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Google and Apple collaborate with HDR10+, launch Eclipsa Video: Alternative to Dolby Vision monopoly
A new open-source codec, Eclipsa Video, is coming to end Dolby's monopoly
Google and Apple appear to have formed an alliance with HDR10+ to launch Eclipsa Video, an alternative to Dolby Vision. This is to end the overwhelmingly obvious monopoly that Dolby has achieved in the HDR format field, which includes dynamic metadata.
After winning the high dynamic range format war, the new battle will be between Dolby Vision 2 and HDR10+ Advanced. However, the latter has secured two major heavyweight allies—Apple and Google—which are completely unexpected and powerful enough to turn the tide.
To this end, the HDR10+ Consortium, in which over 180 companies including Google, Apple, Samsung, and Panasonic are participating, plans to launch a new open-source video codec called Eclipsa Video. This new codec is much more efficient than anything seen before and aims to end the widespread use of Dolby Vision on major streaming platforms that currently hold an overwhelming advantage.
Apple and Google allied with HDR10+ to launch Eclipsa Video to bring down Dolby Vision.
For those unfamiliar, the HDR10+ format is currently supported by HDR10+ Technologies, which has over 180 partner companies. Now they will soon receive support from Google and Apple to help manage the certification and licensing programs for Eclipsa Video, a new open-source video standard.
This initiative was born directly from a technical specification called SMPTE 2094-50, recently developed by the renowned Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. Technically, this new standard was developed by three major companies: Google, Apple, and NBCUniversal.
According to Google's explanation in several press conferences, the goal is simple: a video codec with an added HDR dynamic metadata layer that is more efficient and robust than current options while being as compatible as possible. The company's primary focus is on the smartphone sector, but the roadmap also includes expansion to other next-generation devices, TVs, and players in the future.
A more efficient, easier-to-implement, and more compatible format to end the Dolby era.
In this case, choosing the HDR10+ codec to make the new Eclipsa Video work is very justified. This is because it is a format gaining increasing adoption in the market, and unlike Dolby with its thousands of different formats, it does not operate with layers and profiles, making it very compatible and easy to implement. Additionally, migration between devices is also easy. From a consumer perspective, you will see an official mark for Eclipsa Video running on the basis of HDR10+.
And Google and Apple will finally complete the circle with this format. Last October, HDR10+ Technologies already took over management of the certification program for Eclipsa Audio. Like video, audio is also based on the open-source specification IAMF (Immersive Audio Model and Format) and competes with Dolby Atmos. This is the crux of the matter: taking away the leadership that Dolby currently holds in both audio and video.
According to reports from several media outlets, the first commercial devices to obtain approval and certification for Eclipsa Video in the market are scheduled to be officially unveiled by the end of this year and are likely to appear at CES 2027, the world's largest consumer electronics trade show where new technologies first emerge. However, it is certain that you will see it on smartphones before TVs.
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