20th Century Fox, Panasonic, and Samsung have published more information today about the certification and logo program for HDR10 +, the open HDR standard with dynamic metadata.
HDR10 + platform and licensing program
The HDR10 + platform will soon be available for content makers, SoC producers and manufacturers of ultra-high definition TV’s, Blu-ray disc players/recorders and set-top boxes. The license is royalty-free; only require a small administrative contribution. Information about the logo and final specifications can get on the website of the standard.
20th Century Fox, Samsung, and Panasonic start licensing program HDR10 +
Also, tools for the generation of Ultra HD Blu-ray metadata that come in collaboration with third parties. These will soon be available for content creators. So, allowing Ultra HD Blu-ray players to enter the market. Details about the content transfer and the interface format for the development will also be available shortly.
The HDR10 +, one of the HDR standards used, uses dynamic tone mapping. For example, frame by frame and scene for scene variations in brightness, color saturation. And contrasts are adjusted, resulting in a significantly improved viewing experience. 20th Century Fox, Panasonic. And Samsung expects the production of HDR10 + content to increase rapidly as the standard is now being opened up for content creators.
Essential points of the license program:
- Benefits for equipment manufacturers (such as TV, UHD Blu-ray, OTT STB, etc.), distributors of content, SoC producers, content publishers and content creators.
- No royalty per unit.
- A small annual administrative contribution for producers of appliances, SoC producers, and distributors.
- Technical specifications, test specifications, logo/logo guide, patents of the three companies that directly links to the functional requirements and test specifications.
- Certification of devices comes out by a third party, an authorization test center.
Once the licensing program is available, the founders – 20th Century Fox, Panasonic, and Samsung. Also, that will apply the HDR10 + technique in their future Ultra HD movie releases, selected TVs, Ultra HD Blu-ray players/recorders and other products.