Google wants to take on Dolby with new open media formats

Re:Google wants to take on Dolby with new open media formats by layer8 on Thursday September 22, 2022 @02:38PM (#32942893)

ATSC 3.0 doesn’t mandate Dolby AC-4, it also supports MPEG-H. Both require licensing. The thing is, there is no equivalent patent-free technology available (object-based 3D audio).

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Re:Google wants to take on Dolby with new open media formats by izacus on Thursday September 22, 2022 @02:40PM (#32942918)

Exactly. Which is why "I don't care" is a very shortsighted and terrible look on a standard that's at least royalty free.

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Re:Google wants to take on Dolby with new open media formats by layer8 on Thursday September 22, 2022 @02:48PM (#32943024)

Yeah, my point is you can’t blame ATSC 3.0 for making use of the existing standards. And it’s not too different from how a lot of mobile/wireless technology depends on patents.

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