Question:
I always thought that DTS-ES was a home-cinema only surround format, however, after watching the "whole" of the latest Harry Potter, imagine my surprise when a DTS-ES logo appeared at the end next to the DD-EX one.
Have commercial theatres now installed DTS-ES processors or are directors just looking to future home cinema releases when mixing the sound?
All in all it bodes well for the DVD release...
The first movie with a DTS-ES logo in its credits was Star Wars: Episode Two. DTS have had a theatrical ES decoder available for several years to decode the EX material present in DTS presentations of Dolby Digital Surround EX soundtracks.
Both Dolby Digital Surround EX and DTS-ES in theatres use the same matrixed back-surround system (the DTS versions of these soundtracks are in fact both DTS and Dolby Digital Surround EX, which is a process independent of the carrier format. Read here (http://www.surroundmusic.net/articles/notaname.html) for more. This is one of the misunderstood aspects of the format). Dolby's SA10 processor (http://www.dolby.com/products/SA10/) and DTS's DTS-ES Extended Surround Decoder (http://www.dtsonline.com/cinema/dts-es.html) are fully interchangeable in theatres for this reason (and they often have been used for both depending on a cinemas equipment).
DTS are now using their DTS-ES logo, although the process remains the same (ie. Dolby's) so there have actually been no technical changes made to the system.
The presence of the DTS-ES logo, just like the standard DTS logo, is no indicator that the film will eventually appear on DVD in DTS, which is an entirely different animal domestically.
Adam
Excellent...Thanks for all that info...
So am I right in thinking that DTS-ES discrete, as opposed to DTS-ES matrix, is a home-cinema only format?
Yes, DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 is not an option for theatrical DTS and only available in homes.
Adam
DIE ANOTHER DAY also has DTS-ES at end of credits
Have commercial theatres now installed DTS-ES processors or are directors just looking to future home cinema releases when mixing the sound?
All in all it bodes well for the DVD release...
Answers:
The first movie with a DTS-ES logo in its credits was Star Wars: Episode Two. DTS have had a theatrical ES decoder available for several years to decode the EX material present in DTS presentations of Dolby Digital Surround EX soundtracks.
Both Dolby Digital Surround EX and DTS-ES in theatres use the same matrixed back-surround system (the DTS versions of these soundtracks are in fact both DTS and Dolby Digital Surround EX, which is a process independent of the carrier format. Read here (http://www.surroundmusic.net/articles/notaname.html) for more. This is one of the misunderstood aspects of the format). Dolby's SA10 processor (http://www.dolby.com/products/SA10/) and DTS's DTS-ES Extended Surround Decoder (http://www.dtsonline.com/cinema/dts-es.html) are fully interchangeable in theatres for this reason (and they often have been used for both depending on a cinemas equipment).
DTS are now using their DTS-ES logo, although the process remains the same (ie. Dolby's) so there have actually been no technical changes made to the system.
The presence of the DTS-ES logo, just like the standard DTS logo, is no indicator that the film will eventually appear on DVD in DTS, which is an entirely different animal domestically.
Adam
Answers:
Excellent...Thanks for all that info...
So am I right in thinking that DTS-ES discrete, as opposed to DTS-ES matrix, is a home-cinema only format?
Answers:
Yes, DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 is not an option for theatrical DTS and only available in homes.
Adam
Answers:
DIE ANOTHER DAY also has DTS-ES at end of credits
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