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Re: Dolby EX Tracks on Pixar Blu-Rays


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Originally Posted by Brian L
I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong, but a DD EX mix IS a 5.1 mix. The center back is matrixed onto the two surround channels and is decoded in a similar fashion to the way Pro Logic derives the center channel from the L/R fronts.

As such, there is no 6th channel to include in PCM.

Brian
There is no 6th channel per se to include in PCM if you port directly from DD EX, but if you were to go back to the original audio stems, the information (which is matrixed into the rear surrounds in an EX track) could be included in PCM as a 6th track, or even 6th and 7th tracks.



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