Information technology - MPEG systems technologies - Part 10: Carriage of timed metadata metrics of media in ISO base media file format - Amendment 2: Support for display attenuation map

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General Information

Status
Published
Publication Date
19-Oct-2025
Current Stage
6060 - International Standard published
Start Date
20-Oct-2025
Due Date
23-Feb-2026
Completion Date
20-Oct-2025

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Effective Date
02-Mar-2024

Overview

ISO/IEC 23001-10:2020/Amd 2:2025 is an amendment to the international standard for MPEG systems technologies, specifically addressing the carriage of timed metadata metrics of media within the ISO base media file format (ISOBMFF). This amendment focuses on support for display attenuation maps, a novel mechanism to optimize energy consumption in media rendering by including metadata that modulates how video frames are displayed.

This update enhances metadata handling by introducing display attenuation map tracks that represent pixel-wise information for energy reduction in video playback. It is a key development for media technologies aiming to balance video quality with energy efficiency, particularly on devices dependent on power-sensitive displays.

Key Topics

  • Display Attenuation Map Metadata
    A display attenuation map is a 2D video where each pixel frame conveys attenuation data applied to corresponding original video frames to reduce energy use during rendering.

  • AttenuationMapInformationBox ('amid')
    This new metadata container describes characteristics of the display attenuation map track. It includes:

    • Preprocessing methods for display attenuation data.
    • Flags indicating the presence of approximation models, window info, video quality info.
    • Definitions such as energy reduction rate, display models (transmissive/emissive pixels), and ways to apply attenuation values (add, subtract, multiply, or custom).
    • Component mapping that defines how RGB or YUV components receive attenuation treatments.
    • Quality metrics (PSNR, SSIM, wPSNR, WS-PSNR) and energy savings estimates.
  • Track Structure and Association
    Display attenuation map tracks are specialized video tracks (“resv” type), linked to their corresponding original video tracks by TrackReference boxes. Alternative maps supporting diverse energy or quality trade-offs can be grouped as alternatives.

  • Sample Format Compliance
    Each sample of the attenuation map track comprises encoded video NAL units encapsulated per ISO/IEC 14496-15:2022, ensuring compatibility with structured video data carriage.

Applications

  • Energy-Efficient Video Playback
    The amendment enables video playback systems to reduce power consumption by modulating brightness or color intensity on a pixel level, vital for battery-operated devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops.

  • Adaptive Video Rendering
    Media players can dynamically select the most suitable attenuation map variant depending on device capabilities or energy-saving preferences, allowing for customizable trade-offs between image quality and energy use.

  • Display Technology Optimization
    Support for transmissive and emissive pixel models facilitates optimization tailored to different display types like LCDs, OLEDs, or microLEDs, enhancing the sustainability profile of content delivery.

  • Broadcast and Streaming Services
    Content providers can embed multiple attenuation maps to serve diverse user profiles, network conditions, and energy policies, enhancing user experience while contributing to green IT initiatives.

Related Standards

  • ISO/IEC 23001 Series – Core MPEG systems standards encompassing media file format and timed metadata carriage fundamentals.

  • ISO/IEC 14496-15:2022 – Specifies the carriage of network abstraction layer (NAL) unit structured video in ISO base media file format, critical for the encapsulation of display attenuation map samples.

  • ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1 & 2 – Guidelines governing the development and editorial processes of international standards, ensuring interoperability and consistency.

Summary

ISO/IEC 23001-10:2020/Amd 2:2025 introduces standardized support for display attenuation maps within ISO base media file formats, enabling energy-efficient video rendering through detailed metadata. This amendment addresses practical needs for sustainable media consumption by enabling fine-grained control over pixel-level display energy use while preserving video quality metrics. Media technology developers, device manufacturers, and content distributors can leverage this standard to embed advanced energy-saving features directly within multimedia files, contributing to broader energy conservation and environmental goals.

