HDR10+ Technologies LLC has been selected to administer the program for Eclipsa Video, a new open-source video standard developed by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, with input by experts from Google, Apple and NBCUniversal.
What is Eclipsa Video?
Eclipsa Video is the video counterpart to Eclipsa Audio released in 2025, and is largely based on the SMPTE 2094-50 specification.
A joint effort by Google and Samsung, Eclipsa Audio serves as an open-source alternative to Dolby Atmos, allowing creators to adjust audio data such as the location and intensity of sounds, along with spatial reflections, to create an immersive three-dimensional sound experience.
Working within the same ecosystem, Eclipsa Video remains open source and mainly handles video optimization to be able to deliver next-gen HDR video on a variety of supported devices including smart phones, TVs and more based on resolution, processing power and network speed.
The new program will initially address smartphones, with other devices to follow. The first approved devices are expected to be introduced later this year.
HDR10+ Technologies to administer video programming in same vein as audio
HDR10+ already has a history of working with the Eclipsa ecosystem, having been elected to run the certification program for Eclipsa Audio back in October 2025.
According to Bill Mandel, co-manager of HDR10+ Technologies LLC, “For years, HDR10+ has been at the forefront of video innovation by delivering a spectacular viewing experience. With Eclipsa Video, we can now expand our pioneering work in Eclipsa Audio certification, in order to deliver a more seamless and immersive audio/video environment”.
Roshan Baliga, Google Product Lead for Eclipsa Video stated, “We decided to leverage HDR10+ Technologies LLC’s proficiency in premium video standards, making their organization the ideal partner to administer the Eclipsa Video program.”
Why this matters to integrators
One major defining feature of the Eclipsa ecosystem is that it is open source and operates on a royalty-free business model, allowing more companies and products to have access to video and audio processing capabilities akin to Dolby Atmos, which generally carries hefty licensing fees to use.
Since its release, there has been a plethora of speculation surrounding whether Eclipsa Audio may one day supplant Dolby Atmos for its use in home theaters, though in research for this article, evidence of this happening remains scant, with many critics of the idea arguing that it’s a lot like comparing apples to oranges, where the use cases of each vary wide enough that it’s unlikely one will eat into the other’s profit enough to outright replace it.
Still the introduction of a royalty-free option for HDR audio and video processing greatly raises the floor of what devices will be able to accommodate in the future, potentially allowing cheaper, more affordable AV options to perform at levels once reserved for higher-end gear.
For more information on licensing and testing Eclipsa Video, readers are instructed to please visit the Eclipsa website.
