Standards & Industry
Explore 335 curated video standards and industry specifications — codecs, container formats, and streaming specs on Awesome Video.
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- DRM & Content Protection Standards
- Industry Forums & Standards Bodies
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- Vendors & HDR
- Video Codec Specifications
Resources
- latest HLS SpecThe official IETF specification document for HTTP Live Streaming, defining the protocol standards and technical requirements.
- DoViBaker — bake Dolby Vision into clipsAviSynth plugin to bake Dolby Vision dynamic metadata into a clip, best suited for Profile 7 FEL sources.
- Dolby Vision Overview (Technical PDF)Vendor-style technical overview of Dolby Vision mastering workflow covering PQ grading, CMU, and trim metadata.
- Dolby Vision Processing in the CloudTechnical writeup on cloud-based Dolby Vision processing pipeline architecture from Encoding.com engineering blog.
- DolbyVisionMuxerPowerShell pipeline gluing dovi_tool, mp4muxer, and ffmpeg to convert MKV to Dolby Vision-compatible MP4.
- Getting to Know Dolby Vision HDR, Part 1Technical tutorial covering Dolby Vision terminology, CMU hardware, and PQ grading pipeline for colorists.
- HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, and Dolby Vision ComparedIndependent technical blog with encoder-level detail: x265/rav1e metadata args, MaxFALL/MaxCLL syntax examples across HDR formats.
- NAB Panel: The Future of HDR in CinemaConference panel writeup from NAB covering HDR mastering and delivery workflow strategy, HDR10 vs Dolby Vision distribution.
- Single-Layer HDR Video Coding with SDR Backward Compatibility (NCTA)Technical paper detailing SL-HDR1 decomposition and reconstruction math, plus 10-bit banding constraints for backward-compatible HDR distri…
- hdr_forgeCLI tool to extract/inject HDR10, Dolby Vision RPU, and HDR10+ metadata without re-encoding.
- hlg-toolsGenerates 3D LUTs and performs PQ(HDR10)-to-HLG conversion using Oklab color handling.
- AOM HDR10+ AV1 Metadata Handling SpecificationAlliance for Open Media's official spec for HDR10+ dynamic metadata in AV1: OBU metadata_type, ITU-T T35 payload structure, per-frame metad…
- Advanced HDR by Technicolor (SL-HDR1/2/3)Vendor home for the SL-HDR family (ETSI TS 103 433), which carries an SDR base layer plus reconstruction metadata for backward-compatible H…
- Dolby Hybrik: Dolby Vision Workflow DocsDolby Hybrik cloud transcoding documentation for Dolby Vision workflow configuration, concrete pipeline/config detail.
- Dolby Vision Developer Technology PortalOfficial Dolby developer documentation for Dolby Vision, covering SDK, encoding pipeline, and profile/level guides.
- Dolby Vision Editor (official sample)Official Dolby Laboratories sample app demonstrating Dolby Vision editing via Android MediaCodec API, BSD-3 licensed.
- Dolby Vision Profile 8/9 FAQOfficial Dolby FAQ with profile-specific engineering detail on Dolby Vision Profile 8 and 9.
- Dolby Vision Profiles and Levels ExplainedOfficial Dolby technical support article breaking down Dolby Vision profiles 0-9, cross-compatible base layers (HDR10/HLG/SDR fallback via…
- Dolby Vision for Games — Pipeline Developer DocsOfficial Dolby developer documentation for the Dolby Vision Real-Time Rendering SDK and Unreal Engine plugin pipeline.
- Dolby.io Media APIs — Developer ToolsOfficial Dolby.io reference documentation for Media APIs developer tooling.
- ETSI TS 103 433-2: SL-HDR2 Single-Layer HDR SystemFree full specification for SL-HDR2, a PQ-based HDR system carrying dynamic metadata that enables SDR reconstruction from an HDR distributi…
- HDR Imaging and Hybrid Log-Gamma (ICC)International Color Consortium technical document on HDR colorimetry and HLG (Hybrid Log-Gamma) implementation.
- HDR10+ AV1 Metadata Handling SpecificationSpecification for carrying HDR10+ (ST 2094-40) dynamic metadata in AV1 bitstreams via ITU-T T.35 metadata OBUs.
- HDR10+ Developer DocumentationOfficial HDR10+ developer documentation portal including SDKs and gaming development guidelines.