Products & Solutions

ARC® Sound - Standards Supported

MPEG-1/2 Layer I, II, III (MP3) Decode

• Conforms to MPEG-1 (ISO/IEC 11172:4) and MPEG-2 (ISO/IEC 13818:4) Audio Standards
• Sampling Rates 16 - 48 KHz
• All Bit Rates
• Mono/Stereo, Intensity Stereo, Mid/Side Stereo
• Optional 24-bit output for higher quality

MPEG-1/2 Layer I, II Encode

• Conforms to MPEG-1 (ISO/IEC 11172:3) and MPEG-2 (ISO/IEC 13818:3) Audio Standards
• Sampling Rates 16 - 48 KHz
• All Bit Rates
• Mono/Stereo, Joint Stereo

MPEG-1/2 Layer III (MP3) Encode

• Conforms to MPEG-1 (ISO/IEC 11172:3) and MPEG-2 (ISO/IEC 13818:3) AudioStandards
• Sampling Rates 16 - 48 KHz
• All Bit Rates
• Constant and Average Bit Rates

MPEG-2/4 AAC Decode

• Conforms to MPEG-2 (ISO/IEC 13818:4) and MPEG-4 (ISO/IEC 14496:4) Audio Standards
• MPEG-2/4 AAC Low Complexity (AAC LC) Profile
• Sampling Rates 8 - 96 KHz
• All Bit Rates
• Mono/Stereo, Intensity Stereo, Mid/Side Stereo
• Optional 24-bit Output for Higher Quality
• TNS (Temporal Noise Shaping), PNS (Perceptual Noise Substitution) Supports
• Bitstreams: ADIF, ADTS

MPEG-2/4 AAC Encode

• Conforms to the MPEG-2 (ISO/IEC 13818:3) and MPEG-4 (ISO/IEC 14496:3) Audio Standards
• MPEG-2/4 AAC Low Complexity (AAC LC) Profile
• Sampling Rates 8 - 96 KHz
• All Bit Rates
• Mono/Stereo, Intensity Stereo, Mid/Side Stereo
• Optional Tools such as TNS (Temporal Noise Shaping) and PNS (Perpetual Noise Substitution)
• Bitstreams: ADIF, ADTS

WMA Decode

• Certified by Microsoft to Conform with Microsoft WMA Test Specifications
• Supports WMA Version 9.0
• Class 4 (Full Implementation)
• Sampling Rates 8 - 48 KHz
• All Bit Rates
• Multichannel Mono/Stereo
• Mulitchannel Transformation

Dolby Digital AC-3 Decode

• Approved by Dolby Laboratories
• Includes Stereo and 5.1 Channel Decoding
• Sampling Rates of 32, 44.1, 48 KHz
• Bit Rates of 32 to 640 Kbps
• Built in Error Detection Mechanism (CRC Check)
• Coupling of Channels
• Down-Mixing to Required Number of Output Channels
• Normalization of Dialog Level
• Dynamic Range Compression
• Karaoke Capable
• Extended Bitstream Handling

Dolby Digital AC-3 Encode

• Approved by Dolby Laboratories
• Generates high quality audio streams at low bit-rates
• Encoding for up to 2 channels
• Supports Sampling Rates of 32, 44.1 and 48 KHz
• Supports bit-rates of 64-448 kbps
• Allows for Rematrixing
• Incorporates Dynamic Range Compression
• Includes Error Detection Mechanism (CRC Generation)
• Fully compatible with the ATSC AC-3 specification