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DTS Announces New Blu-ray Audio Production Tools (13/5/2009)

DTS, Inc. (NASDAQ:DTSI), announced exciting Blu-ray disc audio tools for the professional and prosumer markets, including DTS-HD Master Audio Suite(tm) v2.0 and SurCode's DTS-HD solutions for Apple Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio users. With the increase in Blu-ray Disc production and penetration of Blu-ray hardware, these offerings provide content producers new ways to deliver best-in-class DTS audio on their BD titles.

"At DTS, we are thrilled to announce new production tools that continue to make the Blu-ray audio production process faster, easier, and more accessible than ever," says Ronny Katz, Director of Professional Audio at DTS.

To date, there are hundreds of BD titles released in the market that take advantage of DTS-HD's unique One-stream architecture, which offers flexibility, scalability, and backwards compatibility. It proves not only simple for consumers to use and enjoy, but makes DTS-HD Master Audio the most data and bandwidth efficient lossless audio solution for Blu-ray Disc. Professionals can create audio streams for authoring via standalone as well as integrated applications:

I. DTS-HD Master Audio Suite v2.0 (MAS v2.0)

DTS announces the release of Version 2.0 of their leading software, DTS-HD Master Audio Suite. With over 30 features and enhancements, this latest version adds new Bonus View encoding features including dynamic Mono panning as well as Seamless Branching optimization for multi-story and multi-angle titles. MAS v2.0 also features the fastest BD audio encoder on the market, at 3 to 4 times faster than real-time for lossless audio encodes.

The DTS-HD Master Audio Suite v2.0 retails at $1495.00 and includes three components: the DTS-HD Encoder(tm), DTS-HD StreamPlayer(tm), and DTS-HD StreamTools(tm). It is compatible with Mac-Intel, Windows XP, and now Vista. Updates for existing users will be available for download at no additional cost.

II. DTS-HD Audio Solutions for Apple Compressor and Quicktime(r)

DTS and Minnetonka Audio Software are unveiling new DTS-HD audio solutions for Apple Compressor and Quicktime(r). This encoder / decoder plug-in pair is aimed at the Apple professional community:

* SurCode(tm) Encoder for DTS-HD(tm) for Compressor
* SurCode(tm) Decoder for DTS-HD(tm) for QuickTime(r)

The SurCode Encoder for DTS-HD plug-in for Apple Compressor 3 is capable of producing DTS encoded streams for Blu-ray Disc and DVD directly within Apple Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio. It supports DTS-HD Master Audio(tm), DTS-HD High Resolution(tm), and DTS Digital Surround(tm), encoding at up to 6.1 channels as well as low bit-rate DTS Express(tm) for Bonus View and BD-Live. The SurCode Decoder for DTS-HD for QuickTime offers users the ability to playback all DTS-HD and DTS stream types with the easy-to-use QuickTime(r) Player.

SurCode(tm) Encoder for DTS-HD(tm) for Compressor retails for $249 and includes SurCode(tm) Decoder for DTS-HD(tm) for QuickTime(r). SurCode(tm) Decoder for DTS-HD(tm) for QuickTime(r) can be purchased separately for $29.

www.dts.com
www.minnetonkaaudio.com 

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