Dolby Atmos Coming to Blu-ray

Dolby Atmos is ready for Blu-ray. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the legendary sound company has developed all the authoring tools for the studios to deliver a theatrical Atmos mix for home use. Dolby expects the first Blu-ray titles with Dolby Atmos to arrive on the market this fall.

Initially, Dolby Atmos is expected to be supported by Blu-ray players capable of decoding Dolby TrueHD and OTT services using Dolby Digital Plus. Both will get an upgrade to enable them to decode Dolby Atmos audio.

Amongst the manufacturers who have already announced Dolby Atmos support for receivers or processors are Denon, Integra, Marantz, Onkyo, Pioneer, Steinway Lyngdorf, and Yamaha.

Dolby is also working on a new format, Dolby Vision, which will deliver better dynamic range in terms of color reproduction for a wide range of displays. The first TVs with Dolby Vision are expected to arrive on the market in early 2015.

Note: Included with this announcement is a short promo video produced by Onkyo USA.