A new method for synchronization of audiovisual content in movie theater applications

Author

Beckinger, Michael ; Brix, Sandra ; De Linares, Katja Hoffmann

Author_Institution

Dept. Acoust., Fraunhofer Inst. IDMT, Ilmenau

fYear

2007

fDate

12-15 Feb. 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

New audio reproduction systems like the wave field synthesis (WFS) need to be synchronized with current 35 mm motion picture films. The problem is that current 35 mm film reels do not have additional place for synchronization tracks. Occupied places on reel are used by traditional multichannel audio systems. This paper presents a new method for synchronization of audiovisual content in movie theater applications i.e. in case of the existence of new audio systems. This method uses external time code generation and has a synchronization accuracy of plusmn0.5 ms. This high accuracy is achieved using the algorithmic blocks: correlation, sample rate conversion as well as meta data extraction.

Keywords

audio signal processing; audio-visual systems; feature extraction; audio reproduction systems; audiovisual content synchronization; correlation algorithmic; meta data extraction; motion picture films; movie theater applications; multichannel audio systems; sample rate conversion; time code generation; wave field synthesis; Audio systems; Data mining; Feature extraction; Frequency synchronization; Jitter; Layout; Motion pictures; Quality assessment; Spatial databases; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Signal Processing and Its Applications, 2007. ISSPA 2007. 9th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Sharjah

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0778-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1779-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISSPA.2007.4555440

Filename

4555440