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Fraunhofer showcases upHear Flexible Rendering at CES in cooperation with Merry Electronics and StreamUnlimited

Optimized Playback and Immersive Sound:  Home Entertainment solutions by Fraunhofer IIS unleash the true potential of home audio devices like soundbars, smart speakers, and TVs.

January 9, 2025
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Fraunhofer IIS and intoPIX announce joint licensing program for JPEG XS

The Fraunhofer-Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and the Belgian technology provider for compression solutions intoPIX S.A. today announce a worldwide patent licensing program for JPEG XS based software and hardware solutions. A JPEG XS license pool is currently being set up and expected to be fully rolled out by June 2021. The licensing program addresses the IPR conditions for use of JPEG XS in both cloud-based services and professional and consumer devices.

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Important expansion of the MPEG-H Authoring Suite

Last year, Fraunhofer took the first step toward expanding the scope of its successful tool, the MPEG‑H Authoring Plug-in, by adding the MPEG-H Authoring Suite. Now this software package includes two more components that will help numerous audio professionals create more content in MPEG-H. Fraunhofer audio expert Philipp Eibl explains why the MPEG-H Conversion Tool (MCO) and the MPEG-H Production Format Player (MPF Player) are so important.