Dolby and Philips announce autostereoscopic Dolby 3D format specification

This specification aims to generalize the delivery of high-quality 3D content on a multitude of devices. Dolby shows at NAB 2013 how creative professionals can use tools like Nuke and Ocula from The Foundry to create Dolby 3D content now.

Dolby y Philips have taken advantage of their time at NAB 2013 to announce the Dolby 3D format, a new content distribution specification for Dolby 3D.

The Dolby 3D format ensures that the delivery of 3D content to televisions, smartphones, personal computers and tablets is of the highest possible quality and accurately reflects the content creator's intent. The Dolby 3D format, which attaches essential playback information to content, will be available through a licensing program. The Foundry, a leading provider of post-production tools, will present the future integration of the Dolby 3D format into its Nuke and Ocula post-production products.

Dolby 3D is a complete suite of technologies for the creation, distribution and playback of 3D content without glasses. which produces autostereoscopic images as real as life itself. In addition to eliminating the need for glasses, Dolby has no specific optimal viewing space so viewers can enjoy sharper images regardless of where they sit.

Roland Vlaicu, senior director of image transmission at Dolby Laboratories, highlighted that “The Foundry's products and tools are behind the innovative 3D visual effects in films such as Avatar, Tron: Legacy y Hugo. “By offering powerful tools for creating Dolby 3D content, Dolby and Philips will make it easier than ever for Hollywood to create content for glasses-free 3D TVs and other devices.”

Simon Robinson, scientific director and co-founder of The Foundry, has pointed out that "professionals who use our post-production tools want to know that their creations will be able to be seen in a spectacular way regardless of where or how the viewer decides to see it. The Dolby 3D format will guarantee that the content creator's original idea is reproduced intact in the home."

According to Guido Voltolina, director of the joint project between Dolby and Philips, the specification of the Dolby 3D format is an important milestone in eliminating obstacles that will facilitate the possibility of customizing 3D viewing on televisions, tablets, smartphones and laptops. “Thanks to The Foundry's content creation tools, we will be able to provide a glasses-free 3D experience that will enable the success of 3D in the home,” he said.