DTS-HD Master Audio Selected by StudioCanal as Exclusive HD Soundtrack on Next Generation Releases; 25 HD DVD Titles to Be Released in Europe in 2006 and 2007.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) ) announces that StudioCanal will release 25 HD DVD (High Definition DVD) A relatively short-lived high-capacity optical disc that holds four hours of high-definition video on a single-sided, single-layer 15GB disk. Sanctioned by the DVD Forum in 2003 and based on the Advanced Optical Disc (AOD) technology from Toshiba and titles this year with DTS-HD Master Audio DTS-HD Master Audio is a lossless audio codec created by Digital Theater System. It was previously known as DTS++ and DTS-HD. It is an extension of DTS which, when played back on devices which do not support the Master Audio extension, degrades to a 1. as the sole HD audio format. The titles, including those listed below, are planned for release in several European countries including France, UK and Germany, in the latter part of 2006 and beginning of 2007.
List of titles:
-- Arizona Dream
-- Basic Instinct
-- Deer Hunter
-- Elephant Man
-- l'Armee des Ombres
-- La Haine
-- Mulholland Drive
-- Pacte des Loups (le)
-- Pianist (the)
-- Serpico
-- Terminator 2
-- The Fog
-- The Graduate
-- La Grande Vadrouille
-- Million Dollar Baby
-- Ali
-- Traffic
Jean Pierre Harnois, Director of DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. Production, commented: "We have selected 30 popular titles for release on HD DVD in 2006 and 2007. We are using the VC-1 video compression Encoding digital video to take up less storage space and transmission bandwidth. See video codec and data compression. video compression - Compression of sequences of images. format to ensure the best video quality and have chosen to use DTS-HD Master Audio to deliver superior sound quality that matches the HD video." Brian Towne, Senior Vice President, Consumer/Pro Division at DTS, commented: "StudioCanal is taking a leading position in the European roll-out of HD content. DTS-HD facilitates the process by requiring a single encode and producing a single bit stream. The backward compatibility See backward compatible. (jargon) backward compatibility - Able to share data or commands with older versions of itself, or sometimes other older systems, particularly systems it intends to supplant. of the format will also make it easy for consumers looking to adopt HD players and discs in to their home theatre system." A promotional HD DVD disc containing clips of the titles due for release and featuring DTS Stereo will be made available by StudioCanal at IFA Immunofluorescent assay (IFA) A blood test sometimes used to confirm ELISA results instead of using the Western blotting. In an IFA test, HIV antigen is mixed with a fluorescent compound and then with a sample of the patient's blood. 2006 in Berlin. DTS-HD Master Audio is part of the standards for the new Blu-ray and HD DVD next generation disc formats. It allows for a "bit-for-bit" identical reproduction of the original master soundtrack in up to 7.1 channels of discrete audio, therefore delivering sound quality that matches the clear and vivid images of high definition video. DTS-HD Master Audio is backward-compatible with all existing DTS surround sound An audio recording and playback system that uses five or more channels plus a subwoofer channel. See 5.1 channel and 3D audio. equipment, and can deliver a significant increase in sound quality when consumers play the next generation discs through their current A/V (1) (Audio/Video) Refers to equipment and applications that deal with sound and sight. The A/V world includes microphones, tape recorders, audio mixers, still and video cameras, film projectors, slide projectors, VCRs, CD and DVD players/recorders, amplifiers and audio equipment. About StudioCanal StudioCanal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Canal+ Group, is a major player in France and Europe in the financing, acquisition and distribution of feature films. Supported by a very comprehensive catalogue which now comprises more than 5,000 French, English and American films, StudioCanal has acquired a unique position in all lines of business: film distribution, video, TV sales and international sales, generating annual revenues of 400 million euros. StudioCanal Video operates a wide range of programs in video and DVD format See VOB and DVD. (1,200 DVD programs already released, including 1,000 films.) 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. DTS is a registered trademark of DTS, Inc. 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. 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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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