3D SYSTEM AND TOOLS FOR ENHANCED 3D AUDIO AUTHORING AND RENDERING

摘要

Improved tools are provided for authoring and rendering audio reproduction data. Several of these authoring tools allow audio reproduction data to be generalized to a wide variety of reproduction environments. Audio playback data can be authored by generating metadata for audio objects. Metadata may be generated by referring to speaker zones. During the rendering process, the audio reproduction data may be reproduced according to the reproduction speaker layout of a specific reproduction environment.