JPEG and MPEG
Ron,
Indeed, there are several non-linear editing systems that are already using
Motion JPEG. Avid comes to mind readily. As you have surmised, it is the
audio encoding that is the most troublesome. In addition, if a Motion JPEG
audio standard became available, I doubt that the compression ratio would be as
small as MPEG. However, the Motion JPEG w/ Audio could be a contender against
the MPEG-II (broadcast quality) standard.
MPEG is great for archiving a production (near broadcast quality) and for
distribution. This is something that we are exploring at this time.
Regards,
John Chang
Technical Support Manager
Scala, Inc.