HDMI LICENSING, LLC COMMUNICATES FURTHER DETAIL ON 3D REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE
HDMI SPECIFICATION VERSION 1.4
Legacy Set-top Boxes and Additional “Top/Bottom” 3D Format Addressed
SUNNYVALE, Calif., December 23, 2009 – HDMI Licensing, LLC, the agent
responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface® (HDMI®)
specification, today announced, on behalf of the HDMI Founders, the following
regarding 3D formats and the HDMI Specification Version 1.4:
- In order to respond to recent input from the industry, the HDMI Consortium will
meet in late January 2010 to add an additional 3D format (tentatively named
“Top/Bottom”) to the HDMI specification, supporting the use of this format over
HDMI.
- The exact date for this announcement is undetermined. The Consortium has
committed to resolving this issue in January 2010 and publishing a document
soon thereafter.
- Legacy set-top boxes (those that are already deployed in the market) are required to
comply with the HDMI Specification Version 1.4 requirements for 3D functionality
even if only implementing one or more of the 3D formats in Appendix H of the
specification.
- In order to meet the needs of the market, the HDMI Founders have decided
to allow legacy set-top boxes to use formats contained in Appendix H without
having to implement the HDMI specification’s mandatory 3D formats,
provided that they fully comply with the signaling protocol defined in
Appendix H. This will continue to be in effect and will be reevaluated once a
mandatory 3D broadcast format is defined.
- However, legacy set-top boxes that do not support the mandatory 3D
formats may not claim 3D functionality as defined by the updated
HDMI Adopted Trademark and Logo Usage Guidelines.
”As a leading global standard for HD connectivity, the HDMI Consortium takes the market’s
needs very seriously,” says Steve Venuti, president of HDMI Licensing, LLC. “3D is a
nascent market and thus continues to evolve quickly. We have taken input from leading
industry associations and this announcement reflects the HDMI Founders’ commitment to
continuously and proactively set the foundation for innovations that will deliver the next
generation of content. The addition of the new format will secure the application of 3D for
broadcasting, in addition to the existing applications for Blu-ray and gaming.”
For more information about the HDMI specification please visit http://www.hdmi.org
About HDMI Licensing, LLC
HDMI Licensing, LLC is the agent responsible for licensing the HDMI specification, promoting
the HDMI standard and providing education on the benefits of the HDMI specification to
Adopters, retailers and consumers. The HDMI specification was developed by Hitachi, Ltd.;
Panasonic Corporation; Philips Consumer Electronics International, B.V.; Silicon Image,
Inc.; Sony Corporation; Thomson S.A. and Toshiba Corporation as the all-digital interface
standard for the consumer electronics and personal computer markets. The HDMI
specification combines uncompressed high-definition video, multi-channel audio, and data in
a single digital interface to provide crystal-clear digital quality over a single cable. HDMI
Licensing, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Silicon Image, Inc. For more information
about the HDMI specification, please visit www.hdmi.org.
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