Dolby Laboratories has announced Dolby Vision 2, which the company describes as its next evolution of picture quality innovation. Hisense is the first TV brand to announce it will be bringing Dolby Vision 2 to its lineup of TVs, with entertainment company CANAL+ also offering full support for the new technology.
Building upon Dolby Vision HDR, the company says that Dolby Vision 2 was designed specifically “to meet the evolving opportunities of television experiences today.”
“We’ve reached an inflection point where TV technology has dramatically changed while artists continue to demand even more innovative tools,” said John Couling, Senior Vice President, Entertainment at Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby Vision 2 redefines how we think of Dolby Vision to unleash the full capabilities of modern TVs while giving artists unprecedented opportunities to push their creative boundaries further than ever before.”
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Dolby Vision 2 is powered by a redesigned and more powerful image engine. Dolby says the new engine will be fueled by a content pipeline including popular movies and TV shows, weekly live sports broadcasts, and an expanding library of games in Dolby Vision.
Dolby Vision 2’s Content Intelligence introduces new tools to bridge the creative suite to the viewer’s living room. This foundation will allow Dolby Vision 2 to optimize TVs and automatically to deliver a more captivating picture based on what is being watched and where. Dolby Vision 2 will use its AI capabilities to fine-tune content for the user’s device and viewing environment.
Content Intelligence includes:
- Precision Black, which reduces consumer frustration that the image is “too dark” by making it crystal clear and improving clarity in any viewing environment without compromising artistic intent.
- Light Sense, which fine-tunes picture quality through advanced ambient light detection and new reference lighting data from the content source to optimize the TV for the best
viewing experience. - Sports and Gaming Optimization, which introduces new enhancements, such as white point adjustments and motion control designed specifically to address the needs of live sports and gaming.
Building on Content Intelligence, Dolby Vision 2 introduces new tone-mapping that takes advantage of modern TV improvements. Today’s TVs are brighter and more colorful than ever. With bi-directional tone mapping, creators now have new controls that let them make the most of these enhanced displays.
This allows high-performance TVs to deliver higher brightness, sharper contrast and deeply saturated colors while preserving the artist’s creative vision. Dolby Vision 2 expands the capabilities of Dolby Vision beyond HDR. This includes features like Authentic Motion, a creative-driven motion control tool to make scenes feel more authentically cinematic without unwanted judder on a shot-by-shot basis.
Dolby Vision 2 will be available in two product tiers from TV manufacturers.
- Dolby Vision 2 Max, which delivers the best picture on the highest performing TVs, adding premium features designed to use the full capabilities of these displays.
- Dolby Vision 2, which brings improved picture quality to mainstream TVs,
delivering the core capabilities made possible through the new Dolby
Image Engine and Content Intelligence.
Hisense will be the first TV brand to introduce Dolby Vision 2 to its lineup. These TVs will be powered by MediaTek Pentonic 800 with “MiraVision Pro” PQ Engine, the first silicon chip to integrate Dolby Vision 2.