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International
Standard
ISO/IEC 23001-10
Second edition
Information technology — MPEG
2020-04
systems technologies —
AMENDMENT 2
Part 10:
2025-10
Carriage of timed metadata
metrics of media in ISO base media
file format
AMENDMENT 2: Support for display
attenuation map
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Information technology — MPEG systems technologies —
Part 10:
Carriage of timed metadata metrics of media in ISO base
media file format
AMENDMENT 2: Support for display attenuation map

Clause 2
Add the following reference at the end of the clause:
ISO/IEC 14496-15:2022, Information technology — Coding of audio-visual objects — Part 15: Carriage of
network abstraction layer (NAL) unit structured video in the ISO base media file format

Clause 5
Add the following subclauses at the end of the clause:

5.4  Display attenuation map metadata
5.4.1  General
A display attenuation map video is a 2D video where each frame conveys pixel-wise information that can be
applied to a corresponding frame in the original video sequence through a processing operation to reduce
the total energy consumption resulting from rendering the frames of that video.
5.4.2  Attenuation map information box
5.4.2.1  Definition
An AttenuationMapInformationBox contains information about the characteristics of the display attenuation
map data stream carried by the track in which it is signalled. It is identified by the 4CC ‘amid’. The information
in the payload of the track may include pre-processing operations that should be applied to the samples of
the display attenuation map as well as other information that can distinguish one display attenuation map
track from another for the same content, which enables a player to select the most suitable track based on its
energy reduction strategy.
5.4.2.2.  Syntax
aligned(8) class AMIApproximationModel() {
bit(4) reserved = 0;
unsigned int(4) ami_map_approx_model;
}
aligned(8) class AMIWindowInfo() {
unsigned int(8) ami_window_x;
unsigned int(8) ami_window_y;
unsigned int(8) ami_window_width;

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unsigned int(8) ami_window_height;
}
aligned(8) class AMIVideoQualityInfo() {
bit(5) reserved = 0;
unsigned int(3) ami_quality_metric;
unsigned int(8) ami_quality_reduction;
}
aligned(8) class AMIPreprocessingInfo() {
bit(6) reserved = 0;
unsigned int(2) ami_preprocessing_type;
unsigned int(8) ami_max_value;
unsigned int(8) ami_preprocessing_scale;
}
aligned(8) class AttenuationMapInformationBox() extends FullBox('amid', version = 0, flags) {

bit(3) reserved = 0;
unsigned int(1) ami_preprocessing_info_present_flag;
unsigned int(1) ami_approx_model_present_flag;
unsigned int(1) ami_window_info_present_flag;
unsigned int(1) ami_video_quality_info_present_flag;

unsigned int(5) ami_energy_reduction_rate;
unsigned int(4) ami_display_model;
unsigned int(4) ami_attenuation_use_idc;
unsigned int(4) ami_attenuation_component_idc;

if (ami_preprocessing_info_present_flag) {
AMIPreprocessingInfo();
}
if (ami_approx_model_present_flag) {
AMIApproximationModel();
}
if (ami_window_info_present_flag) {
AMIWindowInfo();
}
if (ami_video_quality_info_present_flag) {
AMIVideoQualityInfo();
}
}
5.4.2.3  Semantics
The semantics of the fields defined in AttenuationMapInformationBox are as follows:
ami_preprocessing_info_present_flag is a flag indicating whether preprocessing information is present.
Value 1 indicates that the box contains preprocessing information.
ami_approx_model_present_flag is a flag indicating whether approximation model information is present.
Value 1 indicates that the box contains approximation model information.
ami_window_info_present_flag is a flag indicating whether window information is present. Value 1 indicates
that the box contains window information.

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ami_video_quality_info_present_flag is a flag indicating whether video quality information is present.
Value 1 indicates that the box contains video quality information.
ami_energy_reduction_rate indicates the expected energy saving rate (percentage) when the video
is displayed after applying the display attenuation map sample values on the sample values of the
associated video.
ami_display_model indicates the display models on which the display attenuation map sample values may
be used. The semantics of the bits of this field are described in Table 1.

Table 1 — Semantics of the bits of the ami_display_model field
Bit number Display model
0 Transmissive pixel
1 Emissive pixel
2 . 3 Reserved for future use

ami_attenuation_use_idc indicates which operation shall be used to
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