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Doing intellectual property the Dolby Labs way
Doing intellectual property the Dolby Labs way
For over half a century Dolby Labs has worked hard to ensure that the company’s IP strategy is always aligned with its overall business goals. Its success in doing this teaches valuable lessons.
·iam-media.com·
Doing intellectual property the Dolby Labs way
Unprecedented Transmission Speeds – Scientists Develop New Quantum Key Distribution System
Unprecedented Transmission Speeds – Scientists Develop New Quantum Key Distribution System
Integrated photonics-based quantum key distribution system paves the way for network deployment. Scientists have crafted a quantum key distribution (QKD) system rooted in integrated photonics, allowing for the transmission secure keys at unprecedented speeds These initial, proof-of-concept experime
·scitechdaily.com·
Unprecedented Transmission Speeds – Scientists Develop New Quantum Key Distribution System
Butterfly Effect in Quantum Realm Disproven by Simulating Quantum ‘Time Travel’
Butterfly Effect in Quantum Realm Disproven by Simulating Quantum ‘Time Travel’
Evolving quantum processes backwards on a quantum computer to damage information in the simulated past causes little change when returned to the ‘present.’ Using a quantum computer to simulate time travel, researchers have demonstrated that, in the quantum realm, there is no “butterfly effect.” I
·scitechdaily.com·
Butterfly Effect in Quantum Realm Disproven by Simulating Quantum ‘Time Travel’
R.I.P. Pono, Neil Young Kills Off His Digital Player
R.I.P. Pono, Neil Young Kills Off His Digital Player
Everyone who shelled out big bucks for Neil Young’s high-resolution Pono audio player appears to have a new Toblerone-shaped paper weight. The player, which Young promised would allow artists to sell their music in a form in which it was meant to be heard, really never made it far out of the gate. Announced five
·noise11.com·
R.I.P. Pono, Neil Young Kills Off His Digital Player
Neil Young's Pono Hi-def MP3 Player | Digital Trends
Neil Young's Pono Hi-def MP3 Player | Digital Trends
Neil Young's Pono Project took the Internet by storm this week, making HD audio a front-page topic. But what is HD Audio and what is it that's supposed to make the Pono so special? We've got all the answers in terms you can understand right here.
·digitaltrends.com·
Neil Young's Pono Hi-def MP3 Player | Digital Trends
What is hi-res audio? Here's everything you need to know | Digital Trends
What is hi-res audio? Here's everything you need to know | Digital Trends
Hi-res audio has gone from an audiophile novelty to a mainstream attraction, but there's still a bit of a learning curve to master before you can enjoy it.
Lossless audio files use a type of compression that keeps 100% of the original audio information intact. If you wanted to convert your CD collection into files that sound exactly the same but take up less storage space, lossless files are the way to go. FLAC and ALAC are both examples of lossless audio file formats.
Lossless audio can also be used to preserve 100% of the information in a hi-res audio source like SACD or DVD-Audio (or music that is mastered in the studio at hi-res bit-depths and sample rates).
If you want to make sure you’re listening to hi-res lossless audio (as opposed to CD-quality lossless audio), you need to look for a badge or other indicator on a track that clearly designates it as “hi-res” or “hi-res lossless.”
No. Even though all hi-res tracks have a higher resolution than CD-quality tracks, there are still different levels. The most common hi-res combination is 24-bit/96kHz, but it’s possible to find hi-res files that go as high as 32-bit/384kHz.
As a lossy format, MP3s technically don’t have either fixed bit-depths or sample rates. But they do have a maximum bit-rate of 320 kilobits per second (kbps), which can’t preserve all of the information in a CD audio track, so there would be no point in trying to use them for hi-res audio, which contains even more info. As a result, hi-res audio is usually compressed losslessly.
MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) is a proprietary digital audio format that is capable of reproducing 24-bit/96kHz audio and thus it qualifies as hi-res audio. It’s also the format of choice for Tidal’s top-tier Masters tracks. However, there is some controversy within the audiophile community around MQA because, technically, it is not a lossless format. It also requires dedicated hardware to be able to hear it at its highest quality. Those who believe that true hi-res audio can only be delivered using lossless formats feel that MQA is inferior.
If you’re a vinyl lover, you can convert your albums and singles into hi-res audio files, though this may be overkill. Hi-res files tend to be larger than CD-quality files, and there’s no evidence to suggest that a hi-res file will capture more info from your records than CD-quality.
Speaking of CDs, these audio tracks cannot be improved by using hi-res. You’ll only end up with a much larger file at exactly the same quality. Stick with a 16-bit/44.1kHz lossless file if you intend on ripping your CDs.
Playing any digital audio is comprised of two steps: a decoding step, where the hi-res file or stream in question is turned into a format known as pulse-coded-modulation (PCM), and a digital-to-analog (DAC) step where the PCM signal is turned into an analog signal your speakers or headphones can actually play.
A hi-res digital audio player like the SR35 from Astell&Kern can play virtually every hi-res audio format in the world, whether it’s saved on your computer or streamed from Apple Music. Just plug in a set of headphones and you’re good to go.
Another example is a recent Sonos speaker like the Era 100. It does it all too, though Sonos limits its hi-res support to 24-bit/48kHz, so those who want to explore higher sample rates will have to look elsewhere.
·digitaltrends.com·
What is hi-res audio? Here's everything you need to know | Digital Trends
The Rise Of Vector Databases
The Rise Of Vector Databases
Vectors are on the rise throughout search, data & the entire fabric of the web, if not perhaps the X-factor, many enterprise apps now need to think about the V-factor.
