Widevine announces support for Dolby Digital Plus in its video optimization and digital rights management platform to bring the movie theater-like experience directly to the living room via the Internet.
Dolby Digital Plus is a versatile, scalable digital audio coding technology that extends the capabilities of Dolby Digital, delivering up to 7.1 channels of surround sound. It supports a wide range of bit rates to ensure optimized sound quality and efficiency to match available bandwidth. It also enables advanced applications such as multiple-program support and audio stream mixing.
Widevine's video optimization platform includes adaptive streaming and virtual DVD features such as trick play and chaptering, creating a DVD-like viewing experience on content delivered over the Internet. The solution is natively supported in nearly all major brands and types of network-connected consumer electronics including televisions, Blu-ray players, mobile devices, gaming systems, and more. Widevine's technologies have been adopted by content providers and service operators across all industries, including large cable, satellite and telecommunication companies launching TV Everywhere solutions.