MPEG-H decoder software

The Fraunhofer MPEG-H decoder (mpeghdec) is a C/C++ implementation of the MPEG-H Audio standard as defined in ISO/IEC 23008-3:2022. MPEG-H Audio is the Next Generation Audio (NGA) codec for personalized and immersive sound. Please visit www.mpegh.com to learn more about MPEG-H Audio.

For documentation and usage, please have a look at the Wiki.

Supported features

Supported architectures

mpeghdec is built and tested using the following architectures and toolchains:

Support for further platforms and architectures can be requested directly from Fraunhofer IIS.

Build

mpeghdec uses CMake (version >= 3.16) to configure and build the project. A working CMake installation is therefore required to build the software.

The following project-specific CMake parameters are available:

How to build using CMake

Find below the basic instructions to build the project or visit the "Wiki Build" page(s) to get further information (additional build parameters and platform specific build instructions).

1. Clone the project and make a build folder.

   $ git clone https://github.com/Fraunhofer-IIS/mpeghdec.git
   $ mkdir -p build
   

2. Configure the project using CMake.

   $ cmake -S mpeghdec -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
   

3. Build the project.

   $ cmake --build build --config Release
   

Command-line example programs

The mpeghdec provides following command-line based example programs:

• MPEG-H decoder
• MPEG-H UI manager

Contributing

Contributions may be done through a pull request to the upstream repository.

• Create a fork based on the latest master branch.
• Apply changes to the fork.
• Add the author names to AUTHORS.md.
• Create a pull request to the upstream repository. The request must contain a detailed description of its purpose.

Links

• www.mpegh.com
• Fraunhofer IIS MPEG-H Audio

License

Please see the LICENSE.txt file for the terms of use that apply to the software in this repository.

Fraunhofer supports the development of MPEG-H products and services by offering additional software, documentation, and technical advice. In addition, it operates the MPEG-H Trademark Program to ease interoperability testing of end-products. Please visit www.mpegh.com for more information.

For more information, please contact [email protected]