·forbes.com·
The Rise Of Vector Databases
Fine-Tuner.ai | Optimize AI Performance with No-Code Fine-Tuning
Fine-Tuner.ai | Optimize AI Performance with No-Code Fine-Tuning
Fine-Tuner.ai - Enhance your NLP models with our cutting-edge fine-tuning technology. Get better results with less data in a fraction of the time. Try it today.
·fine-tuner.ai·
Fine-Tuner.ai | Optimize AI Performance with No-Code Fine-Tuning
QRDA: Quantum Representation of Digital Audio
QRDA: Quantum Representation of Digital Audio
Download Citation | QRDA: Quantum Representation of Digital Audio | Multimedia refers to content that uses a combination of different content forms. It includes two main medias: image and audio. However, by... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
Quantum Representation of Digital Audio
·researchgate.net·
QRDA: Quantum Representation of Digital Audio
The Best Lossless Music Streaming Services in 2023
The Best Lossless Music Streaming Services in 2023
There are more lossless music streaming services than ever: Apple, Tidal, Amazon, Tidal, Deezer and Spotify (soon). Here's what you need to know.
What Is Lossless Music? The term "lossless" was essentially created to be a foil — or to mean the opposite — of "compressed" or "lossy"; these are digital music files that have had a lot of their details, specifically their high and low frequencies, stripped away in order to save space on your smartphone or computer.
The term "lossless" doesn't mean uncompressed, however, but it refers to a type of compressed digital audio file that uses advanced data compression algorithms so that the audio track doesn't "lose" any detail in the compression process.
For context, the average size of a compressed audio file, like a MP3 or a AAC, is about 1/4 the size of its original recording. The average size of a lossless compressed audio file, such as FLAC or ALAC (Apple Lossless), is now a little more than 1/2 the size of its original recording.
When somebody refers to a "lossless" track, they typically mean that it's the same quality as a CD or vinyl record (16-bit/44.1 kHz). This was the highest resolution audio that many lossless streaming services (like Tidal, Deezer and Qobuz) offered for years, but many of them now offer ever higher resolution audio files, which are also a type of lossless music.
For example, Tidal gives its HiFi subscribers the option of listening to Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) certified tracks (up to 24bit/96kHz), while Amazon Music HD gives its subscribers the ability to listen to "Ultra HD" (up to 24-bit/192kHz).
Max resolution: Every lossless streaming service is capable of streaming CD quality (16-bit/44.1 kHz) audio, but that's really the bare minimum requirement. A lot of lossless streaming services now offer significantly higher-resolution tracks that are Master Quality Authenticated (MQA, up to 24bit/96kHz) or "Ultra HD" (up to 24-bit/192kHz).
Price: When Apple released a lossless tier of Apple Music at no extra cost, it definitely disrupted the existing lossless streaming market. In fact, every one of them was forced to lower its base price from between $15 —$20 to around $10 (which is the cost of Apple Music). However, most lossless streaming services charge more than $10 for lossless streaming, that's higher than CD quality. These more premium plans also can great you access to more features, like live concerts and discounts if you want to purchase certain lossless tracks.
·gearpatrol.com·
The Best Lossless Music Streaming Services in 2023
Quantum Image Teleportation Protocol (QITP) and Quantum Audio Teleportation Protocol (QATP) by using Quantum Teleportation and Huffman Coding | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore
Quantum Image Teleportation Protocol (QITP) and Quantum Audio Teleportation Protocol (QATP) by using Quantum Teleportation and Huffman Coding | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore
In order to transmit images and audio securely, the authors present the Quantum Image Teleportation Protocol (QITP) and Quantum Audio Teleportation Protocol (QATP), which utilizes the Quantum Teleportation (QT) technique combined with Huffman Coding. The QITP secures the teleportation of quantum states of an image while simultaneously encrypting and decrypting them using Huffman Coding since it is only possible to recover or decode data if the prefix codes are known. To test their approach, the authors transformed pixels or RGB values from digital images into text, which was then fed into the Huffman Coding Technique. It has the advantage of compressing the entire text, which makes it faster to transmit vast amounts of information. This work also demonstrates the Quantum Audio Teleportation Protocol (QATP) with and without Huffman coding. For proof of concept, experimental evaluations were performed for both suggested QITPs and QATPs (Standard QITP, QITP with Huffman Coding, Standard QATP, QATP with Huffman Coding), using IBM Quantum Assembly Language (IBM QASM) Simulator and real quantum hardware using the Quantum Information Science Kit (Qiskit), a quantum computing platform.
·ieeexplore.ieee.org·
Quantum Image Teleportation Protocol (QITP) and Quantum Audio Teleportation Protocol (QATP) by using Quantum Teleportation and Huffman Coding | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore
Lossless and Near-Lossless Audio Compression Using Integer-Reversible Modulated Lapped Transforms - Microsoft Research
Lossless and Near-Lossless Audio Compression Using Integer-Reversible Modulated Lapped Transforms - Microsoft Research
We present a simple lossless audio codec, composed of an integer-reversible modulated lapped transform (MLT) followed by a backward-adaptive run-length/Golomb-Rice (RLGR) encoder. Its compression performance matches those of state-of-the-art predictive codecs, and it has the advantage that its compressed bitstream contains frequency-domain data that can be used for applications such as search, identification, and visualization. [
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·microsoft.com·
Lossless and Near-Lossless Audio Compression Using Integer-Reversible Modulated Lapped Transforms - Microsoft Research
Classical and quantum compression for edge computing: the ubiquitous data dimensionality reduction
Classical and quantum compression for edge computing: the ubiquitous data dimensionality reduction
Edge computing aims to address the challenges associated with communicating and transferring large amounts of data generated remotely to a data center in a timely and efficient manner. A central pillar of edge computing is local (i.e., at- or 

·springerprofessional.de·
Classical and quantum compression for edge computing: the ubiquitous data dimensionality reduction