In April 2003, Dolby Laboratories acquired DemoGraFX for undisclosed amount. Demografx has developed video compression technology used in the film, television and personal computer industries. DemoGraFX video compression technology provides a comparable quality picture at 20 megabits per second. With digital television, the need is for an 18 megabit per second capacity, which can be cut to 10 to 12 megabits per second by DemoGraFX.