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Whether it’s listening to music, watching movies or arranging schedules, mobile devices have been part of everyday life for some time now. Fraunhofer IIS offers audio, video and multimedia technologies which are optimized for use in mobile devices. Examples include solutions that enable 5.1 surround sound via stereo headphones, and high performance video codecs and streaming technologies that allow the user to watch movies and TV programs in superior quality anytime, anywhere. Fraunhofer IIS implementations are also specially adapted to complement the limited processing power and storage capacity of portable devices.
Mobile Devices
Audio Codecs:
- AAC-LC Decoder: Most common AAC profile, used e.g. by iPod
- HE-AAC, HE-AAC v2: Improved quality below 64 kbit/s
- HD-AAC Decoder: Lossless audio coding compatible to AAC
- MPEG Surround Decoder: 5.1 sound at stereo bitrates
- mp3 Surround Decoder: 5.1 sound at mp3 stereo bitrates
- MPEG SAOC*: Music 2.0: Interactive remixing / karaoke
Video Codecs:
Surround Audio Technologies:
- mp 3D: Improved playback of stereo and 5.1 over headphones
- MPEG Surround Decoder: 5.1 sound at stereo bitrates
- mp3 Surround Decoder: 5.1 sound at mp3 stereo bitrates
- HE-AAC, HE-AAC v2: For discrete 5.1 sound at low bit-rates
Broadcasting:
- DVB-H Player
- DAB+ Decoder: Next generation DAB standard
- Digital Radio Mondiale, TDMB Decoder
- DAB Surround Decoder: DAB in 5.1 sound compatible to all receivers
Streaming Systems:
* currently under standardization in MPEG
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