Lossy compression schemes can be based on a source model, as in the case of speech compression, or a user or sink model, as is somewhat the case in image compression. In this chapter we look at audio ...

If you view video on your computer or listen to music you downloaded from the Internet, you probably use MPEG technology. In contrast to data files, audio and video files tend to be very large and ...

For centuries my ancestors, who lived in the lower parts of the Alps near the city of Turin, had applied a simple idea: it was more comfortable for everybody if the paths criss-crossing the mountains ...

The name MP3 is an abbreviation of the term "MPEG-1 layer-3." MPEG is an acronym that stands for the Moving Pictures Experts Group, a working group formed under the joint direction of the ...

ERLANGEN, Germany -- Jan 9, 2008 --Offering music encoding with quality beyond CDs and at the same time, iPod(R) compatibility, the HD-AAC(R) codec enables a new way of storing and distributing music.