As part of the move to a next-generation TV standard, the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) is working on a comprehensive audio system for the emerging ATSC 3.0 standard, offering a more immersive audio experience for living room and mobile viewers.
With membership by America’s most important stakeholders, ATSC members represent the broadcast, broadcast equipment, motion picture, consumer electronics, computer, cable, satellite, and semiconductor industries. International adopters of the ATSC standard include Canada, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and South Korea.
These are the folks who recently won an Emmy for their work in controlling loud commercials.
The audio subsystem for ATSC 3.0 will feature an enhanced feature set to provide the listener with both a personalized and an immersive experience.
“Personalization includes enhancement to the control of dialog, use of alternate audio tracks and mixing of assistive audio services, other-language dialog, special commentary, and music and effects. Plus, the system will support both the normalization of content loudness and contouring of dynamic range, based on the specific capabilities of a user’s fixed or mobile device and its unique sound environment,” says ATSC.
ATSC 3.0 audio is expected to work with home theater AV systems, with TV sets (both with and without “soundbar” audio systems), and also with personal audio systems such as tablets, smartphones and other handheld devices used both with and without headphones.
Initial responses to the call for ATSC 3.0 audio proposals are due Jan. 12, 2015. Details on the ATSC 3.0 Call for Proposals can be found here.
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