IPLeiria researcher develops sound software – Computerworld Portugal

The solution is being tested in six Hollywood studios and applies a technique used in image for visual effects and computer graphics.

The teaching of Higher School of Technology and Management (ESTG) Nuno Fonseca has developed a new technology for sound, being tested by several enterprises in this sector, says a statement from the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (IPLeiria), that owns the entity.

The technology applies to particle systems technique used to image, especially visual effects and computer graphics. E is for major motion pictures, given the ability to handle thousands or even millions of sounds at once explains the institution.

“Today, if you need to conduct a war scene with 10,000 soldiers the ‘sound designer’ will probably create manually a few dozen audio tracks to try to recreate the sound environment. With this new technology, the computer can create and manage thousands of sounds simultaneously, achieving a much more realistic result and with a lot less work, “argues Nuno Fonseca

Six Hollywood studios -. 20th Century Fox, Disney, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal and Warner Bros – are testing the software. Besides those, the Playstation Santa Monica Studios, BBC, Turner Broadcasting, the RadioFrance and Stanford University are also doing tests.

Nuno Fonseca out as software feature their ability to take advantage of latest systems of sound for film, such as Dolby Atmos or the Auro-3D.

The teacher has collaborated with Eastwest, Los Angeles, to create software that lets you put your computer to sing as a symphonic choir, used by many composers of soundtracks of movies, TV and games, says the institute

Member of Technical Committee on Sound for Digital Cinema & amp.; Television, the Audio Engineering Society, the teacher is also part of the Society of Motion Picture & amp; Television Engineers. He teaches in the Computer Science department of ESTG / IPLeiria and coordinates the new degree in Digital Media and Games. It is also a visiting professor at the School of Music in Lisbon.