The Years' Best-Selling Game Titles Feature Dolby Audio; Consumers Choose Games That Deliver a Top-Quality Audio Experience.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2004 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 today that the five best-selling titles of 2003, and at least nine of the ten top-selling games by console, include Dolby(R) Pro Logic(R) II or Dolby Digital A digital audio encoding system from Dolby used in movie and home theaters. First used in 1995, Dolby Digital employs Dolby's AC-3 (Audio Coding-3) coding and compression technology and is the standard for DVD-Video and HDTV. 5. 5.1 technology. These statistics, provided by Arcadia Investment Corp., offer proof that consumers are seeking the most realistic and thrilling gaming experience possible. The rapid growth of home theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. systems equipped with Dolby Pro Logic See Dolby Surround. II and Dolby Digital decoding has allowed gamers to easily connect their consoles to these systems and enjoy cinema-quality 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. . Dolby surround A digital audio encoding system from Dolby that provides four channels. Derived from the Dolby Stereo technology used in movie theaters, Dolby Surround was introduced in the early 1980s for video soundtracks, audio cassettes, CDs, TV broadcasts, video games and PC software. sound has become the standard for audio in next-generation games. Game play on home theater systems is sweeping the nation. In a survey of more than 21,000 visitors to www.ign.com, the Internet's leading video game and entertainment destination, 37 percent of respondents said they play their video games on a home theater system equipped with Dolby Digital. "Gamers are saying loud and clear that they want the best gaming experience, and audio plays a key role in that," said John G. Taylor
Top Selling Game Titles for 2003 All of the following games feature Dolby Pro Logic II technology: 1. Madden NFL 2004 by Electronic Arts (Sony PlayStation(R) 2) 2. Need for Speed Underground by Electronic Arts (PlayStation 2) 3. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker(TM) by Nintendo (Nintendo GameCube(TM)) 4. Mario Kart: Double Dash by Nintendo (GameCube) 5. Tony Hawk's Underground Tony Hawk's Underground, also called THUG and loosely referred to as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5, is a skateboarding video game available for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance and Xbox platforms released in 2003. by Activision (PlayStation 2) Today, Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital, and Dolby Pro Logic II are incorporated in hundreds of game titles on every major game platform. In 2003, these Dolby audio technologies were featured in nine of the ten best-selling titles for both the GameCube and PlayStation 2, and all ten top-selling Microsoft Xbox titles. "We're continuing to work extensively with developers and publishers to make sure that gamers are blown away by the multichannel Using two or more paths for transmission or processing. It can refer to a variety of architectures including (1) multiple I/O channels between the CPU and peripheral devices, (2) multiple wires in a cable, (3) multiple "logical" channels within a single wire or fiber or (4) multiple audio when games are played on a console connected to a Dolby surround sound system," said Jack Buser, Manager, Game Developer Relations, Dolby Laboratories. "With Dolby Pro Logic II or Dolby Digital 5.1, gamers can navigate dark corridors, hear opponents sneak up from behind, or determine the direction of enemy fire without having to see it." Dolby Pro Logic II encoding allows five channels of audio to pass through an Lt/Rt (encoded analog stereo) signal, and then be decoded by a Dolby Pro Logic II receiver into five full-bandwidth audio channels (Left, Right, Center, Left Surround, and Right Surround). Dolby Pro Logic II gracefully decodes any two-channel source material, ranging from stereo music to Dolby Surround content, as Dolby Pro Logic II content. Content encoded with Dolby Pro Logic II is also backward compatible with Dolby Pro Logic decoding, as well as stereo playback. Dolby Digital 5.1 is a high-quality multichannel audio coding system. In games for the Xbox console, Dolby Digital exists in the form of a digital signal output from the console, which is in turn connected to either Microsoft's Xbox Advanced AV Pack or Xbox High Definition AV Pack and a home theater system equipped with Dolby Digital decoding. Dolby Digital 5.1-channel audio is composed of five full-bandwidth channels (as listed above) and one bass-only channel, called the LFE LFE Low Frequency Effects LFE Lean Front End (software) LFE Laminar Flow Element LFE Learning From Experience LFE Large Final Emitter (environment) LFE Leicester, Forest, East , or Low-Frequency Effects, channel. Dolby Digital is currently available for all Xbox games as well as advanced PC games. For more information, visit www.dolby.com/games. About Dolby in Games Dolby audio technology, the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for next-generation games, makes game play more thrilling and realistic by placing sounds around the gamer in real-time response to the action. Dolby Laboratories has developed groundbreaking interactive encoders that enable real-time Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II encoding in all major game consoles and PCs; Dolby also works closely with the game development community to raise the bar in game audio quality. Today, Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, and Dolby Surround are incorporated into hundreds of game titles on every major game platform. About Dolby Laboratories Dolby Laboratories creates technologies that intensify and enhance the entertainment experience. For nearly four decades, Dolby has been instrumental in defining high quality audio and surround sound in cinema, broadcast, home audio systems, cars, DVDs, headphones Head-mounted speakers. Headphones have a strap that rests on top of the head, positioning a pair of speakers over both ears. For listening to music or monitoring live performances and audio tracks, both left and right channels are required. , games, televisions, and personal computers. 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. has entertainment industry liaison 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 and Los Angeles, and licensing liaison offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, and Tokyo. For more information about Dolby Laboratories or Dolby technologies, please visit www.dolby.com. Dolby, Pro Logic, and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. All other trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. S04/15206 |
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