DNN-based source enhancement to increase objective sound quality assessment score

Y Koizumi, K Niwa, Y Hioka… - … on Audio, Speech …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a training method for deep neural network (DNN) based source enhancement
to increase objective sound quality assessment (OSQA) scores such as the perceptual …

An audio-visual system for object-based audio: from recording to listening

P Coleman, A Franck, J Francombe… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Object-based audio is an emerging representation for audio content, where content is
represented in a reproduction-format-agnostic way and, thus, produced once for …

DNN-based source enhancement self-optimized by reinforcement learning using sound quality measurements

Y Koizumi, K Niwa, Y Hioka… - … , Speech and Signal …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We investigated whether a deep neural network (DNN)-based source enhancement function
can be self-optimized by reinforcement learning (RL). The use of a DNN is a powerful …

Clean audio for tv broadcast: an object-based approach for hearing impaired viewers

BG Shirley, RG Oldfield - Journal of the …, 2015 - salford-repository.worktribe.com
As the percentage of the population with hearing loss increases, broadcasters are receiving
more complaints about the difficulty in understanding dialog in the presence of background …

Intelligibility versus comprehension: understanding quality of accessible next-generation audio broadcast

B Shirley, L Ward - Universal Access in the Information Society, 2021 - Springer
For traditional broadcasting formats, implementation of accessible audio strategies for hard
of hearing people have used a binary, intelligibility-based approach. In this approach …

Encoding and communicating navigable speech soundfields

X Zheng, C Ritz, J Xi - Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2016 - Springer
This paper describes a system for encoding and communicating navigable speech
soundfields for applications such as immersive audio/visual conferencing, audio …

The sounds of spectators at football

NJ Graakjær - 2022 - torrossa.com
The sounds of spectators at football (soccer) are often highlighted-by spectators, tourists,
commentators, journalists, scholars, media producers, etc.-as crucial for the experience of …

Platform independent audio

B Shirley, R Oldfield, F Melchior… - … Production, Delivery and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter defines problem space from an audio perspective reviewing some of the
current challenges faced in channel‐based audio broadcast. The first section introduces …

Research and implementation of fragile watermark for vector graphics

L Zheng, Y Li, L Feng, H Liu - 2010 2nd International …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The methods of integrity authentication for vector graphics were described at fist, then digital
watermarking for vector graphics was introduced. For vector graphics composed by linear …

An object-based audio system for interactive broadcasting

R Oldfield, B Shirley, J Spille - Audio Engineering Society Convention 137, 2014 - aes.org
This paper describes audio recording, delivery, and rendering for an end-to-end broadcast
system allowing users free navigation of panoramic video content with matching interactive …