Abstract:
An information encoding and decoding apparatus and an information encoding and decoding method for effectively diminishing the mixing noise by pre-mixing and dematrixing. When encoding multi-channel audio or speech signals inclusive of signals of the mixed channels, whereby the audio or speech signals become reproducible even with a simplified decoder, the noise generated on dematrixing the signals of the mixed channels is included in the codestring signals as difference signals (Le, Re) between the pre-mixing signals (L, R,) of the non-independent channels and the signals of the non-independent channels (L', R') as found by dematrixing signals of mixed channels (Lm, Rm). Thus the number of bits may be prevented from being increased despite increase in the number of channels.
Abstract:
In a method and device for signal encoding according to this invention, a first encoder (124) separately encodes noise components of a plurality of channels and a second encoder (125) commonly encodes noise components of a plurality of channels. Then a discriminating means (123) detects the characteristics of the noise components and selects the output from either of the encoders (124 and 125) based on the discriminated results. When the noise components are commonly encoded, therefore, the compression ratio of the noise components of a plurality of channels can be increased. When the components are not commonly encoded, on the other hand, undesired effects of common encoding can be prevented.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for high efficiency encoding audio signals. The high-efficiency encoding apparatus includes a transform circuit (11; 61) for transforming an input signal into frequency components and a signal component separating circuit (62) for separating the frequency components into tonal components and noisy components. The high-efficiency encoding apparatus also includes a tonal component encoding circuit (63) for encoding tonal components and a noisy component encoding circuit (64) for encoding noisy components. The tonal components are made up only of signal components of a specified band and encoded along with the information specifying the band. The noisy components are normalized (31) and quantized (33) every pre-set encoding unit and encoded along with the quantization precision information. The information on the numbers of quantization steps of the noisy components is encoded with a smaller number of bits for the high- range side than for the low-range side. With the high-efficiency encoding method and apparatus, not only the main information but also the subsidiary information may be improved in encoding efficiency, while the degree of freedom may be assured in the method of representing the subsidiary information and satisfactory encoding may be achieved.
Abstract:
In a method and device for signal encoding according to this invention, a first encoder (124) separately encodes noise components of a plurality of channels and a second encoder (125) commonly encodes noise components of a plurality of channels. Then a discriminating means (123) detects the characteristics of the noise components and selects the output from either of the encoders (124 and 125) based on the discriminated results. When the noise components the compression ratio of the noise components of a plurality of channels can be increased. When the components are not commonly encoded, on the other hand, undesired effects of common encoding can be prevented.
Abstract:
In a method and device for signal encoding according to this invention, a first encoder (124) separately encodes noise components of a plurality of channels and a second encoder (125) commonly encodes noise components of a plurality of channels. Then a discriminating means (123) detects the characteristics of the noise components and selects the output from either of the encoders (124 and 125) based on the discriminated results. When the noise components the compression ratio of the noise components of a plurality of channels can be increased. When the components are not commonly encoded, on the other hand, undesired effects of common encoding can be prevented.
Abstract:
The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, a method, and a program that can create a great sense of realism with a small number of computations.An information processing apparatus includes a gain determination section that determines an attenuation level on the basis of a positional relationship between a given object and another object and determines a gain of a signal of the given object on the basis of the attenuation level. The present technology is applicable to a signal processing apparatus.
Abstract:
In a method and device for signal encoding according to this invention, a first encoder (124) separately encodes noise components of a plurality of channels and a second encoder (125) commonly encodes noise components of a plurality of channels. Then a discriminating means (123) detects the characteristics of the noise components and selects the output from either of the encoders (124 and 125) based on the discriminated results. When the noise components the compression ratio of the noise components of a plurality of channels can be increased. When the components are not commonly encoded, on the other hand, undesired effects of common encoding can be prevented.
Abstract:
An information encoding and decoding apparatus and an information encoding and decoding method for effectively diminishing the mixing noise by pre-mixing and dematrixing. When encoding multi-channel audio or speech signals inclusive of signals of the mixed channels, whereby the audio or speech signals become reproducible even with a simplified decoder, the noise generated on dematrixing the signals of the mixed channels is included in the codestring signals as difference signals (Le, Re) between the pre-mixing signals (L, R,) of the non-independent channels and the signals of the non-independent channels (L', R') as found by dematrixing signals of mixed channels (Lm, Rm). Thus the number of bits may be prevented from being increased despite increase in the number of channels.
Abstract:
Apparatus for recording an information signal as bit-compressed digital data. The apparatus comprises a bit compressor and a recording system. The bit compressor receives the information signal as digital data. The digital data include bits, and the bits include redundant bits. The bit compressor compresses the digital data by removing only the redundant bits from the digital data to generate the bit-compressed digital data at a variable bit rate. The redundant bits are bits that result in a quantizing noise level lower than an allowed noise level at which the quantizing noise is imperceptible to a human auditory sense. The allowable noise level is determined by a masking threshold and a minimum audibility limit. The recording system receives the bit-compressed digital data from the bit compressor and records the bit-compressed data on a recording medium.