What is Dolby Vision profile 10?

Dolby Vision Profile 10 is a single‑layer, 10‑bit AV1‑based Dolby Vision profile designed for OTT platforms adopting AV1 codec in their workflows while delivering a high‑quality viewing experience with Dolby Vision. With Profile 10.1 and Profile 10.4, Dolby Vision Profile 10 ensures cross compatibility for devices capable of HDR10 and HLG playback.

For detailed technical information on Dolby Vision profile 10, refer to the following articles.

What are Dolby Vision profiles and levels?

How to signal Dolby Vision in ISOBMFF format (AKA mp4 container)?

How to signal Dolby Vision in HLS?

How to signal Dolby Vision in MPEG-DASH?

Do I need to create a separate Dolby Vision mezzanine for Dolby Vision profile 10?

No. Dolby Vision profile 10 does not require a dedicated or separate Dolby Vision mezzanine. The same Dolby Vision post‑production mezzanine used for other profiles can be reused; only the delivery encoding differs.

Where do I find Dolby Vision profile 10 test content?

Dolby Vision profile 10 test content can be accessed via the Dolby OTT Content Explorer, where different Dolby Vision profile 10 variants are available to support various testing scenarios.

Which tools and solutions support Dolby Vision  profile 10?

Encoding Solutions for Dolby Vision profile 10

Packaging/Muxing Solutions for Dolby Vision profile 10 

MP4 Muxers

• Dolby Encoding Engine: MP4 elementary stream multiplexer

Packagers

• Integration of Dolby Vision profile 10 support into publicly available packagers is currently in progress.

QC Solutions for Dolby Vision profile 10

Quality control for Dolby Vision profile 10 can be performed using the following tools:

• Dolby Vision Professional Verification Toolkit (The latest version of the tool can be downloaded from the Dolby Customer portal ).
• Dolby Stream Validator
• Dolby MP4 Inspector

What devices can play Dolby Vision profile 10 content?

Dolby Vision profile 10 playback is supported across a growing range of modern hardware and media frameworks.

Apple

iPhone & iPad (iOS / iPadOS)

Dolby Vision profile 10 playback is supported on AV1‑capable iPhone and iPad devices. Detailed information can be found in the Apple - iOS and iPadOS Overview article.

Mac (macOS)

Devices based on the M3 chip and newer support Dolby Vision profile 10 playback. Detailed information can be found in the Apple - macOS Overview article.

Apple TV (tvOS)

As of the publication date of the article, devices based on tvOS do not support Dolby Vision profile 10.

Android

There are many Android‑based devices available on the market that support Dolby Vision profile 10 playback. To determine whether a specific device is capable of playing Dolby Vision profile 10 content, please refer to the Enabling Dolby Vision Playback in Android media apps article, which explains how to perform a capabilities check.

For applications based on Media3 ExoPlayer, version 1.10.0-beta01 or later is required, as this version introduces Dolby Vision profile 10 support. For more details see pull request #2830.

WEB-based platforms

This section is intended for OTT playback applications deployed on Smart TV and Cast platforms, implemented as HTML5/JavaScript applications running in Chromium-based environments.

NOTE: Dolby Vision profile 10 playback is supported starting with Chromium version 147.0.7682.0.

The following player libraries support Dolby Vision profile 10 (depending on device capabilities).

• Shaka-player
• Hls.js

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