B.3.7.5 Encoding
Table B.16 Audio Encoding Specification
Coding
Standard
Coding Mode Bit Rate License
Max
Instance
per VCM
Weight
32 40 48 56 64 80 96 112 128 160 192 224 256 320 384 448 512 576 640
MPEG-1
Layer II
Mono (left or right, or average) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ AVP/SWO/MP1L2 8 10
Dual Mono
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Note: 2 encode instances are license-free 10
Stereo
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
10
Joint Stereo
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
10
6 Channel Phase Aligned
√
1 additional license 10
8 Channel Phase Aligned √ 2 additional licenses 10
Dolby
Digital
(AC3)
Mono (left or right, or average) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ AVP/SWO/DOLBY 6 30
Stereo
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 1 license 30
Surround 5.1 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 3 licenses 50
Dolby
Digital
Plus
(EC3)
Mono (left or right, or average) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ AVP/SWO/DOLBY/PLUS 4 40
Stereo
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 1 license 40
Surround 5.1 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 3 licenses 80
AAC-LC Mono (left or right, or average) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ AVP/SWO/AAC 8 5
Stereo
√ √ √ √ √ √ √
1 license 5
Surround 5.1
√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
3 licenses 15
6 Channel Phase Aligned
√
√ √
3 licenses 15
8 Channel Phase Aligned √ √ √ 4 licenses 20
HE-AAC Stereo √ √ √ √ √ √ √ AVP/SWO/AAC 8 5
Surround 5.1 √ √ √ √ √ 3 licenses 15
HE-AAC v2