LOS ANGELES, CA (April 3, 2018) — NexStreaming, a global multimedia software company, announces its partnership agreement with Gaudio Lab, a spatial audio technology company. Through this partnership, Gaudio’s Sol audio SDK will be integrated into NexStreaming’s NexPlayer video SDK, which will be available for licensing to player platforms and companies looking to offer 360-degree video content.
“As the leading player for premium video services, NexPlayer must continuously innovate to be at the forefront of the industry,” says General Manager, Carlos Lucas, NexStreaming. “360-degree video is on track to becoming a mainstream format and we are working toward securing the best 360 video experience. Audio plays an important role in this experience and Gaudio Lab’s technology perfectly complements NexPlayer.”
The integration of Gaudio’s Sol SDK offers audiences a high-quality immersive and interactive sound experience to match NexPlayer’s premium quality video SDK. Now, current and future NexStreaming licensees can provide premium 360-degree content to audiences on multiple platforms.
“This exciting partnership pairs Gaudio’s top-quality spatial audio technology with NexStreaming’s world-class 360-degree video solution,” explains Adam Levenson, V. P. of Business Development, Gaudio Lab. “Combining these two technologies offers player platforms and content creators an opportunity to provide a truly immersive and uniquely engaging experience to viewers.”
NexPlayer is the market leading 360-degree Player SDK for Android, iOS and HTML5 apps, ensuring the best streaming and playback video quality across any device. The international video service provider offers NexPlayer in its mobile apps, enabling MPEG-DASH and HLS high-quality streaming across all devices with Widevine or any other DRM content protection. Its Player SDK is not based on open source, which offers the ability to constantly build new player features. The company strives to continuouslyupgrade the SDK player with the latest technologies, including the integration of Gaudio’s Sol SDK.
Gaudio’s Sol SDK is a binaural renderer that supports First Order Ambisonics (FOA), Higher Order Ambisonics (HOA), and the company’s GA5 audio format. GA5 packages unlimited object-based sounds, Ambisonics and head-locked stereo channels into one delivery format, offering a high-quality spatial audio experience. Furthermore, the Sol renderer features low complexity, low latency, and is computationally efficient, delivering a smooth audio experience on any device.