MPEG-H 3D Audio

Fraunhofer IIS Announces Sony has Licensed MPEG-H Audio Decoder Software and joined the MPEG-H Trademark Program

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Friday, October 22, 2021
Consumer Electronics, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Audio, Video, Telecommunications, Hardware, AAC, MPEG, MPEG-H 3D Audio, Technology, EVS, Media Technology Monitor (MTM), Digital Video Broadcasting, Ecosystem, Creativity, ATSC, Industry, UHDTV, Music, Digital Cinema Initiatives, Audio signal processing, Baseline, Partnership, General manager, ISDB-T International, Atmosphere, Fraunhofer, Time, Computer, Bass, Program, DVB, LC3, Fraunhofer Society, Television, Cassette tape

Fraunhofer IIS, primary developer of the MPEG-H 3D Audio standard, announced today that Sony Corporation (Sony) has licensed Fraunhofers MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile Decoder software and joined the MPEG-H Trademark Program.

Key Points: 
  • Fraunhofer IIS, primary developer of the MPEG-H 3D Audio standard, announced today that Sony Corporation (Sony) has licensed Fraunhofers MPEG-H 3D Audio Baseline Profile Decoder software and joined the MPEG-H Trademark Program.
  • MPEG-H 3D Audio is the leading Next Generation Audio system used for immersive music streaming and TV broadcasts.
  • Shinji Okazaki, General Manager at Sony Corporation, said, The partnership with Fraunhofer on MPEG-H 3D Audio allows us to enable 360 Reality Audio and MPEG-H 3D Audio in a wide variety of products from Sony.
  • Sony has also joined the MPEG-H Audio System Trademark Program administered by Fraunhofer as a licensed end-product manufacturer.

Via Licensing Launches MPEG-H 3D Audio Licensing Program

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Computer files, MPEG, Video, Standards, Videotelephony, ISO standards, Video compression, Patent pool, Moving Picture Experts Group, MPEG-H 3D Audio

SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Via Licensing Corporation, the collaborative licensing leader, today announced the MPEG-H 3D Audio patent pool with eight participating members.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Via Licensing Corporation, the collaborative licensing leader, today announced the MPEG-H 3D Audio patent pool with eight participating members.
  • The new pool enables innovators and implementors to license MPEG-H 3D Audio standard essential patents under fair and reasonable terms.
  • Vias new MPEG-H 3D Audio licensing platform brings innovators and implementors together to streamline adoption of this highly advanced audio technology, said Joe Siino, President of Via Licensing.
  • Vias new licensing program now provides implementors with easier access to the essential MPEG-H 3D Audio patents for their products.

Sound United Adds MPEG-H 3D Audio Format to Denon & Marantz Home Theater Components

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Software, Technology, Audio, Video, Consumer electronics, MPEG, Audio codecs, Television technology, Broadcast engineering, Consumer electronics, MPEG-H 3D Audio, Ultra-high-definition television, Marantz, Moving Picture Experts Group, Denon, Fraunhofer Society, Polk Audio

Sound United LLC, parent company to Denon, Polk Audio, Marantz, Definitive Technology, HEOS, Class, and Boston Acoustics, alongside Fraunhofer IIS, primary developer of the MPEG-H Audio standard, today announced the immediate availability of the MPEG-H 3D Audio format across a wide range of home theater products.

Key Points: 
  • Sound United LLC, parent company to Denon, Polk Audio, Marantz, Definitive Technology, HEOS, Class, and Boston Acoustics, alongside Fraunhofer IIS, primary developer of the MPEG-H Audio standard, today announced the immediate availability of the MPEG-H 3D Audio format across a wide range of home theater products.
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    MPEG-H Audio, primarily developed by Fraunhofer IIS, is an open ISO standard and the industrys most advanced audio system for UHD-TV and streaming.
  • Sound United will also leverage the Fraunhofer MPEG-H Audio System Trademark Program to test its MPEG-H Audio home theater products and ensure interoperability with other manufacturers products that carry the MPEG-H Audio logo.
  • We are extremely pleased the MPEG-H 3D Audio standard is now being made available to consumers on Denon and Marantz AVRs, said Bernhard Grill, Director of Fraunhofer IIS.

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.

Next Generation Audio and Video technologies and the future of broadcast and streaming

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Thursday, September 17, 2020
Semiconductor, Data management, Technology, Other Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Audio, Video, Computer file formats, MPEG, Television technology, Computing, Computer data, Moving Picture Experts Group, MPEG-H, ISO standards, MPEG-H 3D Audio

The consecutive webinars on October 6th, 8th and 13th will gather a panel formed by experts in standardization, broadcast and production workflows.

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  • The consecutive webinars on October 6th, 8th and 13th will gather a panel formed by experts in standardization, broadcast and production workflows.
  • Participants will have the chance to learn all about the necessary steps for the transition to next-generation broadcast and streaming technologies including the most advanced features of MPEG-H Audio and Advanced HDR by Technicolor.
  • How can I leverage HDR as well as immersive and interactive audio technologies today, using my existing production workflows and infrastructure?
  • While enabling these next generation technologies, how can I also produce and deliver high quality SDR and legacy audio in a cost-effective way?

Fraunhofer IIS Licenses MPEG-H Audio Patents to Samsung

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Technology, Audio, Video, Hardware, Consumer electronics, Television technology, MPEG, Digital television, High-definition television, Audio codecs, ATSC standards, ISDB, Moving Picture Experts Group, Fraunhofer Society, MPEG-H 3D Audio, MPEG-2

Fraunhofer IIS is pleased to announce the licensing of its MPEG-H Audio patents to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., allowing Samsung to manufacture products that feature MPEG-H Audio.

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  • Fraunhofer IIS is pleased to announce the licensing of its MPEG-H Audio patents to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., allowing Samsung to manufacture products that feature MPEG-H Audio.
  • The MPEG-H Audio system, substantially developed by Fraunhofer IIS, is specified in TV broadcast standards such as ATSC 3.0 and DVB as well as in the mobile broadband standard 3GPP.
  • Additionally, MPEG-H Audio was recently added to the Brazilian ISDB-Tb system to enhance the user experience with immersive audio and personalization features.
  • We are very proud to work with Samsung, one of the leading CE manufacturers worldwide, to bring the benefits of MPEG-H Audio to market, says Stefan Geyersberger, Head of Patents and Licensing and Deputy Division Director Audio and Media Technologies of Fraunhofer IIS.

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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

Fraunhofer IIS Licenses MPEG-H Audio Patents to LG Electronics

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Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Entertainment, TV and Radio, Technology, Hardware, Audio, Video, Television technology, MPEG, Broadcast engineering, Audio codecs, Digital television, Ultra-high-definition television, Fraunhofer Society, ATSC standards, ATSC 3.0, Moving Picture Experts Group, Fraunhofer, MPEG-H 3D Audio

Fraunhofer IIS is pleased to announce the licensing of its MPEG-H Audio patents to LG Electronics Inc., allowing LG to produce products which feature MPEG-H Audio.

Key Points: 
  • Fraunhofer IIS is pleased to announce the licensing of its MPEG-H Audio patents to LG Electronics Inc., allowing LG to produce products which feature MPEG-H Audio.
  • The MPEG-H Audio system, substantially developed by Fraunhofer IIS, is specified in TV broadcast standards such as ATSC 3.0 and DVB.
  • Moreover, MPEG-H Audio has already been successfully tested in many European countries where digital television systems are based on Digital Video Broadcasting.
  • Fraunhofer IIS, based in Erlangen, Germany, is one of 72 institutes and research units of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Europes largest application-oriented research organization.