John Kean explains how the xHE-AAC codec utilizes metadata to shift dynamic range control from content producers to listeners ...

Australia-based codec maker Tieline Technology has announced the addition of MPEG-4 AAC-LC, HE-AAC v1 and HE-AAC v2 codecs as options for the Bridge-IT IP codec. Tieline International Marketing ...

LAS VEGAS — As part of an upgrade of its media codecs, Real Networks is switching from Sony's ATRAC III to Advanced Audio Compression (AAC) in an effort to fend off what's seen as a rising tide of ...

Netflix has employed the xHE-AAC audio codec for content streamed on its Android app. The streamer has licensed the high-quality audio software from Fraunhofer IIS. One of the key features of xHE-AAC ...

Google has extended its licence with Fraunhofer IIS, primary developer of the xHE-AAC audio codec, to continue using the technology in its video services. Fraunhofer’s AAC encoder software supports ...

Fraunhofer IIS, inventor of the ubiquitous MP3 music format, on Monday made a pitch to audio and computer makers to use its HD-AAC format. HD-AAC is a new digital music encoding format that Fraunhofer ...