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Dolby Makes Available 3D Open Specification at NAB 2010
April 12, 2010
Source: Dolby Laboratories
3D innovations
among many key offerings
including new professional video reference monitor and solutions
for broadcast audio
Alongside its latest innovations in broadcast
audio, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) announced new
developments in broadcast 3D and imaging accuracy at this
year’s NAB show.
Unveiled today, Dolby’s new open specification
for broadcast 3D delivery details how 3D images can be encoded
and carried using frame-compatible techniques through a conventional
2D broadcast infrastructure. The specification is fully compatible
with enhancement layer approaches, enabling extensibility
to full-resolution 3D in the future.
"The consumer will demand full-resolution
3D broadcasts in the not-so-distant future,” said Jason
Power, Senior Director of Marketing, Broadcast, Dolby Laboratories.
“With Dolby’s announcement of the open specification,
the industry can deliver 3D today and be prepared for higher
demands tomorrow.”
The Dolby® open specification will enable
professional equipment manufacturers to create frame-compatible
3D encoding tools utilizing an open packing format. The encoding
technique has been developed to preserve image quality and
to facilitate an efficient resolution upgrade. Dolby is already
working with multiple leading equipment vendors to demonstrate
encoding solutions using this format.
The specification is scheduled to be available
in May to manufacturers, operators, broadcasters, and other
relevant industry parties without charge from Dolby. NAB attendees
can request more information by visiting the Dolby booth,
SU7917 (LVCC South Hall).
A New Vision of Image Accuracy
Dolby also demonstrated publicly for the
first time its recently announced Dolby PRM-4200 Professional
Reference Monitor. The world’s first LCD-based video
reference display that accurately reveals true and deep black
levels with higher contrast across the entire color spectrum
provides an unprecedented luminance range and level.
Scheduled for availability later this year,
the 42-inch monitor was specifically designed for professionals
who rely on the most accurate measurement tools for color-critical
work. It uses a backlight comprised of red, green, and blue
LEDs that are modulated individually on a frame-by-frame basis.
The LCD panel is also modulated in real time as part of the
dual-modulation process.
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