Colorfront

Dolby Vision Roundtripping

Utilizing Dolby Vision allows creators to deliver a single master file that integrates Dolby Vision, HDR, and SDR formats, ensuring optimal quality across 10 or 12-bit signals for consumer TVs. This technique effectively combats the conversion of SDR content into unsatisfactory stretched pseudo-HDR on modern displays.

Colorfront's SDR2DolbyVision produces a premium HDR viewing experience, while maintaining an accurate match between the original SDR master and the one derived with the Dolby Content Mapping Unit using custom generated SMPTE ST-2094 Dolby Vision Metadata. This powerful toolset not only future-proofs SDR content but also maintains the creative essence in the Dolby Vision HDR format.

The HPA Engineering Excellence Award-winning Colorfront Engine now allows users to seamlessly upgrade extensive SDR content libraries to the Dolby Vision HDR format, addressing the surge in HDR-ready displays and devices with a straightforward, time-efficient, and cost-effective solution.

This conversion process not only transitions SDR to visually stunning Dolby Vision HDR but also produces unique Dolby Vision metadata, guaranteeing that the Dolby-derived SDR output visually matches the original SDR content. This innovative roundtripping method presents a unified, streamlined, single-source workflow for mastering and distribution.