DTS Partners with Coding Technologies and Linear Acoustic for Advanced Surround Sound Solution for HDTV.MPEG-4 aacPlus/DTS Audio Transcoding System and Linear Acoustic Contribution Chain Implementation of DTS Coherent Acoustics DTS Coherent Acoustics is the full name for the audio format standard usually known as just DTS. It is covered in U.S. Patent 5,956,674. Overview DTS can transport audio up to 8 audio channels at up to a 192kHz sampling rate. Provide Broadcasters with Highly Advanced Solutions for Discrete Multi-Channel Sound TWYFORD, United Kingdom -- DTS (1) (Digital Theatre Sound) A digital audio encoding system used in movie and home theaters. Popularized by the movie Jurassic Park, the six-channel (5. , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DTSI DTSI Defense Trade Security Initiative DTSI Digital Twin Spark Ignition DTSI Datron/Transco Systems Incorporated DTSI DataTel Solutions, Inc. (San Antonio, Texas) ) and its technology partners - Coding Technologies and Linear Acoustic - presented an advanced, high quality, high efficiency, end-to-end solution for multi-channel audio for HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates broadcast at this year's IBC, held at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, in mid-September. Designed specifically to meet the challenges faced by broadcasters in production, contribution and emission of multi-channel audio for HD, the solution provides previously unattainable efficiencies in the delivery of high quality surround sound broadcast to consumers. It also provides major improvements and workflow efficiencies in the transport of multi-channel audio and associated metadata throughout the production chain. The DTS/Coding Technologies aacPlus/Coherent Acoustics transcoding scheme enables the transmission of aacPlus-encoded 5.1-channel audio at a rate of 160 kbps with the same audio quality as 384 kbps Dolby([R]) Digital transmissions(a). The aacPlus signal is transcoded to a 1.5 Mbps DTS Coherent Acoustics signal in the consumer set-top box. In this way broadcasters adopting aacPlus have immediate access to a consumer install base of over 50 million DTS-enabled systems worldwide. Set-top-boxes featuring aacPlus/DTS transcoding are already in development using single chip decoders integrating the aacPlus/DTS transcode (1) To convert from one format to another. It implies conversion between very distinct kinds of data, such as from speech into text or from analog video into digital frames. Sometimes the term is used as nothing more than a fancier synonym for "convert. , which are available from a number of IC manufacturers. At the opposite end of the signal chain, DTS and Linear Acoustic have jointly developed a series of hardware tools that provide enhanced performance for contribution, distribution and emission workflows of multi-channel audio. These new units are based around an implementation of the DTS Coherent Acoustics superior compression algorithm and, as embodied in the Linear Acoustic StreamStacker-HD[TM] series of products, the new format is known as e2(e-squared). e2provides a best-in-class compressed audio transport mechanism that addresses all of the current problems of channel errors, asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. switching, elimination of pops, clicks, or noise bursts, and unrecoverable metadata errors (even with corrupted data streams). The Coherent Acoustics-based e2 compression format is fully compatible with existing AES/EBU (Audio Engineering Society/European Broadcasting Union) A professional serial interface for transferring digital audio from CD and DVD players to amplifiers and TVs. AES/EBU is typically used to transmit PCM and Dolby Digital 5. and Dolby([R])-E infrastructures. The format fully supports all legacy workflows, including Dolby-E metadata, as well as handling Advanced Audio Metadata[TM]. In this way e2supports everything current, as well as provides the necessary upgrade path for future HD production workflows. Together, these DTS-partnered technologies provide a highly advanced end-to-end solution for HDTV multi-channel audio based on open standards, and a solution that offers major advantages over current technology and practice within the DVB standards. "The advent of HDTV has raised the bar throughout broadcast operations - not just in terms of image quality, but also high resolution multi-channel audio," commented DTS Director of Global Broadcast Licensing, Ted Laverty. "Working with Linear Acoustic and Coding Technologies, DTS presents a revolutionary new broadcast audio system which enables the production and transmission of surround sound in ways that enhance workflow efficiency within broadcast operations, and provides the consumer with a high quality viewing experience." (a) Results proven in third party tests conducted by various independent organizations, including the EBU (European Broadcast Union), MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). (Moving Pictures Expert Group), and IRT (Institut fE-r Rundfunktechnik). About Coding Technologies Coding Technologies provides the best audio compression for mobile, broadcasting, and Internet. SBR[TM] (Spectral Band Replication (audio, compression) Spectral Band Replication - (SBR) Guessing the nontransmitted higher frequency range of a compressed audio file by some helper bits (transmiited with the stream) and the transmitted base band. ) from Coding Technologies is a backward and forward Adv. 1. backward and forward - moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York"; "the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner"; "the old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all compatible method to enhance the efficiency of any audio codec; putting the "PRO" in mp3PRO and the "Plus" in aacPlus. Parametric Stereo from Coding Technologies and Philips again significantly increases the efficiency of audio codecs for stereo signals at low bit rates. Products from Coding Technologies are fundamental enablers of open standards such as 3GPP, 3GPP2, MPEG, DVB, Digital Radio Mondiale (communications) Digital Radio Mondiale - (DRM) A form of monaural digital broadcast using carrier frequencies below 30 MHz. DRM uses MPEG-4 AAC Main Profile and SBR at data rates of 16-25 kbps. http://drm.org/. , HD Radio, and the DVD Forum. Coding Technologies is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with offices in Sweden, Germany, China and the USA. Founded in 1997 in Stockholm, the company later merged with a spin-off of the renowned Fraunhofer Institute in Germany, the inventor of MP3. Coding Technologies' customers include America Online, EMP, iBiquity Digital, KDDI, O2, Nokia, Orange, RealNetworks, SK Telecom, Sprint, T-Mobile, Thomson, Texas Instruments, Vodafone, and XM Satellite Radio. For more information, visit www.codingtechnologies.com and www.both-worlds.biz. About Linear Acoustic Linear Acoustic is the designer and manufacturer of the acclaimed AEROMAX-TV[TM], StreamStacker[TM], upMAX[TM] and AutoNorm[TM] technologies. The company has been involved in projects with Sirius Satellite Radio
A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy , Viacom (Showtime, MTV, etc.), Disney, Miramax, Sony Studios and others. It is also actively involved in the ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) An international digital television (DTV) standard adopted by the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Taiwan and Argentina. , the NRSC and other industry organizations, as well as being members of the AES, IEEE and sustaining member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers or SMPTE, (IPA pronunciation: [sɪmpti] and sometimes [sʌmpti] . For more information visit www.linearacoustic.com. About DTS DTS, Inc. (NASDAQ:DTSI) is a digital technology company dedicated to delivering the ultimate entertainment experience. DTS decoders are in virtually every major brand of 5.1-channel surround processor, and there are hundreds of millions of DTS-licensed consumer electronics products available worldwide. A pioneer in multi-channel audio, DTS technology is in home theatre, car audio, PC and game console products, as well as DVD-Video, Surround Music and DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. software. DTS audio products are featured on more than 27,000 motion picture screens worldwide. Additionally, DTS provides imaging technology and services for the motion picture industry; DTS Digital Images, formerly Lowry Digital Images, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DTS and an industry leader in image restoration and enhancement. Founded in 1993, DTS is headquartered in Agoura Hills, California For the unincorporated community, see . Agoura Hills is a city (incorporated in 1982) in Los Angeles County, California, and has the ZIP code 91301. The population was 20,537 at the 2000 census. This city on the Ventura Freeway (U.S. , and has offices in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan and China. For further information, please visit www.dts.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 that involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors which, if they do not materialize or prove correct, could cause DTS' results to differ materially from historical results or those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including statements containing the words "planned," "expects," "believes," "strategy," "opportunity," "anticipates" and similar words. These statements may include, among others, plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements regarding proposed new products, services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or financial or operating performance; statements of belief and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual growth and results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the rapidly changing and competitive nature of the digital audio, consumer electronics and entertainment markets, the company's inclusion in or exclusion from governmental and industry standards, customer acceptance of the company's technology, products, services and pricing, risks related to ownership and enforcement of intellectual property, the continued release and availability of entertainment content containing DTS audio soundtracks, changes in domestic and international market and political conditions, risks related to integrating acquisitions and other risks and uncertainties more fully described in DTS' public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available at www.sec.gov. DTS assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which it was made. |
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