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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

The sound of the future: Fraunhofer IIS at IBC 2015

From September 11 to 15, 2015 the broadcasting industry met at IBC in Amsterdam. More than 33.000 visitors and 21.000 exhibitors informed themselves about the latest and future trends and new technical solutions in all relevant areas of film, television and radio production. Fraunhofer IIS was also on-site to present immersive sound for the future of television audio, impressive sound for mobile devices or new digital radio applications. The following video gives a short overview of...

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3D Sound for Virtual Worlds at IBC 2015

Fascinating Sound from all Directions MPEG-H and Cingo provide the possibility to place an arbitrary number of sound objects anywhere in a virtual space around the listener. As a result, the listener can perceive sound elements in the front, behind, from above or below. “Our immersive audio demo app, created together with castLabs, brings 3D audio to the next level. The immersion is strengthened...

Major Upgrade to the Fraunhofer IIS ContentServer Technology Highlight New Features for Digital Radio Systems | ©Fraunhofer IIS
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Major Upgrade to the Fraunhofer IIS ContentServer Technology Highlight New Features for Digital Radio Systems

The ContentServer R6 technology combines internal audio coding, support for remote audio encoders, multimedia data management and multiplex generation with powerful redundancy features that work across remote sites. A convenient user-friendly web interface supports configuration and system monitoring via remote access, enabling Content-as-a-Service operation scenarios. “The ContentServer technology has earned a reputation worldwide for highest reliability and quality. The greatly...