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April 3, 2003
Las Vegas, April 3, 2003--Dolby Laboratories is proud to announce several new
products that incorporate or support Dolby® E technology. Euphonix, Nvision, and
Videotek will announce or display new professional audio products featuring Dolby E
technology at this year's NAB show in Las Vegas from April 5-10.
"Dolby E is becoming a standard technology for multichannel audio delivery in
broadcast, and we are seeing many new pro audio products designed for broadcast that
include Dolby E built-in," said Tom Daily, Marketing Director, Professional Audio,
Dolby Laboratories.
At NAB 2003, Nvision is introducing the NV5128-MC Master Control/Routing
Switcher. The NV5128-MC is the first master control switcher to use Dolby E
technology. The unit offers the Cat. No. 552 Dolby E/Dolby Digital Multichannel
Decoder Module as a built-in option that enables switching of Dolby E encoded
programs. This eliminates the need for external decoders ahead of the master control
switcher.
Jay Kuca, Director of Marketing for Nvision, said, "The entire audio path of the
NV5128-MC was designed with multichannel audio in mind. Since Dolby E is
becoming the de facto coding method for the delivery of multichannel audio, it made
sense to us to integrate Dolby E decoders in the product."
The Videotek ASM-100 Audio Signal Monitor, which will be on display at the show,
also offers the Cat. No. 552 Dolby Dolby E/Dolby Digital Multichannel Decoder
Module as an option. The ASM-100 is an advanced audio monitoring instrument for
multichannel, multiformat scenarios. By incorporating the Cat. No. 552 module, the
ASM-100 provides audio monitoring capability for Dolby E and Dolby Digital encoded
programs.
For support of a Dolby E infrastructure and Dolby Digital metadata authoring,
Euphonix's new Max Air audio console can control the Dolby DP570 Multichannel
Audio tool directly from the console using programmable GPI/O closures that enable
real-time creation of Dolby E and Dolby Digital metadata. Remote control of the DP570
from the Max Air console also enables real-time capability of checking of downmixed
versions of the program being created.
Dolby E is the standard format for delivery of programming to broadcasters for their
Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound television services. Using Dolby E technology, both
5.1-channel and stereo mixes can be carried via a single stereo outside broadcast link or
on two tracks of a server or VTR.
Euphonix, Nvision, and Videotek are all part of the Dolby E Partner Program, which
provides broadcasters and systems designers with critical information about the
Dolby E compatibility of professional broadcast products. This information helps
broadcast audio professionals make product purchasing and system design decisions to
take full advantage of the benefits Dolby E technology can add to their facilities. More
than 25 manufacturers are part of the Dolby E Partner Program. For more information
about the program, please visit www.dolby.com/tech/dolbyE_prtnr_prgrm.html.
About Dolby E
Dolby E helps broadcasters upgrade from two-channel to multichannel audio. More than
100 television networks and major postproduction facilities worldwide use Dolby E
technology. They recognize it is as a complete solution for television professionals who
want to carry eight channels of audio, plus Dolby Digital metadata, via a two-channel
digital audio infrastructure. The major broadcast equipment manufacturers, including
Sony, Panasonic, and Thomson, are members of the Dolby E Partner Program. Industry
adoption has made Dolby E the de facto professional audio coding standard for
multichannel audio distribution.
About Dolby Laboratories
Dolby Laboratories creates technologies that enhance the entertainment experience,
making it richer, fuller, and more involving. For almost four decades, Dolby has been
instrumental in defining high-quality audio and surround sound in cinema, broadcast,
home audio systems, cars, DVDs, headphones, games, televisions, and personal
computers. Based in San Francisco with European headquarters in England, the
privately held company has entertainment industry liaison offices in New York 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.
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© 2003 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. S03/14692
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Adam Anderson, Dolby Laboratories, 415-645-5176 aja@dolby.com
