TL;DR
- Samsung and Google have partnered to create Eclipsa Audio, a brand new 3D audio expertise that probably rivals Dolby Atmos.
- Eclipsa Audio will likely be accessible on all 2025 Samsung TVs and soundbars.
- Creators will be capable of add movies with Eclipsa Audio tracks to YouTube.
Within the run-up to CES 2025, Samsung introduced that its 2025 TV and soundbar lineup will function Eclipsa Audio, a 3D audio expertise developed in partnership with Google.
Eclipsa Audio permits creators to regulate audio information, equivalent to the situation and depth of sounds and spatial reflections, to create an immersive three-dimensional sound expertise. Samsung is integrating Eclipsa Audio throughout its 2025 TV lineup, starting from the Crystal UHD sequence to the premium flagship Neo QLED 8K fashions, giving shoppers extra buying selections for his or her subsequent TV.
When you’re questioning what Eclipsa Audio is, it’s generally believed to be a competitor to Dolby Atmos. Samsung and Google developed it below the Alliance of Open Media’s Immersive Audio Mannequin and Codecs (IAMF). IAMF permits creators and platforms to ship high-quality, immersive audio with environment friendly encoding and versatile rendering adaptable to numerous playback environments equivalent to headphones, multi-speaker setups, and VR methods. It’s codec-agnostic, so it performs properly with the theme of democratizing 3D audio for each shoppers and creators.
Playback help is one facet of the coin; the opposite is creating and distributing related content material. For this, Samsung says that creators will be capable of add movies with Eclipsa Audio tracks to YouTube someday this yr. Viewers with 2025 Samsung gadgets will be capable of watch YouTube movies with premium spatial audio when accessible. Samsung doesn’t point out extra particulars, however the usage of the phrase “Samsung gadgets” signifies that the corporate may have plans to broaden Eclipsa Audio past simply TVs and soundbars, too, presumably to imminent flagships just like the Galaxy S25 sequence. Nonetheless, we haven’t heard any rumors on this finish.
Google and Samsung are additionally working with the Telecommunications Know-how Affiliation (TTA) to create a certification program for gadgets that may playback Eclipsa Audio.
Total, Eclipsa Audio has the potential to democratize the spatial audio area and dethrone current favorites like Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, however so much will depend on accessible content material and supported gadgets. Samsung and Google are placing their finest forwards on each of those, so we’re cautiously optimistic.
