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== Fraunhofer IIS Codecs ==
 
== Fraunhofer IIS Codecs ==
* FhG MP3, a licensed MP3 encoder included in Winamp
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* FhG MP3, a licensed MP3 encoder included in [[Winamp]]
 
* FhG AAC, a licensed AAC encoder included in Winamp
 
* FhG AAC, a licensed AAC encoder included in Winamp
 
* [[Fraunhofer FDK AAC]], included in Android, with source code available
 
* [[Fraunhofer FDK AAC]], included in Android, with source code available

Revision as of 04:26, 27 September 2014

The Fraunhofer Society is a German research organization. The German name is Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and is often abbreviated FhG. The organization is comprised of several institutes. One in particular, Fraunhofer IIS, has had a significant role in the development of digital audio technologies.

Fraunhofer collects patent license fees on MP3 and AAC codecs.

Fraunhofer IIS Codecs

  • FhG MP3, a licensed MP3 encoder included in Winamp
  • FhG AAC, a licensed AAC encoder included in Winamp
  • Fraunhofer FDK AAC, included in Android, with source code available

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