Does IPMP-X provide a language to program IPMP tools?
The details of the design of IPMP tools are in the hands of applications developers. IPMP-X doesnt attempt to specify any normative languages. However, IPMP-X specification provide identification schemes to identify the format (language) of the tools. In addition to the several binary formats of MPEG-4 IPMP-X tools, one extension under development and test is called a structural description. Past experiences in MPEG for similar structured languages specialized for a specific class of processing algorithms (i.e. MPEG-4 Structured Audio toolset), show that a language-driven solution can provide additional functionality to the MPEG-n IPMP frameworks. Such technology is available and is currently being tested to demonstrate the range and quality of improvements in terms of interoperability, flexibility and renewability. Once the evaluation of such technology will be completed MPEG could extend the current IPMP-X standard providing the complete specification of such technology in a backward
