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Products & Technologies

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...

December 19, 2025
Events & Tradeshows

Roaring Dragons: MPEG-H, Cingo and EVS at Mobile World Congress

3D Sound for VR [caption id="attachment_720" align="alignleft" width="150"] Presentation of the LG 360 VR at the LG booth[/caption] A major trend at Mobile World Congress was virtual reality devices and applications, with demonstrations by Samsung and LG sticking out from the crowd. Samsung installed an impressive motion ride theater to demonstrate the realistic virtual reality experience of the Gear VR headset. Samsung’s Gear VR has come equipped with Fraunhofer Cingo and HE-AAC...

Behind the scenesProducts & Technologies

A new sound dimension for renowned documentary series

In a worldwide industry first for a TV broadcast station, the German public broadcaster ZDF will use MPEG-H Audio and Cingo for a TV production. The upcoming episode “Wolfskinder” from the highly successful documentary series “Terra X” will be produced in 3D sound together with 4K and 360 degree video for virtual reality applications. Fraunhofer IIS will be responsible for providing next...

Behind the scenesResearch

International Audio Laboratories Erlangen (AudioLabs) – Shaping the Future of Audio & Multimedia

Just recently, we reported about the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) extending the contract for their joint collaboration, the Audio Laboratories Erlangen (AudioLabs). You would like to know more about this unique educational research institution? Take a look at their recently released image video to get a better idea of how research at the AudioLabs looks like. What makes them so special? What is their...