Dolby Provides Hardware and Service Support to Boeing Digital Cinema.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2002 Dolby Laboratories “Dolby” redirects here. For other uses, see Dolby (disambiguation). Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (Dolby Labs) (NYSE: DLB) is a USA-based company specializing in audio compression and reproduction. announced that Boeing Digital Cinema has purchased its Digital Media Adapter See digital media hub. (TM) (DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. (TM)8) cinema interface units and hired its Technical Services Group for the initial implementation of Boeing's In-Cinema Equipment (ICE) suite for upcoming digital cinema presentations. The work Dolby has undertaken for Boeing Digital Cinema also involves site surveys, system integration testing System Integration Testing (SIT), in the context of software systems and software engineering, is a testing process that exercises a software system's coexistence with others. , and other content management functions. "Dolby's years of involvement in the motion picture process -- from production to distribution to exhibition and ancillary markets/formats -- underscores Dolby's unique position to provide exceptional service and innovative cinema solutions," said Tim Partridge, Vice President and General Manager, Professional Division. First introduced at ShowEast 2001, the DMA8 Digital Media Adapter allows cinemas to decode multiple digital audio formats -- such as PCM (1) See phase change memory. (2) (Plug Compatible Manufacturer) An organization that makes a computer or electronic device that is compatible with an existing machine. , broadcast Dolby(R) Digital, and Dolby E Dolby E is an audio encoding and decoding technology that allows up to 8.1 channels of audio to be compressed into a digital stream that can be stored on a standard stereo pair of audio tracks. Anything up to a 5. -- from multiple sources, (including satellite, servers, or fiber), and feed them into their existing cinema sound systems. Furthermore, with the technical specifications of digital cinema still unclear, the DMA8 has the built-in processing capacity to ensure it can be upgraded, and to provide future performance no matter what formats become popular down the line. This is the first product specifically targeted at the digital cinema market to accomplish this task. "We at Boeing Digital Cinema are proud to have Dolby on our team for system deployment. Their years of experience with the exhibition chains and their heritage of innovation make them a valued teammate," said Frank Stirling, Executive Director of Boeing Digital Cinema. About Dolby in Cinema Dolby Laboratories is dedicated to the improvement and evolution of sound recording and reproduction “Audio” redirects here. For other uses, see Audio (disambiguation). “Sound recorder” redirects here. For the audio recording program that is included with the Microsoft Windows computer software, see Sound Recorder (Windows). , and has been the leading force in film sound for over 25 years. To date, over 35,000 screens are equipped to play back Dolby Digital. Currently, 12,230 film titles have been produced with a Dolby-encoded soundtrack by over 200 Dolby licensed studios in 43 countries around the world; 3,700 of these are encoded in the Dolby Digital format. In addition, thousands of foreign-language versions have Dolby soundtracks. Dolby Digital Surround EX(TM) has recently become the fastest-growing format in cinema sound history, with 7,123 screens equipped for the format and 70 films (to date) encoded in the Surround EX format. About Dolby Laboratories Dolby Laboratories is the developer of signal processing systems used worldwide in applications that include motion picture sound, consumer entertainment products and media, broadcasting, and music recording. Based in San Francisco with European headquarters in England, the privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. also has offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, and Tokyo. For more information about Dolby Laboratories or Dolby technologies, please visit www.dolby.com. |
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