Title : 
Aspects of current standardization activities for high-quality, low-rate multi-channel audio coding
         
        
            Author : 
Bosi, Marina ; Todd, Craig ; Holman, Tomlinson
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dolby Lab., San Francisco, CA, USA
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This paper analyzes directions in the current standardization activities for multi-channel audio, briefly reviews the composite coding schemes AC-3 and ISO 11172-3 compatible systems, and discusses requirements, features, and time-tables for the audio systems in the ISO/Moving pictures Expert Group (MPEG) phase 2 and the United States high definition television (HDTV) standardization processes
         
        
            Keywords : 
ISO standards; audio coding; audio signals; high definition television; standardisation; telecommunication channels; telecommunication standards; HDTV standardization; ISO 11172-3 compatible systems; ISO/Moving pictures Expert Group; MPEG phase 2; USA; United States; audio systems; composite coding schemes; high definition television; low-rate multichannel audio coding; standardization; Audio coding; Audio systems; Frequency; HDTV; Laboratories; Loudspeakers; Motion pictures; Optical films; Standardization; TV;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics, 1993. Final Program and Paper Summaries., 1993 IEEE Workshop on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
New Paltz, NY
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-2078-6
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ASPAA.1993.379999