In order to meet the quality expectations of their users, high-end consumer electronics manufacturer Bang Olufsen decided on the new open standard LC3plus codec from Fraunhofer IIS for their wireless
MONT-SAINT-GUIBERT, Belgium & ERLANGEN, Germany (BUSINESS WIRE) 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.
intoPIX SA: 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.
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.
Fraunhofer IIS: Netflix Now Streaming with Fraunhofer s xHE-AAC Audio on Android Mobile
Fraunhofer IIS, primary developer of the xHE-AAC audio codec, today announced that Netflix is now using the xHE-AAC audio codec. Netflix has licensed Fraunhofer s high-quality xHE-AAC software and is using it to encode its entire catalog of TV series, documentaries and feature films across a variety of genres and languages.
One of the key features of xHE-AAC for Netflix is the mandatory MPEG-D loudness and dynamic range control metadata. It allows service providers to embed content- and endpoint-specific metadata in the audio bit stream for transmission which can then be used on the playback side to achieve a consistent loudness level and optimal dynamic range for any playback device and environment. In a living room environment, a film can be enjoyed with the full dynamic range, the way that the mix was intended. The same film on a mobile device in a noisy environment might call for loudness ma
Fraunhofer IIS Introduces New Test Service and Trademark Program for xHE-AAC Audio Codec
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.
xHE-AAC introduces many additional features such as mandatory loudness normalization, dynamic range control, and immediate playout frames for seamless bit rate switching that are not fully covered in MPEG conformance tests. The test service provides an easy way to further validate implementations of xHE-AAC for these advanced features, as well as testing general coding tools.