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post #241 of 813
1/20/03 at 3:45pm
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Is the Dolby Digital EX 6.1 sound too?

You could technically say that given the fact that you have a six (6) speaker setup. But actually it's a 5.1 sound with a derived (or matrixed) sixth channel.

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According to the pic on DTS's site, Midnight Oil's Capricornia is ES.

I updated the list with this one pending further verification (although it looks very legit).

Troy
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post #242 of 813
1/24/03 at 3:15pm
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YEAH, YEAH, YEAH....

MATRIX RELOADED & REVOLUTIONS WILL BE EX ENCODED!!! at the theaters, so the DVD should follow suit

Harry Potter should be EX on DVD as well.

Troy
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post #243 of 813
1/25/03 at 1:10am
Jurassic Park III & Disney's Atlantis have the flag to make my AV reciever automaticly switch to DDEX mode - what other DVD's do this and when are they going to start using the flags again?
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post #244 of 813
1/27/03 at 1:14pm
Nightmare Before Christmas automagically switches my H/K 525 to DD-EX while playing.
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post #245 of 813
1/30/03 at 8:50am
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Treasure Planet added. Not sure on DTS-ES but I'll update when I find out more.

Troy
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post #246 of 813
2/7/03 at 5:04am
Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees (released 2/4/03 by Slingshot) was picked up as being DTS-ES Matrix by my SAHE100.
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post #247 of 813
2/7/03 at 1:11pm
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Aaron,

Thanks for the update. I'm not to keen to adding titles based on what the receiver picks up. A lot of the titles that the receiver flags as ES/EX aren't actualy encoded that way. We've had similiar issues with some other Slingshot products as well.

I'll do some checking and keep you updated.

Troy
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post #248 of 813
2/10/03 at 9:05am
Not sure if it has been mentioned or not.. but isn't Meet the Parents DTS ??
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post #249 of 813
2/10/03 at 10:23am
It is DTS 5.1, but this thread is about DTS-ES and DD EX encoded titles, and Meet the Parents does not fall under that category.

Dan
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post #250 of 813
2/13/03 at 9:36pm
Can we assume that Die Another Day (comes out in May) will be DD EX?
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post #251 of 813
2/16/03 at 5:01pm
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In fact, Jurassic Park III is the only disc on the market with both tracks flagged correctly.
It appears to me that Beastmaster (I know, I know) has both tracks flagged correctly as well. DD EX and DTS ES Discrete are autodetected by my Denon 5803.
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post #252 of 813
2/17/03 at 6:36am
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In fact, Jurassic Park III is the only disc on the market with both tracks flagged correctly.

Along with Beastmaster, here's another one for ya: Stargate:UE is flagged for both DTS-ES and DD EX autodetection.
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post #253 of 813
2/17/03 at 10:39am
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Can we assume that Die Another Day (comes out in May) will be DD EX?

We could, more than likely it will be, but you know what they say about assumptions.

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It appears to me that Beastmaster (I know, I know) has both tracks flagged correctly as well.

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Stargate:UE is flagged for both DTS-ES and DD EX autodetection.

Good news indeed...

Troy
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post #254 of 813
3/9/03 at 11:50pm
You can add The Stunt Man to the list of movies that have both DD-EX and DTS-ES tracks flagged correctly.
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post #255 of 813
3/10/03 at 12:29pm
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Die Another Day added to the list!
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post #256 of 813
3/19/03 at 12:14pm
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According to Dolby.com, there's only 3 releases this year that will be EX encoded;

The Matrix: Reloaded
The Matrix: Revolutions
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King



Things aren't looking good for EX/ES. I wonder why more studios aren't using this format more often. Is it a money issue?

Troy
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post #257 of 813
3/19/03 at 12:24pm
Troy:

Until recently, I think EX/ES were both home formats only. I know that dts-ES just recently (like in the last month) started coming to theaters. Remember, there's still a lot of titles to be released on DVD that may have EX/ES. I wouldn't think it would be licensing issues, since I assume EX/ES would most likely be included with DD or dts. Since a lot of films do surround mixes in post-production, chances are they may not have informed either Dolby or dts what their mixes are.
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post #258 of 813
3/19/03 at 12:40pm
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Jesse,

Actually you've gotten it backwards. EX was first introduced to the theaters by Lucasfilm and THX (when Lucas owned it) and is still being promoted as a theater surround format. DTS-ES (both varieties) did follow suit on DVD and as far as I know, is slowly trickling into the theaters.

The first EX encoded movie was Episode I back in 1999.

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Remember, there's still a lot of titles to be released on DVD that may have EX/ES.

