‘Wrong’ to Pit HDR10 in ‘Format War’ With Dolby Vision, Says HDR White Paper

It’s “wrong” to pit HDR10 in a “format war” with Dolby Vision for supremacy in high dynamic range, said an Insight Media white paper Monday, explaining the similarities and differences between the two technologies. Think of HDR10 as a “subset” of Dolby Vision, the paper said. Dolby Vision “is a more comprehensive approach that has value in the market, while HDR10 is more like a special ‘light’ case of Dolby Vision,” also with marketplace value, it said. “Both formats, and others, will coexist in the market with no winners or losers.” Both also offer “a different value proposition for various players in the market,” said the paper, which depicts Dolby Vision clearly as the more comprehensive of the two technologies. Dolby Vision “is an end-to-end solution that provides consistent image reproduction across a wide range of viewing devices today and is scalable as production, distribution, and display technology improves tomorrow,” the paper said. Dolby Vision is capable of 12-bit “precision,” has a “variety of implementation scenarios” at its disposal, and features “real-time scene-based content optimization,” while HDR10 does not, it said. “It is simply up to each player to evaluate these approaches to decide which makes sense for their particular situation.”