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• dts Digital Surround
DTS was introduced in 1994 to provide 5.1 channels
of discrete digital audio into home theater systems.
DTS brings you premium quality discrete multichannel
digital sound to both movies and music.
DTS is a multichannel sound system designed to
create full range digital sound reproduction.
The no compromise DTS digital process sets the
standard of quality for cinema sound by delivering
an exact copy of the studio master recordings to
neighborhood and home theaters.
Now, every moviegoer can hear the sound exactly
as the moviemaker intended.
DTS can be enjoyed in the home for either movies
or music on of DVD’s, LD’s, and CD’s.
• dts Neo:6 ®
The advantages of discrete multichannel systems
over matrix are well known.
But even in homes equipped for discrete
multichannel, there remains a need for high-quality
matrix decoding. This is because of the large library
of matrix surround motion pictures available on disc
and on VHS tape; and analog television broadcasts.
The typical matrix decoder of today derives a center
channel and a mono surround channel from two-
channel matrix stereo material. It is better than a
simple matrix in that it includes steering logic to
improve separation, but because of its mono, band-
limited surround it can be disappointing to users
accustomed to discrete multichannel.
Neo:6 offers several important improvements as
follow,
• Neo:6 provides up to six full-band channels of
matrix decoding from stereo matrix material.
Users with 6.1 and 5.1 systems will derive
six and five separate channels, respectively,
corresponding to the standard home-theater
speaker layouts.
• Neo:6 technology allows various sound elements
within a channel or channels to be steered
separately, and in a way which follows naturally
from the original presentation.
• Neo:6 offers a music mode to expand stereo
nonmatrix recordings into the fi ve- or six-channel
layout, in a way which does not diminish the
subtlety and integrity of the original stereo
recording.
• dts Digital Surround ES ®
DTS-ES Extended Surround is a new multichannel
digital signal format developed by Digital Theater
Systems Inc. While offering high compatibility with
the conventional DTS Digital Surround format, DTS-
ES Extended Surround greatly improves the 360-
degree surround impression and space expression
thanks to further expanded surround signals. This
format has been used professionally in movie
theaters since 1999.
In addition to the 5.1 surround channels (FL, FR, C,
SL, SR and LFE), DTS-ES Extended Surround also
offers the SB (Surround Back) channel for surround
playback with a total of 6.1 channels. DTS-ES
Extended Surround includes two signal formats
with different surround signal recording methods,
as DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 and DTS-ES Matrix 6.1.
• dts Digital Surround 96/24
The stereo CD is a 16-bit medium with sampling at
44.1 kHz. Professional audio has been 20- or 24-bit
for some time, and there is increasing interest in
higher sampling rates both for recording and for
delivery into the home. Greater bit depths provide
extended dynamic range. Higher sampling rates
allow wider frequency response and the use of anti-
alias and reconstruction fi lters with more favorable
aural characteristics.
DTS 96/24 allows for 5.1channel sound tracks to
be encoded at a rate of 96kHz/24bits on DVD-Video
titles.
When DVD-video appeared, it became possible to
deliver 24-bit, 96 kHz audio into the home, but only
in two channels, and with serious limitations on
picture. This capability has had little use.
DVD-audio allows 96/24 in six channels, but a
new player is needed, and only analog outputs are
provided, necessitating the use of the D/A converters
and analog electronics provided in the player.
DTS 96/24 offers the following:
1. Sound quality transparent to the original 96/24
master.
2. Full backward compatibility with all existing
decoders. (Existing decoders will output a 48 kHz
signal)
3. No new player required: DTS 96/24 can be carried
on DVD-video, or in the video zone of DVD-audio,
accessible to all DVD players.
4. 96/24 5.1-channel sound with full-quality full-
motion video, for music programs and motion
picture soundtracks on DVD-video.
DTS-HD Master Audio is capable of delivering audio
that is a bit-for-bit identical to the studio master.
DTS-HD Master Audio delivers audio at super high
variable bit rates -24.5 mega-bits per second (Mbps)
on Blu-ray discs and 18.0 Mbps on HD-DVD - that
are signifi cantly higher than standard DVDs . This bit
stream is so “fast” and the transfer rate is so “high”
that it can deliver the Holy Grail of audio: 7.1 audio
channels at 96k sampling frequency/24 bit depths
that are identical to the original. With DTS-HD
Master Audio, you will be able to experience movies
and music, exactly as the artist intended: clear, pure,
and uncompromised.
Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent
No’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380;5,978,762;
6,226,616; 6,487,535, 7,212,872; 7,333,929;
7,392,195; 7,272,567 & other U.S. and worldwide
patents issued & pending.
DTS is a registered trademark and the DTS logos,
Symbol, DTS-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio are
trademarks of DTS, Inc. © 1996-2008 DTS, Inc. All
Rights Reserved.
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio can deliver up to 7.1
channels of sound that is virtually indistinguishable
from the original. DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
delivers audio at high constant bit rates superior to
standard DVDs---6.0 Mbps on Blu-ray discs and 3.0
Mbps on HD-DVD to produce outstanding sound
quality. It is capable of delivering up to 7.1 channels
at 96k sampling frequency/24 bit depth resolution.
It allows content creators to deliver rich, high
defi nition audio on movies where disc space may
not allow for DTS-HD Master Audio.
Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent
No’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762;
6,226,616; 6,487,535, 7,212,872; 7,333,929 & other
U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending.
DTS is a registered trademark and the DTS logos,
Symbol, DTS-HD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
and DTS-HD High Res Audio are trademarks of DTS,
Inc. © 1996-2008 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
DTS-EXPRESS is a low-bitrate encoding technology
supporting up to 5.1 channels with fixed data
transfer rates. This format is incorporated with sub
audio on HD DVD and secondary audio on Blu-ray
Disc while boasting the potential applicability to
upcoming broadcasts and memory audio contents.
Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent
No’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762;
6,487,535; 7,333,929 & other U.S. and worldwide
patents issued & pending. DTS is a registered
trademark & the DTS logos, Symbol and DTS
Express are trademarks of DTS, Inc. © 1996-2008
DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Dolby Digital identifi es the use of Dolby Digital audio
coding for such consumer formats as DVD and
DTV. As with fi lm sound, Dolby Digital can provide
up to fi ve full-range channels for left, center, and
right screen channels, independent left and right
surround channels, and a sixth (“.1”) channel for
low-frequency effects.
Dolby Surround Pro Logic II is an improved matrix
decoding technology that provides better spatiality
and directionality on Dolby Surround program
material; provides a convincing three-dimensional
soundfi eld on conventional stereo music recordings;
and is ideally suited to bring the surround experience
to automotive sound. While conventional surround
programming is fully compatible with Dolby Surround
Pro Logic II decoders, soundtracks will be able to be
encoded specifi cally to take full advantage of Pro
Logic II playback, including separate left and right
surround channels. (Such material is also compatible
with conventional Pro Logic decoders.)
Dolby Digital EX creates six full-bandwidth output
channels from 5.1-channel sources. This is done
using a matrix decoder that derives three surround
channels from the two in the original recording. For
best results, Dolby Digital EX should be used with
movies soundtracks recorded with Dolby Digital
Surround EX.
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