The period of Dolby Atmos could also be coming to an finish because of this new audio format

At CES 2025, Google and Samsung introduced Eclipsa Audio, an open-source 3D audio format to rival Dolby Atmos that may make its debut in Samsung’s 2025 sensible TV lineup. Nevertheless, the burning query on many individuals’s minds has been the place else you possibly can truly take heed to it. The reply is now turning into clearer.

Google representatives chatting with FlatpanelsHD confirmed that Eclipsa will likely be a part of the Android 16 operating system, that means that any TV utilizing Android OS, comparable to Google TVs, Hisense, Sony, and extra, will help the format sooner or later. It isn’t simply Android 16-compatiable sensible TVs supporting Eclipsa both; FlatpanelsHD additionally experiences that it will likely be obtainable on webOS for LG TVs too, however the timeline for when that’s taking place is unclear. In a blog post in January, Google defined the reasoning behind the creation of Eclipsa.

“Spatial audio applied sciences had been first developed over 50 years in the past, and playback has been obtainable to customers for over a decade, however creating spatial audio has been principally restricted to professionals within the film or music industries,” Google mentioned in a blog post. “That’s why Google and Samsung are releasing Eclipsa Audio, an open-source spatial audio format for everybody.”

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How Eclipsa Audio works

It is largest hurdle will likely be getting extra streaming companies on board

Eclipsa Audio is a channel-based 3D audio format that makes use of Immersive Audio Mode and Formats (IAMF) to precisely place sounds in a digital area, creating the impact of audio coming from throughout the listeners. As a result of the format is open-source, any creator can entry its audio instruments to supply 3D sound — in contrast to Dolby Atmos. The format is below growth by Google, Samsung, and different contributors as a part of the Alliance for Open Media (AOM).

Initially, Eclipsa Audio will likely be primarily obtainable on Android units as a consequence of its integration with Android 16. Naturally, Google-owned YouTube may also help the audio format, and for a lot of customers, that may doubtless be the primary place they get to expertise it. Later this yr, YouTube creators will be capable of add movies that benefit from the brand new format.

The prospect of Eclipsa Audio is thrilling, particularly if it improves the audio expertise on YouTube and each Android 16 smartphone and pill. Nevertheless, getting different streaming companies and filmmakers to undertake Eclipsa Audio would be the largest hurdle it faces. FlatpanelsHD reports that Netflix has but to announce its help for Eclipsa Audio, and neither has Apple for tvOS or iOS. Whether or not many motion pictures or reveals will undertake the audio format is one other query fully, however as Eclipsa’s presence on units expands, filmmakers and showrunners could take observe.

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