Sigmedia team has joined the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia), a global non-profit industry consortium formed to develop open, royalty-free technology for multimedia delivery (https://aomedia.org). AOMedia is the team behind the development of the open-source codec, AV1. This partnership marks a significant step in promoting Emerald’s research around open standards for video, audio, and multimedia technologies worldwide.
Sigmedia will collaborate with AOMedia to explore integrating tools developed during the Emerald project towards next-generation coding standards.
Prof. Anil Kokaram expressed his enthusiasm for the collaboration:
We are excited to join AOMedia and work alongside industry leaders to advance open media technologies. Our commitment to innovation and open research aligns perfectly with AOMedia’s mission, and we are eager to contribute to creating open media standards that drive accessibility and inclusivity.
Matt Frost, Chair of AOMedia, welcomed Trinity’s participation:
We are thrilled to have Trinity College Dublin join the Alliance for Open Media. Their outstanding research and technological expertise will significantly enhance our collaborative efforts to develop open and accessible media standards. The Sigmedia group’s contributions will be invaluable to our mission and the broader open media ecosystem.
About the Alliance for Open Media
Launched in 2015, the Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) was formed to define and develop technologies to address marketplace demand for open standards for media compression and delivery spanning video, audio, still images, and immersive technologies. Board-level members include Amazon, Apple, Cisco, Google, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, Mozilla, Netflix, NVIDIA, Samsung Electronics and Tencent. AOMedia’s open-source codec, AV1, is a significant milestone in the ability to deliver a next-generation video format that is interoperable, open, optimised for internet delivery and scalable to any modern device at any bandwidth. Visit www.aomedia.org.