This article covers the following frequently asked questions:

 

• What is Dolby Vision 2?  
• Will Dolby Vision 2 replace Dolby Vision? 
• Is there new metadata to drive Dolby Vision 2 and if so, how is it going to be created? 
• Will I have to re-grade all my content for Dolby Vision 2? 
• What do streaming service providers need to do to take advantage of the benefits of Dolby Vision 2? 
• Aside from the new Dolby Vision 2 metadata driven enhancements, can you share more details about the workflow improvements and new options coming for content creators? 

 

 

What is Dolby Vision 2?

Dolby Vision 2 represents a significant evolution in the industry leading Dolby Vision technology, building upon the proven foundation of Dolby Vision to deliver a new level of spellbinding and authentic experiences to the consumer. Dolby Vision 2 was unveiled to the public on September 5^th 2025 at the IFA consumer technology show in Berlin and will start with new TVs coming to market sometime in 2026.

 

 

 

Will Dolby Vision 2 replace Dolby Vision? 

No, Dolby Vision 2 builds on top of the core Dolby Vision algorithm (CM 4.0) and colorist guided trims that we have today. 

While our focus will move over time to prioritizing creation for Dolby Vision 2 devices/experiences, we will continue to support the billions of TVs and devices that have Dolby Vision. (i.e., Dolby Vision 2 has backwards compatibility to Dolby Vision.)

 

 

 

Is there new metadata to drive Dolby Vision 2 and if so, how is it going to be created? 

Yes, the technology introduces a multi-level metadata approach that enables content to adapt intelligently to different display capabilities and viewing environments while preserving creative intent on Dolby Vision 2 devices.  In phase 1 of the launch, we’ll be supplementing the existing analysis and colorist guided trims with new advanced picture analysis at the point of encoding to deliver the best possible experiences adapted to each piece of content, device capability and environment.

And in phase 2 of the launch, we’re working on providing more flexibility and workflows for creating the metadata along with new options for colorists to further tune the new Dolby Vision 2 consumer experience.

 

 

 

Will I have to re-grade all my content for Dolby Vision 2? 

No, tools (and encoders) will be available to optimize existing Dolby Vision content for Dolby Vision 2 devices, adding the new metadata, without having to re-grade or re-trim. 

 

 

 

What do streaming service providers need to do to take advantage of the benefits of Dolby Vision 2? 

In phase 1 of the Dolby Vision 2 launch, streaming service providers will continue to accept current Dolby Vision (CM 4.0) authored content. Once they’ve updated to a new Dolby Vision 2 optimized encoder, the image and existing metadata will be further analyzed and supplemented with new additional metadata. 

In the longer term (phase 2 and beyond), content creators and owners will be able to further guide these new Dolby Vision 2 TV features, if desired, to unlock new creative possibilities to further control and improve the translation to the home in the color grading or mastering tools.

 

 

Aside from the new Dolby Vision 2 metadata driven enhancements, can you share more details about the workflow improvements and new options coming for content creators? 

Not yet… Beyond the new improved consumer metadata driven experiences of Dolby Vision 2, starting next year, we will begin rolling out significant improvements to the Dolby Vision creation and mastering workflow. 

Over the last 10 years we’ve listened carefully to the feedback from creatives, colorists, and color scientists at the leading post facilities around the world on the tools and workflows they’d like to see added or changed in the existing Dolby Vision mastering process. As a result, we’ve continued to innovate with new improvements like moving from CM 2.9, which we launched with in 2015, to CM 4.0 in 2019 with enhanced trim controls, and then new Analysis tuning options in 2023 to make the starting point even better. 

The goal for the next generation Dolby Vision content creation process is to build further on that progress, offering even easier, more flexible and compelling tools and workflow options that answer creatives’ needs to best deliver their artistic intent in both HDR and SDR. Studios will get the Dolby Vision unified master deliverable they desire - while not adding time over the current Dolby Vision workflow. While we can’t share specific details at this time, we will in the coming months. Rest assured it is a comprehensive package of improvements.