Standardization of coded representation of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information - and sets of compression and control functions for use with such information - such as:

• Audio information
• Bi-level and Limited Bits-per-pixel Still Pictures
• Digital Continuous-tone Still Pictures
• Computer Graphic Images
• Moving Pictures and Associated Audio
• Multimedia and Hypermedia Information for Real-time Final Form Interchange
• Audio Visual Interactive Script ware