DTS--HD
DTS Unveils DTS--HD for Lossless Multi-Channel Encoding
DTS is a company whose product is multi-channel audio encoding. Ever since Dolby Digital became the mandatory audio encoding method, DTS has served as the alternative system of audio formatting. As the alternative and less common optional soundtrack, DTS has had to work a little harder to earn a reputation for creating high-quality soundtracks.
DTS-HD is the latest encoding format released by DTS and is intended for the next generation of high-capacity optical storage. DTS’s 5.1 encoding (plain vanilla DTS audio) was selected by both HD DVD and Blu-Ray as the mandatory format for soundtracks. DTS-HD provides a set of extensions to the Coherent Acoustics audio coding system, which includes other DTS formats such as DTS surround, DTS-ES, and DTS 96/24. The new format will be able to provide a virtually unlimited number of discrete surround-sound channels at bit rates of 24-bit/96kHz with no compression. DTS-HD is truly the top-shelf audio format used today. It is like DVD-Audio, but with unlimited channels. This gives DTS-HD unlimited flexibility when adapting to future technologies that are utilizing more and more channels. DTS-HD was selected as an optional soundtrack for both HD DVD and Blu-Ray.
DTS-HD does CES ‘06
Although there are receivers with up to eight built-in amplifiers, it will take a method of advanced encoding to make the best use of all those amps. At CES 2006, DTS demonstrated its DTS-HD Master Audio. This was the first public demonstration of HD video content accompanied by 7.1 channels of discreet sound. Since DTS-HD is a lossless compression this is pure high-resolution audio. According to DTS, HD has the identical audio signature to the master soundtrack. The demo was presented in 1080P, the new super-video format. It included clips of major films and even some concert and music video footage.
