Dolby Laboratories

About: Dolby Laboratories is a company organization based out in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Audio signal & Audio signal flow. The organization has 956 authors who have published 1726 publications receiving 29456 citations.

Crosstalk cancellation in 3D displays

Abstract: Image processing is performed to facilitate subtractive crosstalk cancellation in 3D images. In a global embodiment, pixel values are compressed to provide sufficient foot room for subtractive crosstalk cancellation. For video images the degree of compression may vary from frame to frame. Temporal filtering may be applied to reduce flicker. In a local embodiment luminance is added to and/or compression is performed in local areas to facilitate more complete subtractive crosstalk cancellation. The amount or added luminance or compression may be matched to the requirements of the local areas. Added luminance and/or compression may be made to vary smoothly in time and smoothly in space. Displays and other apparatus may be constructed to perform methods for partial or complete crosstalk cancellation.

Call Quality Estimation by Lost Packet Classification

Abstract: Described are: a method, an apparatus, and a tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions to instruct one or more processors to carry out a method. One set of methods is for the transmit side of a communication link and another set of methods is for the receive side. A transmit side method includes assigning one of a set of classifications to media, e.g., voice/audio packets transmitted in a sequence, different classifications impacting differently a measure of perceptual quality calculated at the receive side if packets of the respective classifications are lost. A present packet is sent to the receive side containing the classification of a previous packet.

The art of better pixels

Abstract: This paper gives an overview of the key experiments used to determine the parameters required for baseband video which combines both HDR (High Dynamic Range) and WCG (Wide Colour Gamut). We call this combination EDR (Extended Dynamic Range) for short. Furthermore, it provides an insight into the EDR content creation process and proposes how the creative intent can be propagated throughout the distribution chain all the way to the TV receiver, in order to provide the viewer with the best possible experience on a wide range of EDR-capable TV receivers. It is hard to exaggerate the impact that the cathode ray tube (CRT) had, and still continues to have, on the design of television standards. Our CRT heritage affects our HDTV digital standards in a number of key ways: The colour gamut (as defined by the rare earth phosphors used) The brightness was limited to ~100 candela/m2 (units often referred to as “nits”) not only to control large area flicker, but also to prevent the electron beam from spreading and reducing spatial resolution.

Loudspeaker with narrow dispersion

Abstract: A column loudspeaker with a line of low-frequency drivers has a center coaxial driver with a low frequency driver and a high frequency driver. The low frequency drivers are delayed and gain adjusted such that they exhibit constant directivity in the axis of the line. The high frequency driver has the same directivity as the line of low frequency drivers. A crossover separates the audio signal into high and low frequency signals with low frequency signals sent to the low frequency drivers, and high frequency signals sent to the high frequency element in the coaxial driver. The crossover frequency is in the frequency range where the directivity of the high and low frequency drivers match. The loudspeaker cabinet is curved to provide an acoustic delay to the drivers further away from the center coaxial driver.

Method for improving perceptual continuity in a spatial teleconferencing system

Abstract: The present document relates to audio conference systems. In particular, the present document relates to improving the perceptual continuity within an audio conference system. According to an aspect, a method for multiplexing first and second continuous input audio signals is described, to yield a multiplexed output audio signal which is to be rendered to a listener. The first and second input audio signals (123) are indicative of sounds captured by a first and a second endpoint (120, 170), respectively. The method comprises determining a talk activity (201, 202) in the first and second input audio signals (123), respectively; and determining the multiplexed output audio signal based on the first and/or second input audio signals (123) and subject to one or more multiplexing conditions. The one or more multiplexing conditions comprise: at a time instant, when there is talk activity (201) in the first input audio signal (123), determining the multiplexed output audio signal at least based on the first input audio signal (123); at a time instant, when there is talk activity (202) in the second input audio signal (123), determining the multiplexed output audio signal at least based on the second input audio signal (123); and at a silence time instant, when there is no talk activity (201, 202) in the first and in the second input audio signals (123), determining the multiplexed output audio signal based on only one of the first and second input audio signals (123).