Apple and Google developed a new HDR standard: Eclipsa Video
Apple and Google, in collaboration with NBCUniversal and SMPTE, have developed a new HDR video standard called Eclipsa Video. This standard, based on SMPTE 2094-50, aims to enhance video quality across various devices. Eclipsa Video is positioned as an open-source alternative to existing HDR formats like Dolby Vision.
- ▪Eclipsa Video is administered by the HDR10+ consortium and is based on the SMPTE 2094-50 specification.
- ▪The new standard introduces two types of metadata to improve video display across devices.
- ▪Eclipsa Video will initially focus on smartphones, tablets, laptops, and PCs, with support for TVs coming later.
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Apple and Google quietly developed a new HDR standard: Eclipsa Video02 Jun 2026 | Rasmus Larsen | In an unexpected move, Apple, Google and NBCUniversal, in partnership with SMPTE, have developed a new HDR video standard called Eclipsa Video, following the launch of Eclipsa Audio. We are soon getting Dolby Vision 2 and HDR10+ Advanced, and this is where things get a little confusing, as Eclipsa Video will actually be administered by the HDR10+ consortium. - "HDR10+ Technologies LLC, an industrywide consortium with more than 180 adopter companies, has been selected to administer the program for Eclipsa Video, a new open source video standard.
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