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Bang & Olufsen High-Resolution Audio Products use Fraunhofer IIS LC3plus Audio Codec

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Friday, June 11, 2021
Software, Audio, Video, Other Manufacturing, Hardware, Consumer electronics, Technology, Manufacturing, Mobile, Wireless, Svend Olufsen, Peter Bang, Audio electronics, Bang & Olufsen, Struer, Denmark, Olufsen, LC3, Struer, Consumer electronics, Economy, Bang & Olufsen, Fraunhofer IIS, BANG & OLUFSEN, FRAUNHOFER IIS

Bang & Olufsen was looking for a codec to power their new line of high-resolution streaming systems, which comprises several products for domestic use such as the newly released Beolab 28.

Key Points: 
  • Bang & Olufsen was looking for a codec to power their new line of high-resolution streaming systems, which comprises several products for domestic use such as the newly released Beolab 28.
  • LC3plus from Fraunhofer IIS was the perfect solution: its quality exceeded the expectations of even the most critical sound experts in Bang & Olufsens laboratories.
  • Fraunhofer IIS as well as Bang & Olufsen are no strangers to the cutting edge of audio technology.
  • Bang & Olufsen is a luxury audio brand founded in 1925 in Struer, Denmark, by Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen whose devotion and vision remain the foundation for the company.

Fraunhofer IIS and IntoPIX Announce Joint Licensing Program for JPEG XS

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
VoIP, Software, Mobile, Wireless, Networks, Internet, Hardware, Data management, Consumer electronics, Technology, Security, Audio, Video, Other Technology, Telecommunications, ISO standards, Standards, Regulation, Data compression, Image compression, Open formats, JPEG XS, XS, Codec, JPEG, intoPIX, Fraunhofer IIS

today announce a worldwide patent licensing program for JPEG XS based software and hardware solutions.

Key Points: 
  • today announce a worldwide patent licensing program for JPEG XS based software and hardware solutions.
  • The licensing program addresses the IPR conditions for use of JPEG XS in both cloud-based services and professional and consumer devices.
  • The use and integration of JPEG XS will position professional studio environments and broadcast systems for the future.
  • intoPIX, provider and developer for compression and image processing solutions, and Fraunhofer IIS, developer for audio/video codecs for motion picture, broadcast and consumer applications, joined forces to make the JPEG XS technology available through a pooled licensing program.

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

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Mobile, Wireless, Technology, Entertainment, Telecommunications, Other Automotive, Software, Audio, Video, TV and Radio, Film & Motion Pictures, Data management, Audio codecs, Unified Speech and Audio Coding, Broadcast engineering, Television technology, High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding, Technology, Fraunhofer FDK AAC, Advanced Audio Coding, xHE-AAC, Fraunhofer IIS

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.

MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile Now Supported by Analog Devices’ DSPs

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Monday, October 19, 2020
Technology, Audio, Video, Hardware, Consumer electronics, Audio codecs, MPEG, Television technology, Broadcast engineering, Standards, ISO standards, Computer file formats, MPEG-H 3D Audio, Moving Picture Experts Group, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC products and implementations, MPEG Surround, MPEG-H Audio, Fraunhofer IIS

Fraunhofer IIS, primary developer of the MPEG-H Audio standard, today announced that Analog Devices, Inc. is offering certified decoder implementations supporting the new MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile on its ADSP-215xx series of audio digital signal processors (DSPs).

Key Points: 
  • Fraunhofer IIS, primary developer of the MPEG-H Audio standard, today announced that Analog Devices, Inc. is offering certified decoder implementations supporting the new MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile on its ADSP-215xx series of audio digital signal processors (DSPs).
  • Adding MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile decoding capabilities to Analog Devices ADSP-215xx series of audio DSPs will bring immersive and personalized audio experiences to more consumers with premium home theater systems and soundbars worldwide.
  • In 2017, Analog Devices was the first company to offer an MPEG-H Audio decoder implementation for audio DSPs used in soundbars and audio video receivers (AVRs).
  • Analog Devices was among the first to support the MPEG-H 3D Audio format in products and we are very glad that our long-term partner is now also providing the industry with its MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile implementations.

