Conversion of synthesized spectral components for encoding and low-complexity transcoding
CA 2776988 C · Owner: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation · Inventors: Lennon, Brian Timothy; Andersen, Robert Loring; Truman, Michael Mead
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The present invention pertains generally to audio coding methods and devices and more specifically pertains to improved methods and devices for transcoding encoded , audio information in a first format to encoded audio information in a second format. In an , exemplary transcoding method and device first quantized values of an audio , signal encoded in the first format are dequantized according to quantizing resolutions determined in response , to one or more first control parameters. The dequantized values are quantized into second , quantized values according to quantized resolutions determined in response to one or more , second control parameters. The second quantized values the …
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