What are specific functionalities foreseen for MPEG-7 audio?
Although still an expanding list, we can envision indexing music, sound effects, and spoken-word content in the audio-only arena. MPEG-7 will enable query-by-example such as query-by-humming. In addition, audio tools play a large role in typical audio-visual content in terms of indexing film soundtracks and the like. If someone wants to manage a large amount of audio content, whether selling it, managing it internally, or making it openly available to the world, MPEG-7 is potentially the solution. For more details, please see the MPEG-7 Applications Document (N2426) for a non-exhaustive list of representative examples. We are actively seeking input in this area, so if you are considering a potential MPEG-7 application that is not in the document, please contact the editor.