Fraunhofer IIS Announces Licensing Program for the New MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile

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Friday, July 24, 2020
Technology, Entertainment, Audio, Video, Software, TV and Radio, Hardware, Music, Licensing (Entertainment), Consumer electronics, MPEG, Audio codecs, Television technology, Standards, Computer files, ISO standards, Videotelephony, MPEG-H 3D Audio, Moving Picture Experts Group, MPEG-1, MPEG-H, MPEG-2, MPEG-H Audio, Fraunhofer IIS

Taking the next step to make the new profile easily accessible and facilitate its widespread usage, Fraunhofer IIS as the major contributor to the MPEG-H 3D Audio standard is collaborating with interested industry partners on establishing a licensing program for patents essential to the MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile.

Key Points: 
  • Taking the next step to make the new profile easily accessible and facilitate its widespread usage, Fraunhofer IIS as the major contributor to the MPEG-H 3D Audio standard is collaborating with interested industry partners on establishing a licensing program for patents essential to the MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile.
  • "The MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile has been designed by ISO/IEC MPEG to deliver the most convincing immersive and interactive audio consumer experience.
  • By cutting the implementation and testing effort by up to fifty percent, while enabling at the same time support for up to 24 audio objects, the MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile is exactly meeting the industry requirements.
  • Link to the official MPEG announcement: https://mpeg-standards.com/meetings/mpeg-131/
    Link to the MPEG-H Trademark Program website: https://www.mpegh.com
    MPEG-H Audio, substantially developed by Fraunhofer IIS, is the industrys most advanced audio system for UHD-TV and streaming.

Fraunhofer Brings Comprehensive MPEG Audio Codec Suite to NXP Semiconductors

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Monday, March 2, 2020
Hardware, Audio, Video, Consumer electronics, Technology, Software, Audio codecs, MPEG, Television technology, Broadcast engineering, Computer files, High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding, MPEG-H 3D Audio, Unified Speech and Audio Coding, MP3, Moving Picture Experts Group, Advanced Audio Coding, MPEG-1 Audio Layer II, MPEG-H Audio, xHE-AAC, Fraunhofer IIS

Fraunhofer IIS, inventor of mp3 and primary developer of the xHE-AAC and MPEG-H Audio standards, announced today that NXP Semiconductors will leverage Fraunhofers MPEG audio SDK.

Key Points: 
  • Fraunhofer IIS, inventor of mp3 and primary developer of the xHE-AAC and MPEG-H Audio standards, announced today that NXP Semiconductors will leverage Fraunhofers MPEG audio SDK.
  • This software package covers four generations of audio codecs: legacy MPEG Layer-1/2/3 as well as the next-generation MPEG-H 3D Audio standard and the AAC codec family, including xHE-AAC.
  • The MPEG audio codecs from Fraunhofer IIS are an excellent fit for our high-quality multimedia systems solutions, said Rob Oshana, Vice President of Software Engineering R&D from NXP.
  • NXP also plans to leverage the Fraunhofer MPEG-H Audio System Trademark Program to test its MPEG-H decoder implementation.

Fraunhofer Software Helps Power Immersive Music Services for Amazon Echo Studio Smart Speaker

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Thursday, February 6, 2020
Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Entertainment, Online, Software, TV and Radio, Internet, Music, Licensing (Entertainment), Audio codecs, MPEG, Video game consoles, Technology, Television technology, Fraunhofer Society, Moving Picture Experts Group, Bernhard Grill, Xbox 360, Stereophonic sound, MPEG-H 3D Audio, MPEG-H Audio, Amazon Echo Studio, Fraunhofer IIS

MPEG-H is the novel audio scheme used for new immersive music services including those based on the Sony 360 Reality Audio format.

Key Points: 
  • MPEG-H is the novel audio scheme used for new immersive music services including those based on the Sony 360 Reality Audio format.
  • 360 Reality Audio services from Amazon Music HD on the Echo Studio are enabled by the Fraunhofer software.
  • The inclusion of our MPEG-H decoder in the Echo Studio will allow mainstream consumers to experience immersive music with the convenience they have come to expect from todays stereo music services, said Dr. Bernhard Grill, Director of Fraunhofer IIS.
  • Echo Studio is the first smart speaker to deliver an immersive three-dimensional (3D) audio experience using Sonys 360 Reality Audio and other immersive formats.