Dolby releases native Vision and Atmos plug-ins for Unreal Engine
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Dolby Laboratories has released native Dolby Vision and Atmos plug-ins for Epic Games’ Unreal Engine.
Aimed at making entertainment experiences and games better, the tools will provide developers with the ability to natively create games in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos all within Unreal Engine.
With the convenience of the integrated plug-ins, developers can now enhance the quality of their games using Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos with just a few simple clicks.
This allows them to save time and valuable resources during development – all inside Unreal Engine. The Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos plug-ins are available today through the Unreal Engine Marketplace.
“With the native integration of Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos into Unreal Engine, it is becoming even easier for developers to delight players with astonishing visuals and immersive sound,” said Mahesh Balakrishnan, vice president of consumer entertainment at Dolby Laboratories, in a statement. “The new plug-ins represent a remarkable milestone in our journey to empower developers with new innovative tools, helping them deliver awe-inspiring games that will captivate players like never before.”
Dolby Vision empowers developers to build more intense and engaging gaming experiences. Players are pulled into the action through better picture quality with better brightness, wider contrast, more vivid colors, and crisper detail. Dolby Vision can deliver highlights up to 40 times brighter and blacks that are 10 times darker than a standard picture — as well as better colors.
The benefits include being able to rade once in Dolby Vision to derive all legacy video
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