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Fraunhofer IIS Introduces New Test Service and Trademark Program for xHE-AAC Audio Codec

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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Fraunhofer IIS, an institute of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Germany, has announced a new web-based test service that developers and manufacturers can use to validate their implementations of the xHE-AAC audio codec for compliance with MPEG standards.

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  • Fraunhofer IIS, an institute of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Germany, has announced a new web-based test service that developers and manufacturers can use to validate their implementations of the xHE-AAC audio codec for compliance with MPEG standards.
  • The service, which is available exclusively at https://test.xhe-aac.com , is free to use upon registration with Fraunhofer IIS and will test both encoders and decoders.
  • Fraunhofer IIS will be licensing the use of its xHE-AAC trademark on a no-charge basis for use with products that successfully pass the test service tests.
  • Fraunhofer IIS is pleased to announce this xHE-AAC program which extends its trademark programs from MPEG-H into the AAC codec family.

Netflix Now Streaming with Fraunhofer’s xHE-AAC Audio on Android Mobile

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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Fraunhofer IIS, primary developer of the xHE-AAC audio codec, today announced that Netflix is now using the xHE-AAC audio codec.

Key Points: 
  • Fraunhofer IIS, primary developer of the xHE-AAC audio codec, today announced that Netflix is now using the xHE-AAC audio codec.
  • One of the key features of xHE-AAC for Netflix is the mandatory MPEG-D loudness and dynamic range control metadata.
  • With Netflix as the leader in video streaming worldwide, we couldnt have found a better launch partner for xHE-AAC in this market segment.
  • xHE-AAC is natively supported in the latest Apple, Android and Amazon operating systems and products, and Fraunhofers xHE-AAC implementation has recently been licensed to Microsoft.