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post #301 of 813
6/22/03 at 4:17pm
punch drunk love is dd-ex and dts encoded, and the dd-ex flag is correctly flagged on my pioneer vsx-45tx, its the first dvd that has dd-ex and is correctly flagged that ive seen.

CJ
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post #302 of 813
6/22/03 at 5:07pm
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its the first dvd that has dd-ex and is correctly flagged that ive seen.

Isn't the new T2 Extreme Edition also correctly flagged for DD EX?
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post #303 of 813
6/22/03 at 7:22pm
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Isn't the new T2 Extreme Edition also correctly flagged for DD EX?


Yes it is.
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post #304 of 813
6/23/03 at 5:23am
Hey Troy, is there a way you could update the list to confirm DD-EX titles that are correctly flagged? So far we have (as far as I can tell):

Punch-Drunk Love
T2: EE
Stargate:UE
Minority Report
Atlantis (Disney)
Jurassic Park III

ETA: These all trip the DD-EX signal on my HK AVR325, i.e. all 7 speakers are shown receiving a signal, not the 325 matrixing the signal on it's own.
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post #305 of 813
6/23/03 at 7:51am
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there a way you could update the list to confirm DD-EX titles that are correctly flagged?


Great Idea, some of use use only Auto mode (My system has to be used by far simpler users and selecting DTS is difficult enough for them) and hence if it isn't correctly flagged it might as well not be DD-EX.
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post #306 of 813
6/23/03 at 9:21am
I can add the following:
  • The Beastmaster
  • The Stunt Man
  • Die Another Day
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

My Denon 5803 shows the presence of the flag on these.
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post #307 of 813
6/26/03 at 6:48am
Another question, Troy. You have some stuff like the LOTR 4-disc sets listed under both dts-ES Discrete and Matrix. Do they support both flags on one disc?
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post #308 of 813
6/26/03 at 8:33am
Not sure it was mentioned but Punch Drunk Love (like Minority Report, I think) is flagged for DD-EX but not DTS-ES.

Doug
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post #309 of 813
6/26/03 at 8:46am
I have an ES-Matrixed only receiver, and every ES-Discrete title has always been auto-detected by my receiver and played back in matrixed mode.

-Lyle J.P.
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post #310 of 813
6/30/03 at 9:00am
Thread Starter 
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Another question, Troy. You have some stuff like the LOTR 4-disc sets listed under both dts-ES Discrete and Matrix. Do they support both flags on one disc?

Jesse,

In short yes. If a disc is flagged as ES Discrete, it also supports ES Matrix (like DD supports Pro Logic) if the receiver used is only ES Matrix capable.

Troy
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post #311 of 813
6/30/03 at 10:42am
Just read this bit off of Dolby's EX description on their web page:
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Newer Dolby Digital Surround EX soundtracks contain a digital flag which can automatically activate the EX decoding in a receiver or preamp/processor. For titles released prior to late 2001, however, you need to turn on the EX decoding manually.
No listing of titles that are EX encoded like here or at dts.com
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post #312 of 813
6/30/03 at 12:23pm
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets


My Sony DA3ES (matrix-only) doesn't detect this one.
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post #313 of 813
7/13/03 at 6:02pm
Got my copy of "Final Destination 2" today and it is flagged for both DD-EX & DTS-ES DISCRETE.
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post #314 of 813
7/14/03 at 9:07am
The Knockaround Guys has not been reviewed as Dolby Digital EX or DTS ES matrix. WSR has been pretty good about listing correct sound formats, and they reviewed it as a normal 5.1 movie.

Unbreakable does have an uncredited DTS-ES matrix track as does Punch-Drunk Love.

The studios use the same surround mixes with matrixed surround back channel for all formats so that implies DTS-ES matrix (and if the movie has an SDDS track for commercial theaters taken from the same 5.1+1 mix then it too has a matrixed back surround channel embedded). They don't leave the matrixed back surround on one format and strip it out for the others (even for the home theater versions). It doesn't work that way.

DTS-ES Discrete, OTOH, requires a brand new sound mix.

Given that, the 3D IMAX films and Hollowman Superbit are also DTS-ES matrix (I think I could put money on it). Just because the disc isn't flagged doesn't mean it's not DTS-ES matrix.

Dan
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post #315 of 813
7/15/03 at 7:37am
Thread Starter 
Willard just announced.

Updates.

Troy
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post #316 of 813
7/15/03 at 12:57pm
Matt, my Denon 3802 detects the flag for Harry Potter 2 just fine.
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post #317 of 813
7/18/03 at 1:57pm
Ninja Scroll 10th Anniv. Edition, from AnimeOnDVD.com:
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ENGLISH AND JAPANESE LANGUAGE 6.1 DTS & DOLBY DIGITAL EX
Interesting. If this is true, then this will be the first anime title with an ES/EX mix. That's a good trend!
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post #318 of 813
7/18/03 at 2:05pm
The DVD-A Riding with the King most definately has a DTS-ES track.
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post #319 of 813
7/18/03 at 8:35pm
Actually, it looks like it would be the second Anime title with DTS-ES Discrete.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelion was the first.

Troy, did you read my last reply?

Dan
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post #320 of 813
7/18/03 at 8:45pm
Re: Harry Potter

Must be my reciever...
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post #321 of 813
7/18/03 at 9:50pm
Heh, IGN DVD did an article today about DVD audio, mentioning that it's not worth the money for a DD EX ro DTS ES receiver as there's no DVDs that support them. I e-mailed him a link to this thread.
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post #322 of 813
7/22/03 at 12:44pm
Though not listed as such, "Gandhi" came on as DD-EX for me.

Also, please add:

"Venom" and "Dead & Buried" as DTS ES 6.1 Discrete.
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post #323 of 813
8/16/03 at 7:39pm
Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers is flagged for DD-EX.
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post #324 of 813
8/20/03 at 10:37am
Thread Starter 
New additions and street dates changes.

Dan,

I read your post on TKG and I'm checking on it. Also Unbreakable and Punch-Drunk Love were already listed on the DTS-ES listing.

I'm still holding my guns on the IMAX movies.

Troy
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post #325 of 813
8/20/03 at 10:57am
Thread Starter 
I'm surprised that these movies didn't have EX encoding because they were EX in the theaters, although for The Hulk it's still too early to tell.
  • The Hulk
  • Men In Black II
  • The Ring

Hopefully these movies will have EX encoding on the DVDs since they were in the theater.
  • Die Hard 4: Die Hardest (2004)
  • Pirates of The Carribean:The Curse of the Black Pearl
  • Freddy Vs. Jason
  • Hauru no ugoku shiro (2004) -Hayao Miyazaki
  • Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (although we REALLY don't have to worry about this one.

I hope X2 is also in EX, here's to hope!

Troy
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post #326 of 813
8/25/03 at 11:51pm
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Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers is flagged for DD-EX.


Yep. My Sony DA3ES picked it up.
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post #327 of 813
8/26/03 at 8:22am
Thread Starter 
New Addition,

When Harry Met Lloyd: Dumb and Dumberer

Troy
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post #328 of 813
8/27/03 at 8:50am
Thread Starter 
New Addition,

The Final Countdown set for release next May!

Troy
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post #329 of 813
9/8/03 at 2:01am
Amazon is listing Casper as:

Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (5.1 DTS ES), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)

Looks like the DTS will be ES, not sure if the DD is EX?

Wes
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post #330 of 813
9/8/03 at 12:37pm
As far as I remember DVDSoon is listing Casper as DD-EX.
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