for Gaussian splat coding
45Gaussian splat codingFAQ on Gaussian splat coding
49Quality metrics for 2D videoAggregate report on quality metrics for compressed video
52MPEG Systems support for Coding for Machine technologiesExploration on Systems technology for AI-based media standards (SyfAI)
52MPEG Systems support for Coding for Machine technologiesPreliminary draft of carriage of video coding for machine data
52MPEG Systems support for Coding for Machine technologiesPreliminary draft of carriage of feature coding for machine data

MPEG-AI

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2Video coding for machinesCommon test conditions for video coding for machines
4Feature coding for machinesCommon test and training conditions for FCM

Other documents published in MPEG 156

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AhGAHGs established at the 25th AG 5 meeting
AhGList of the AHGs established at the 25th SC 29/WG 03 Meeting (MPEG 156), 2026-10-19 ~ 23, Hangzhou, CN
AhGWG2 AHGs established at the 25th WG2 meeting (MPEG 156)
OutputAssets of communication
Work planWG6 Standards, Timeline and Workplan
Work planMPEG Roadmap after the MPEG 156 meeting
Work planMPEG Roadmap after the MPEG 156 meeting (long form)
Administrative MattersMeeting notice of the 157th MPEG meeting including the 26th meeting of SC29/AG2,3,5, WG2,3,4,5,6,7,8 (Brisbane)
Administrative MattersRequest for offers to host an MPEG meeting (MPEG 164, 165)