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...

Out now: The Fraunhofer MPEG-H Authoring Suite

Following the successful introduction of the MPEG-H Authoring Plug-in, Fraunhofer IIS is now extending its range of MPEG-H production tools with the MPEG-H Authoring Suite (MAS). This set of applications facilitates the easy, fast and intuitive production of MPEG-H Audio content.

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Radio Republik Indonesia goes digital with DRM in FM band

In June and August 2020, Radio Republic Indonesia (RRI) installed and commissioned five digital radio transmitters in the FM band, using the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) FM digital radio standard. Subsequent to that, the Indonesian Ministry of Information and Communication (Kominfo) conducted tests on the DRM FM transmissions of RRI.

By Sharad Sadhu