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Floating in Space – with Fraunhofer 3D Sound at Zeiss Planetarium Jena
1.11.2011
From now on, visitors of the Zeiss Planetarium in Jena can go on an acoustic and visual journey like no man went before: With "SpatialSound Wave" the scientists of the Ilmenau Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT create an outstanding spatial sound event in a dome theater. It is the first fixed installation of this Fraunhofer 3D sound system. The combination with the newly installed fulldome projection system of Carl Zeiss AG creates impressive 3D worlds for eyes and ears. On November 3rd, 2011, the innovative image and sound concept of the Zeiss Planetarium is going to be introduced to the public.
Saving electricity while playing
5.9.2011
The federal government of Germany has decided to accelerate change in energy policy. But the transition will succeed only with the help of the consumers. They are called upon to use the energy from renewable resources in a more efficient fashion. A new online game shows how energy can be saved.
Error-Free Material: New Software by Fraunhofer IDMT Inspects Audio-Visual Media Content
9.9.2011
Scientists of the Ilmenau Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT have developed an innovative technology that automatically recognizes and visually highlights errors in digital audio and video footage.
An additional video analysis tool helps to identify and arrange i. a. representative scenes in movies, thus allowing better organization and management of digital media content.
Fraunhofer IDMT presents AVInspector at the International Trade Fair for broadcasting and television, IBC, in Amsterdam from September 9 to 13, 2011. Visit us at the Fraunhofer booth in hall 8, stand B 80.
Special software helps to save species
1.8.2011
With the aim of better protecting endangered species, game wardens are studying the behavior of surviving great apes in the wild. This is often painstaking work because it is difficult to distinguish between different individuals. A new software system will make things easier by analyzing the animals’ faces for individual identification.
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