From flat to full immersion: The AWS path to Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos

This article explains how to implement Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos using AWS Elemental services for live and video-on-demand content, transforming standard video and audio into cinema-quality experiences.

• Dolby Vision uses dynamic metadata to optimize images for each display's specific capabilities
• Dolby Atmos creates immersive 3D sound using object-based audio instead of traditional channels
• 3D LUT files convert colors from SDR to HDR formats for enhanced visual quality
• AWS Elemental MediaLive handles live event encoding with Dolby Vision and Atmos support
• AWS Elemental MediaConvert processes video-on-demand assets with Dolby enhancements
• AWS Elemental MediaPackage V2 packages and delivers content in HLS, HLS-LL, and DASH formats
• Dolby Vision automatically falls back to HDR10 on incompatible devices
• HEVC codec required; achieves approximately 40% bit savings
• Dolby Stream Validator tool available to verify correct configuration

AWS Elemental services enable delivery of cinema-quality video and audio to millions of viewers without specialized equipment, with automatic fallback for incompatible devices.