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Enhance your audio experience with Fluendo’s FFmpeg Enabler and Dolby Professional Decoders

A Dolby Digital Plus Professional audio decoder seamlessly integrated with FFmpeg, delivering high-quality audio decoding, dynamic range control, customizable channels, and real-time metadata monitoring.

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Crystal-clear audio

The Dolby AC3 Professional Decoder delivers exceptional high-definition audio. Integrated with our FFmpeg Enabler, it ensures professional-grade sound quality for all your projects.

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Effortless integration

Easily enhance your FFmpeg workflows with the power of GStreamer codecs. Our solution is designed for quick implementation and seamless performance.

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Expanded capabilities

Unlock new possibilities for your media applications with advanced audio features designed for the most demanding use cases.

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AC-4 for Broadcast

As the digital broadcast landscape transitions toward the IP-based ATSC 3.0 standard (NextGen TV), the industry faces a critical infrastructure gap. Unlike legacy systems, this new framework utilizes the same Internet Protocol backbone as major OTT platforms, enabling a hybrid model of over-the-air signals and interactive internet content.

Within this ecosystem, Dolby AC-4 has emerged as the mandatory audio standard, offering advanced capabilities such as immersive Atmos metadata, dialog enhancement, and personalized audio streams.

The transition to Next Generation Audio (NGA) is moving from a premium feature to a global regulatory requirement: United States (ATSC 3.0 / NextGen TV), European Union (DVB-T2 & UHD), Brazil (TV 3.0), South Korea (UHD services).

The rapid adoption of AC-4 by major networks for live sports and high-profile events has created significant technical hurdles. Current hardware and monitoring tools risk obsolescence without a high-fidelity, legal decoding path. Furthermore, legacy decoders are unable to process the complex metadata required for modern audience measurement and immersive audio experiences. The reliance on “experimental” or uncertified decoders in commercial cloud-encoding SaaS environments introduces substantial legal and technical risks for broadcasters and hardware OEMs.

Boost your audio quality now with Dolby and FFmpeg integration

This solution provides licensed decoders integrating the Next Generation Audio (NGA) capabilities of Dolby AC-4 alongside industry-standard Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3) and AC-3.

Built on custom GStreamer plugins, the product leverages high-performance GStreamer elements for robust and efficient decoding. Fully compliant with Dolby Digital Plus Professional Decoder specifications, it meets Dolby’s rigorous testing standards, ensuring reliable, professional-grade performance.

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Bringing Dolby AC-4 to GStreamer: the journey to decoding

Bringing Dolby AC-4 to GStreamer: the journey to decoding

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Discover how Fluendo integrated Dolby AC-4 decoding into GStreamer through a complete ecosystem.

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Fluendo expands audio capabilities with Dolby AC3 Professional decoder integration in our codec solutions

Fluendo expands audio capabilities with Dolby AC3 Professional decoder integration in our codec solutions

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Integrating Dolby AC3 Professional decoders for superior audio in FFmpeg and GStreamer.

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Fluendo Becomes a Licensed Implementation Partner for Dolby Audio Professional

Fluendo Becomes a Licensed Implementation Partner for Dolby Audio Professional

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Fluendo is now a Licensed Implementation and System Licensee for Dolby Audio Professional technology! This milestone reflects our commitment to delivering cutting-edge audio solutions. Learn more about this achievement and our collaboration with Dolby.

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