Just a few years ago, the open-source multimedia packaging framework GPAC (Graphics Project on Advanced Content) was not exactly ubiquitous, at least in the public eye. That was until Netflix made its use of GPAC public, bringing the 21-year-old technology into the light. To avoid any dwindling of this Netflix limelight, GPAC’s chief backer Motion Spell has released a 49-page whitepaper, just in time for IBC 2024, which is mostly a vanilla marketing exercise, offering little to no new updates. As well as signing an agreement with Netflix to integrate the framework into its global operations for packaging, streaming, inspecting and playing content, GPAC also flaunts use cases with Instagram and Synamedia— A cynical observer would note that GPAC’s big…