Makuhari Messe Hall 6 / Booth 6204
Visit us at the InterBEE, Japan's largest comprehensive media and entertainment event, from Nov. 13-15, 2024 to learn more about MPEG-H Audio, xHE-AAC, LC3/LC3plus, and JPEG XS.
MPEG-H Audio is a comprehensive Next Generation Audio (NGA) system with advanced personalization and accessibility options. It is the only standardized audio system supporting 22.2 immersive sound that can be customized by creators, broadcasters and streaming providers, and even by the listener. The technology was mainly developed by Fraunhofer IIS and is considered the most promising audio codec candidate for Japan’s new digital broadcasting standard that is currently drafted by ARIB.
xHE-AAC is the latest generation of the renowned AAC codec line and already used by major streaming services such as Netflix, by Facebook stories, and by Instagram Reels. The technology is natively supported in iOS, Android, Fire OS, and Windows. It provides DASH/HLS streaming at 12-320+ kbit/s, mandatory loudness and dynamic range control, and improved speech quality as well as stereo imaging.
A highlight of this year’s xHE-AAC presentation is the new anchor loudness feature. The innovation focuses on speech-gated loudness measurement within the xHE-AAC encoder. By normalizing loudness based on speech segments, it ensures a consistent audio experience without volume fluctuations, serving important standards like EBU R128 s4, and ATSC A/85.
The new LC3/LC3plus audio codec was jointly developed by Ericsson and Fraunhofer IIS to address the drawbacks of today's wireless communication platforms. The low complexity of the codec meets the requirements of wireless communication platforms such as Bluetooth, DECT, and VoIP terminals. By reducing the required bit rate by about 50 percent compared to older codecs, LC3 and LC3plus enable energy-saving services that make a longer battery life or the development of smaller products possible. Thanks to the flexible codec design, applications are not limited to voice services, but can also be extended to high-quality music streaming. At the same time, the codec operates with low coding delay, low computational complexity, and small memory requirements.
JPEG XS for ST2110 and IPMX. The JPEG XS SDK is compliant with open standards. It provides specific features for professional use, transferring high-resolution data over IP with Ultra Low Latency including Temporal Differential Coding TDC and Forward Error Correction FEC. We provide development kits for CPUs (Intel, AMD, ARM), GPUs (Nvidia) and FPGAs (Intel, AMD). To assist a fast and efficient implementation, our JPEG XS SDK is shipped with an Application Support Package and an Implementation Guide for easy integration.
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS