A format war?
Masayuki Kozuka furthermore commented on the certification process for HDR10+, saying that all TVs will need to be certified before HDR10+ can be enabled. Dolby has a similar certification program for Dolby Vision.
The certification process for HDR10+ is new. The requirement was added after Panasonic and 20th Century Fox joined Samsung’s fight.
“Dolby Vision is black box”
So why did Panasonic pick HDR10+ over Dolby Vision? Control, they said. “Dolby Vision is black box” of video processing that TV manufacturers have no control over, argued Masayuki Kozuka. Royalties were also a concern, especially 10 years down the road from now.
Kozuka stressed that Panasonic does not view this as a format war but instead a technology choice. HDR10 will continue to be the base HDR format, meaning that you can watch any UHD Blu-ray or HDR video stream on any TV. HDR10+ will serve as an enhancement layer – like Dolby Vision.
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