Patrick Griffis Elected SMPTE President
Griffis, vice president of technology in the Office of the CTO at Dolby Laboratories succeeds current SMPTE President, Matthew Goldman.
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Dolby Features AC-4/Atmos At IBC Show
Dolby Laboratories’ next-gen AC-4 audio delivery system, which was engineered to deliver high-quality television sound, along with the Dolby Atmos surround sound system dominated the company’s IBC Show stand this year.
CES 2017: LG, Dolby Release 4K Blu-ray Player
LG Electronics and Dolby Labs announced the LG UP970 Ultra HD Blu-ray player, LG’s first 4K Blu-ray player with Dolby Vision high-dynamic range imaging to be made available later this year through a software updat
Netflix, Dolby to Add 100 Hours of HDR
Dolby and Netflix today announced they would be adding over 100 hours of high dynamic range programming to the streaming platform by August 2016.
Sony Titles to Feature Dolby Atmos Soundtracks
In a deal between Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Dolby Laboratories, past and future titles from SPHE will be released with Dolby Atmos soundtracks.
MediaTek Selects Dolby Vision for 4K UHD TV
Available on HDR TVs, UHD Blu-ray players and digital media adapters
Dolby and Top Victory Bring Dolby AC-4 to Market
Targets 2017 for availability in consumer TVs.
ATSC Sounds Out 3.0 Audio Proposals
The industry is abuzz with speculation about the upcoming video standard in ATSC 3.0, possibly including High Dynamic Range, multiple frame rates, and wider color gamuts. But the audio component of this new standard has received far less publicity.
AES69-2015: Key to Immersive Audio
Ever since audio technology made the shift from mono to stereo imaging it seems that some listeners have been on a quest for the most immersive audio image possible.
Audio Innovations From 2015 CES, NAMM
With CES and NAMM behind us we’re successfully through the first couple of industry-related trade shows of 2015.
Audio Objects for 4KTV
The current buzz in the television industry is all about the promise of 4K, yet most of the talk is centered on video quality, with very little being said about the audio that supports the image.
Part 2: Next-Gen Audio Coding
Last month's article discussed the theory behind high-end audio coding. The second half of this series will define broadcast quality and tandem coding.