HDMI Group Releases 3D Spec

HDMI Licensing LLC, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification, made public the 3D portion of the HDMI Specification Version 1.4. It is now available for public download on the HDMI Web site at www.hdmi.org. The group said the purpose of the document was to provide public access to the 3D portion of version 1.4 of the HDMI Specification for companies and organizations that require it but have not executed an HDMI Adopter Agreement.

The document available for download is extracted from version 1.4 of the HDMI Specification. The HDMI Consortium intends to release a 1.4a version of the HDMI Specification, which will include updates to the 3D portion of the specification. Licensing officials said as soon as the 1.4a version of the specification is published to adopters, an update to the 3D portion of the document, available for public download, will also be published.

'The HDMI Consortium recognizes the importance of standardized 3D formats for movies, gaming and broadcast content and the need for non-adopter companies and organizations to have access to that portion of the HDMI Specification," said Steve Venuti, president of HDMI Licensing LLC, in a statement. "As the mainstream adoption of 3D is gaining momentum and content providers define and expand their 3D roadmaps, HDMI is ready to support this major market development."