Apparatus and method for screen related audio object remapping

1. An apparatus for generating loudspeaker signals, comprising:

an object metadata processor, and

an object renderer,

wherein the object renderer is configured to receive an audio object,

wherein the object metadata processor is configured to receive metadata, comprising an indication on whether the audio object is screen-related, and further comprising a first position of the audio object,

wherein the object metadata processor is configured to calculate a second position of the audio object depending on the first position of the audio object and depending on a size of a screen if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being screen-related,

wherein the object renderer is configured to generate the loudspeaker signals depending on the audio object and depending on position information,

wherein the object metadata processor is configured to feed the first position of the audio object as the position information into the object renderer if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being not screen-related, and

wherein the object metadata processor is configured to feed the second position of the audio object as the position information into the object renderer if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being screen-related.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the object metadata processor is configured to not calculate the second position of the audio object if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being not screen-related.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the object renderer is configured to not determine whether the position information is the first position of the audio object or the second position of the audio object.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the object renderer is configured to generate the loudspeaker signals further depending on the number of the loudspeakers of a playback environment.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the object renderer is configured to generate the loudspeaker signals further depending on a loudspeaker position of each of the loudspeakers of the playback environment.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the object metadata processor is configured to calculate the second position of the audio object depending on the first position of the audio object and depending on the size of the screen if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being screen-related, wherein the first position indicates the first position in a three-dimensional space, and wherein the second position indicates the second position in the three-dimensional space.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the object metadata processor is configured to calculate the second position of the audio object depending on the first position of the audio object and depending on the size of the screen if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being screen-related, wherein the first position indicates a first azimuth, a first elevation and a first distance, and wherein the second position indicates a second azimuth, a second elevation and a second distance.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the object metadata processor is configured to receive the metadata, comprising the indication on whether the audio object is screen-related as a first indication, and further comprising a second indication if the audio object is screen-related, said second indication indicating whether the audio object is an on-screen object, and

wherein the object metadata processor is configured to calculate the second position of the audio object depending on the first position of the audio object and depending on the size of the screen, such that the second position takes a first value on a screen area of the screen if the second indication indicates that the audio object is an on-screen object.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the object metadata processor is configured to calculate the second position of the audio object depending on the first position of the audio object and depending on the size of the screen, such that the second position takes a second value, which is either on the screen area or not on the screen area if the second indication indicates that the audio object is not an on-screen object.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the object metadata processor is configured to receive the metadata, comprising the indication on whether the audio object is screen-related as a first indication, and further comprising a second indication if the audio object is screen-related, said second indication indicating whether the audio object is an on-screen object,

wherein the object metadata processor is configured to calculate the second position of the audio object depending on the first position of the audio object, depending on the size of the screen, and depending on a first mapping curve as the mapping curve if the second indication indicates that the audio object is an on-screen object, wherein the first mapping curve defines a mapping of original object positions in a first value interval to remapped object positions in a second value interval, and

wherein the object metadata processor is configured to calculate the second position of the audio object depending on the first position of the audio object, depending on the size of the screen, and depending on a second mapping curve as the mapping curve if the second indication indicates that the audio object is not an on-screen object, wherein the second mapping curve defines a mapping of original object positions in the first value interval to remapped object positions in a third value interval, and wherein said second value interval is comprised by the third value interval, and wherein said second value interval is smaller than said third value interval.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein each of the first value interval and the second value interval and the third value interval is a value interval of azimuth angles, or

wherein each of the first value interval and the second value interval and the third value interval is a value interval of elevation angles.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the object metadata processor is configured to calculate the second position of the audio object depending on at least one of a first linear mapping function and a second linear mapping function,

wherein the first linear mapping function is defined to map a first azimuth value to a second azimuth value,

wherein the second linear mapping function is defined to map a first elevation value to a second elevation value,

wherein φ left nominal indicates a left azimuth screen edge reference,

wherein φ right nominal indicates a right azimuth screen edge reference,

wherein θ top nominal indicates a top elevation screen edge reference,

wherein θ bottom nominal indicates a bottom elevation screen edge reference,

wherein φ left repro indicates a left azimuth screen edge of the screen,

wherein φ right repro indicates a right azimuth screen edge of the screen,

wherein θ top repro indicates a top elevation screen edge of the screen,

wherein θ bottom repro indicates a bottom elevation screen edge of the screen,

wherein φindicates the first azimuth value,

wherein φ′ indicates the second azimuth value,

wherein θindicates the first elevation value,

wherein θ′ indicates the second elevation value,

wherein the second azimuth value φ′ results from a first mapping of the first azimuth value φaccording to the first linear mapping function according to

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13. A decoder device comprising:

a USAC decoder for decoding a bitstream to acquire one or more audio input channels, to acquire one or more input audio objects, to acquire compressed object metadata and to acquire one or more SAOC transport channels,

an SAOC decoder for decoding the one or more SAOC transport channels to acquire a first group of one or more rendered audio objects,

an apparatus for generating loudspeaker signals, comprising:

an object metadata processor, and

an object renderer,

wherein the object renderer is configured to receive an audio object,

wherein the object metadata processor is configured to receive metadata, comprising an indication on whether the audio object is screen-related, and further comprising a first position of the audio object,

wherein the object metadata processor is configured to calculate a second position of the audio object depending on the first position of the audio object and depending on a size of a screen if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being screen-related,

wherein the object renderer is configured to generate the loudspeaker signals depending on the audio object and depending on position information,

wherein the object metadata processor is configured to feed the first position of the audio object as the position information into the object renderer if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being not screen-related, and

wherein the object metadata processor is configured to feed the second position of the audio object as the position information into the object renderer if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being screen-related,

wherein said apparatus comprises

an object metadata decoder, being the object metadata processor of said apparatus, and being implemented for decoding the compressed object metadata to acquire uncompressed metadata, and

the object renderer of said apparatus, for rendering the one or more input audio objects depending on the uncompressed metadata to acquire a second group of one or more rendered audio objects,

a format converter for converting the one or more audio input channels to acquire one or more converted channels, and

a mixer for mixing the one or more audio objects of the first group of one or more rendered audio objects, the one or more audio objects of the second group of one or more rendered audio objects and the one or more converted channels to acquire one or more decoded audio channels.

14. A method for generating loudspeaker signals, comprising:

receiving an audio object,

receiving metadata, comprising an indication on whether the audio object is screen-related, and further comprising a first position of the audio object,

calculating a second position of the audio object depending on the first position of the audio object and depending on a size of a screen if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being screen-related,

generating the loudspeaker signals depending on the audio object and depending on position information,

wherein the position information is the first position of the audio object if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being not screen-related, and

wherein the position information is the second position of the audio object if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being screen-related.

15. A non-transitory digital storage medium having a computer program stored thereon to perform the method for generating loudspeaker signals, said method comprising:

receiving an audio object,

receiving metadata, comprising an indication on whether the audio object is screen-related, and further comprising a first position of the audio object,

calculating a second position of the audio object depending on the first position of the audio object and depending on a size of a screen if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being screen-related,

generating the loudspeaker signals depending on the audio object and depending on position information,

wherein the position information is the first position of the audio object if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being not screen-related, and

wherein the position information is the second position of the audio object if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being screen-related,

when said computer program is run by a computer.