Dolby Vision 2 standard revealed with AI-powered image quality improvements and advanced motion processing

When it comes to HDR brightness and color reproduction, Dolby Vision is supposed to offer better image quality compared to the competing HDR10+ standard, but this is not always the case, especially in games. While most movies look better in Dolby Vision, the Dolby Vision implementation on quite a few games is still iffy and TV brands are offering the HLG alternative to compensate for this shortcoming. Dolby has been aware of these issues and for some time now it has been working to fix things. The company hopes to address all issues and bring major improvements through more new features with the Dolby Vision 2 update that has just been announced at IFA 2025.

The French media and entertainment company CANAL+ also announced that it will help with the adoption of the Dolby Vision 2 standard, releasing movies, TV shows and sport transmissions encoded with the new standard. Additionally, the first TV maker to add Dolby Vision 2 support will be Hisense with its upcoming RGB-MiniLED TV sets powered by MediaTek Pentonic 800 with “MiraVision Pro” PQ Engine.

Dolby claims that the second iteration of the Dolby Vision standard integrates a new component called Content Intelligence. This comes with new AI-powered tools that enhance the image quality based on what users are watching and where they are watching.

The new Content Intelligence suite includes three main features:

• Precision Black reduces consumer frustration that the image is “too dark” by making it crystal clear and improving clarity in any viewing environment without compromising artistic intent.
• Light Sense fine-tunes picture quality through advanced ambient light detection and new reference lighting data from the content source to optimize your TV for the ideal viewing experience.
• Sports and Gaming Optimization introduce new enhancements such as white point adjustments and motion control designed specifically to address the unique needs of live sports and gaming.

Dolby Vision 2 also introduces a new bi-directional tone-mapping algorithm that allows high-performance TVs to deliver higher brightness, sharper contrast, and deeply saturated colors while preserving the artist’s creative vision.

Dolby is looking to enhance motion processing as well through a new feature called Authentic Motion that is advertised as “the world’s first creative driven motion control tool to make scenes feel more authentically cinematic without unwanted judder on a shot-by-shot basis.”

There will be two versions of this new standard:

• Dolby Vision 2 Max delivers the best picture on the highest performing TVs, adding additional premium features designed to utilize the full capabilities of these displays. 
• Dolby Vision 2 brings dramatically improved picture quality to mainstream TVs, delivering the core next-generation capabilities made possible through the new Dolby Image Engine and Content Intelligence.

Dolby has not mentioned if the new standard could be supported by existing OLED and MiniLED TV sets as an upgrade. More info would be revealed at IFA 2025.