Dolby and Mobile Gaming

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) reported first quarter total revenue of $231.3 million, compared to $236.6 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2013. "We're pleased to report that 2014 is off to a strong start with first quarter revenues higher than originally projected and a great reception to the introduction of Dolby Vision at the Consumer Electronics Show," said Kevin Yeaman, President and CEO, Dolby Laboratories. "We are excited about our pipeline of new offerings and are confident they will contribute to long term growth."

According to the company, Dolby currently aims to enable amazing immersive sound in games and apps by integrating the Dolby Audio Plug-In. The company has a variety of devices highlighting games and apps that use the Dolby API. The Dolby Audio Plug-in exposes APIs allowing apps to leverage Dolby’s audio processing technologies.  The API is easy to integrate, and the impact is immediate. Developers can take advantage of the API in about 15 minutes, and with no changes to overall workflow delivering audio with more natural, balanced sound.  

Dolby’s developer site features more information for developers and the latest updates of news and event. Dolby has even partnered with Intel offering more opportunities for Android and developers. Developing a game or an app that uses music or video requires great audio quality. The Dolby Audio API is found at Intel’s developer site.

Enhancements include:

• Volume leveling: maintains constant volume across all content within your application

• Surround virtualizer: creates a surround-sound experience

• Audio optimizer: gives the user a natural and louder, distortion-free sound

• Dolby digital pass-through: allows direct home theater connections for full multi-channel

There are pre-set profiles to choose from depending on the type of application you are developing.

• Music: Applies equalization and dynamic range control to enrich instrumental and vocal quality

• Movie: Clarifies the dialogue while providing the best representation of the full dynamic range

• Game: Creates a “live” space to best bring out the effect of fast-moving objects within your game

• Voice: Customized for the reproduction of speech patterns and the tonal range of the human voice

*Intel

Visit https://developer.dolby.com  to learn more, register and access the Dolby Audio Plug-in.

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