Fraunhofer IIS contributed to Emmy winning MPEG CMAF standard

Many people are familiar with audio and video codecs, but who knows how many other technologies are required to enable audio or video streaming? One such technology, largely unknown but nonetheless indispensable, is the Common Media Application Format (CMAF), developed by the leading standardization organization in the media world: MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group). MPEG was honored with the Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award for the CMAF standardization in early December and...

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Digital Radio News from IBC

Titus II multi standard digital radio receiver Titus SDR, PantronX, Jasmin-Infotech, TWR, and the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS have teamed up to create Titus II, the world's first consumer Software Defined Radio (SDR) digital receiver (pictured above). For the first time, this platform supports true, multi-standard radio reception with all-band DRM, DAB(+) and data application decoding. These features are based on a custom Android tablet platform, which features...

Fraunhofer IIS and Analog Devices showcase MPEG-H Audio and Fraunhofer upHear® Immersive Soundbar Virtualizer at CEDIA 2017

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and Analog Devices, Inc., have unveiled software technology at CEDIA 2017 designed to significantly improve the immersive sound reproduction capabilities of consumer playback devices. The new offering is a reference implementation of Fraunhofer upHear® soundbar processing with MPEG-H decoding and rendering on an Analog Devices digital signal...

A behind-the-scenes look at Fraunhofer IIS’ Audio and Media Technologies division

Our mission with this blog is to give our readers a look at the world of audio coding. In addition to reports on new products, audio research and the latest technologies, we also love to offer a “behind the scenes” look every now and then. This time, we are using video to give an exclusive peek into our work and careers at Fraunhofer IIS, with the help of our colleague Jan Plogsties, head of the Mobile Audio Rendering group at Fraunhofer IIS’ Audio and Media Technologies Division.