Overview of the Video-based Dynamic Mesh Coding (V-DMC) Standard Work

The moving picture experts group (MPEG) has conducted various studies for standardizing the dynamic mesh coding (DMC) technology. In April 2022, unlike previous mesh compression standards with constant connectivity information, a new one was proposed with time-varying connectivity information, and five institutions responded to that call for proposal (CfP). One of these institutions' proposals was selected as the base model for video-based dynamic mesh coding (V-DMC). Currently, a new V-DMC test model (TM) is being developed based on the proposal. Since the release of the source of the proposal, experiments and feedback on many technical proposals and sources have emerged, and a new V-DMC TM has finally been released. This paper introduces the technical process leading up to the advent of V-DMC TM.