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Mixing surround sound via optical cable

Hi guys, I have to mix music and sfx for a short animation which will play in a cinema on a dolby 5.1 system. I need to deliver all 6 channels as separate wav files so they can en …
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from production to dolby digital, what workflow

Can you explain me, how we get to dolby digital encoding? What is level about dialogue editing to normalize at? and what are the levels of dialogue at the mixing? what are leve …
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Dolby Atmos and the World of Sound Design.

Ok, I think I'm going out on a limb here and creating a huge debate. But this topic deserves to be debated. For those of you who haven't heard or investigated Dolby's new Atmos sys …
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Dolby Atmos announced

Interesting concept, but is it a system for Hollywood blockbusters and 3D films or a system that most cinema owners will see as a "must have" to keep or hopefully even gain visitor …
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What kind of compression does my audio go through when it undergoes Dolby AC3 Codec ?

In an Optical medium, The Dolby Digital print has a 5776 dots each representing a bit of data in one perforation. Therefore 4 perforations per frame and 96 perforations in one seco …
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Becoming a Dolby consultant

Hi, I was wondering what does a Dolby consultant do and how can one become one? What training and knowledge does it require? And where can i get it? Will it be an added advantag …
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A basic question: What is the difference between Mono, Stereo, Dolby and Ultra-Stereo? (Don’t worry, not looking for a detailed answer…)

Hi there, I'm producing and directing a documentary (for the first time!) and I'm currently filling out a profile of our film that will be seen by a number of industry executives …
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Dolby License for a feature film

I've been working on a feature film and the producers want to offer it to the distributors (we want to release it on the DVD for now). One of their requirements is to have a Dolby …
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7.1 going to be the new standard?

With Toy Story 3 coming out in 7.1, are we going to see a flood of movies coming out with this new format? Sort of like what Avatar did to movies coming out in 3D? Most of the big …
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Warning!!! A real NOOB question: Can I produce “Dolby” sounds at home…

Hi everyone, Was asked to write a cost proposal for a promo spot destined for cinema here in Switzerland and the producer replied with the following: "...Btw, how is it if the so …
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3d sound from 5.1 (dolby cinema) speaker system

hi is it possible to create fake 3d sound panning (like with headphone and htrs) with a standard 5.1 system? i think no, never heard of any tool or technique that can allow that... …
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How are you using your channels in 5.1 mixes for TV

I'm curious how other people are using their channels in creating mixes for television. We've just incorporated 5.1 encoding capabilities in both Dolby Digital and Dolby-E into our …