Friday, March 5th 2010
HDMI Licensing, LLC Releases HDMI Specification Version 1.4a
HDMI Licensing, LLC, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification, today announced, on behalf of the HDMI Founders, the release of HDMI Specification Version 1.4a featuring key enhancements for 3D applications including the addition of mandatory 3D formats for broadcast content as well as the addition of the 3D format referred to as Top-and-Bottom. The complete HDMI Specification Version 1.4a, along with the 1.4a version of the Compliance Test Specification (CTS), is available to Adopters on the HDMI Adopter Extranet.
An extraction of the 3D portion of Specification Version 1.4a is available for public download on the HDMI Website. The purpose of the extraction document is to provide public access to the 3D portion of the HDMI Specification for those companies and organizations that are not HDMI Adopters but require access to this portion of the Specification.
"We published these latest enhancements to support the market need for broadcast 3D content," said Steve Venuti, president of HDMI Licensing, LLC. "When we launched 1.4 in June of 2009, we deferred the selection of mandatory 3D format(s) for broadcast content until the market direction was more clearly defined. The market has spoken and the HDMI Consortium has listened and responded to accommodate those market needs."
The latest HDMI Specification adds key enhancements to support the market requirements for bringing broadcast 3D content into the home:
3D Mandatory Formats
An extraction of the 3D portion of Specification Version 1.4a is available for public download on the HDMI Website. The purpose of the extraction document is to provide public access to the 3D portion of the HDMI Specification for those companies and organizations that are not HDMI Adopters but require access to this portion of the Specification.
"We published these latest enhancements to support the market need for broadcast 3D content," said Steve Venuti, president of HDMI Licensing, LLC. "When we launched 1.4 in June of 2009, we deferred the selection of mandatory 3D format(s) for broadcast content until the market direction was more clearly defined. The market has spoken and the HDMI Consortium has listened and responded to accommodate those market needs."
The latest HDMI Specification adds key enhancements to support the market requirements for bringing broadcast 3D content into the home:
- The addition of Top-and-Bottom to the Specification.
- The addition of two mandatory formats for broadcast content:
o Side-by-Side Horizontal
o Top-and-Bottom
3D Mandatory Formats
- For movie content:
o Frame Packing
+ 1080p @ 23.98/24Hz - For game content:
o Frame Packing
+ 720p @ 50 or 59.94/60Hz - For broadcast content:
o Side-by-Side Horizontal
+ 1080i @ 50 or 59.94/60Hz
o Top-and-Bottom
+ 720p @ 50 or 59.94/60Hz
+ 1080p @ 23.97/24Hz
- Displays - must support all mandatory formats.
- Sources - must support at least one mandatory format.
- Repeaters - must be able to pass through all mandatory formats.
21 Comments on HDMI Licensing, LLC Releases HDMI Specification Version 1.4a
I wouldn't assume that it is "your brain is screwed up" type reason.
Srsly, there is more to it than just "your eyes suck"
*audiophile, a euphemism for "clinically insane".
Second, I'm also a 4 eyes user, BUT, when I'm going to cinema, I always put on my contacts. Simple.
And regarding that some of the people cannot see 3D with the glasses, the explanation is simple. It7s nothing wrong with your brain, is something wrong with your eye. The reasons are so many, only an eye doctor can tell. The most common problems are when/if the eye is tired, out of focus, when one needs glasses, or if you drank to many beers before the movie...well here's your answer. :toast::nutkick::cool:Neeh! It's bs. The effect should appear instantly! Wtf do you need 15 mins for???!? To warm up your brain/eyes??! Common!!!
its not always a case of "this person cannot see 3D" more that "some people had shit experiences due to things outside their control"
And why does this HDMI spec keep getting updated and a new version is out every 6 months. Feels like a cash grab to me.
Anyways... HDMI 1.4A... is there any other kind of HDMI? Like plain vanilla HDMI 1.4? Or is this it? I wonder when we'll see computer cards that support HDMI 1.4, so we can connect our PCs to big screen TVs for some large screen 3D gaming + Blu-ray 3D fun.
so if you have a 1.4 TV and video card, you now need to throw it out and buy 1.4a if you want 3D...
Not sure I care much for 3D at home to be honest, but higher bandwidth and higher resolutions would be better IMHO.