The way it works is a movie is released in EX in the theaters and then the DVD is encoded with EX or ES.

There are a very small handful of titles (probably less than 10) that have an EX/ES mix and their movie counterpart didn't, specifically for catalog release titles.

Troy
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post #259 of 813
3/25/03 at 5:47pm
According to DVDFile's review... "The Transporter" is encoded with DD EX.

Skippy
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post #260 of 813
3/26/03 at 8:12am
On the back of Fangoria issue 221 (April), is a page advert for Blue Undergrounds release of the Argento and Romero double header - TWO EVIL EYES - in DTS-ES and DD-EX.

Its a great movie -Argentos half is stunning.

Out 22nd April 2003. Limited to 30,000 copies.
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post #261 of 813
3/27/03 at 9:07am
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Thanks for the updates!

List updated.

Troy
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post #262 of 813
3/31/03 at 7:34pm
How about Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets? Isn't that in 5.1EX? Ron's review certainly indicated it was. Thanks for maintaining this list...saves us all alot of leg work!
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post #263 of 813
4/1/03 at 6:35am
I've seen the specs for Punch Drunk Love and noticed that its listed at "Dolby Digital-EX 6.1" but only "DTS". I'm assuming they mean DTS-matrix or discreet. Any confirmation on this?
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post #264 of 813
4/1/03 at 8:07am
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Grady,

You beat me to the Punch.....Drunk Love!!!

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Thanks for maintaining this list...saves us all alot of leg work!

Thanks!

Anyway, both of these titles have been added. I'll double check on the DTS side of PDL and update accordingly.

Troy
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post #265 of 813
4/6/03 at 2:41pm
I'm sure that someone here may have found this, but the following URL takes you to a complete listing of all titles in DTS format (DTS-ES and Matrix formats are embedded in this list):

http://www.dtsonline.com/home/dvd.pdf

Happy hunting!

Dean A. Laddie
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post #266 of 813
4/6/03 at 3:04pm
Anchor Bay's The Man Who Fell To Earth was re-mixed in both DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 and DD EX 5.1. Look on the package and that's what it says.


I think you could just about put money on the fact that the Director's Edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers will have a DTS-ES Discrete 6.1 track along with DD EX. New Line had stated that the audio would remain consistant through all three deluxe sets.

Dan
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post #267 of 813
4/6/03 at 4:00pm
Can someone please explain all these to me? I'm just a little bit behind in the home audio department...


1)Okay, Dolby Digital 5.1 Two rears, two in front, and the center. So, that's five channels, and a subwoofer. What's with the .1? Does that refer to the sub or something?

2) Dolby Digital 5.1 EX. Okay, I think EX means that there's a sixth rear center channel. However, apparently it's not really a real channel, but a hybrid of some sort. Can someone elaborate?

3) I think DTS sounds awesome and I know it takes up more space on a DVD. However, what's really the difference between DTS and Dolby Digital other than it usually being another mix?

4) Is DTS setup the sameway as Dolby Digital? IE... 5.1?

5) DTS-ES. Does that mean that it has a sixth rear center channel too? It's really a channel instead of matrixed so it is 6.1 right?

6) DTS-ES Matrixed, DTS-ES Discrete. I'm totally lost on these two, what's the difference?

7) I see a lot of references to LFE. What is that exactly?

8) Anything new in the works?


Once again, I apologize for my ignorance and would really appreciate any replies or any links to some FAQs or guides or something. Thanks guys!
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post #268 of 813
4/6/03 at 4:16pm
Hey guys, I found a link in the home theater basics area. Thanks anyway...
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post #269 of 813
4/7/03 at 12:49pm
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I'm sure that someone here may have found this, but the following URL takes you to a complete listing of all titles in DTS format (DTS-ES and Matrix formats are embedded in this list)

I'm not sure about everyone else, but I've been aware of that list for quite some time.

That list isn't as accurate and it isn't updated as frequently (updated quaterly). I've spoken to the individual responsible for getting the list together on several occassions in regards to certain ES titles to clarify/verify and her information has been inaccurate several times.

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Anchor Bay's The Man Who Fell To Earth was re-mixed in both DTS-ES Discrete 6.1...

List updated...Thanks as always Dan.

No doubt that LOTR:TT will be the same as before. I hope they make a press release soon.

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8) Anything new in the works?

Just check back here regularly...

Troy
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post #270 of 813
4/8/03 at 12:46pm
Another Blue Underground release: Contamination. Listed as DTS ES (discrete I assume) and DD 5.1 EX.

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