AC-3 audio coder

Craig Todd

doi:10.1117/12.227958

25 October 1995 AC-3 audio coder

Craig Todd

Proceedings Volume 10282, Standards and Common Interfaces for Video Information Systems: A Critical Review; 1028203 (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.227958
Event: Photonics East '95, 1995, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Abstract

AC-3 is a system for coding up to 3.1 channels of audio into a low bit-rate data stream. High quality may be obtained with compression ratios approaching 12-1 for multichannel audio programs. The high compression ratio is achieved by methods which do not increase decoder memory, and thus cost. The methods employed include: the transmission of a high frequency resolution spectral envelope; and a novel forward/backward adaptive bit allocation algorithm. In order to satisfy practical requirements of an emissions coder, the AC-3 syntax includes a number of features useful to broadcasters and consumers. These features include: loudness uniformity between programs; dynamic range control; and broadcaster control of downmix coefficients. The AC-3 coder has been formally selected for inclusion in the U.S. HDTV broadcast standard, and has been informally selected for several additional applications.

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Craig Todd "AC-3 audio coder", Proc. SPIE 10282, Standards and Common Interfaces for Video Information Systems: A Critical Review, 1028203 (25 October 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.227958

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