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Dolby Digital Surround Systems

Authors: Couling, John

AES Conference: UK 14th Conference: Audio - The Second Century · Paper ASC-19 · June 1999

Abstract

This paper is an overview of the Dolby Digital audio system that has been selected by the DVD forum as the only multichannel audio format for both PAL and NTSC DVDs; by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) for use in the US and Canadian High Definition Television systems, and has been selected as the preferred method of carrying the audio in the Australian DVB system. It starts by examining why producers would want to use multichannel sound, what the requirements for a multichannel audio system are and the impact of multichannel audio on the consumer market. The paper concludes by examining some of the key features that are provided by the Dolby Digital specification.

Details

Published in
AES Conference: UK 14th Conference: Audio - The Second Century
Paper number
ASC-19
Publication date
June 6, 1999
Session subject
Audio - The Second Century
Affiliation
Dolby Laboratories, Wootton Bassett, UK (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Conference Paper