Glossary - Sony HT-DDWG700 Operating Instructions Manual

Glossary
• Cinema Studio EX
A surround sound mode that c:m be regarded
as the compilation of Digital Cinema Sound
technology, delivers the sound of a clubbing
theater using three technologies: "Virtual
Multi Dimensions", "Screen Depth
Matching", and "Cinema Studio
Reverberation".
"Virtual Multi Dimensions", the virtual
speaker technology, creates a virtual multi-
surround environment with actual speakers lip
to 7.1 channels, and brings the surround sound
experience of a theater with the latest facilities
into your home.
"Screen Depth Matching" reproduces treble
attenuation, tidiness, and depth of sound
usually created in a theater using sound
emission from behind the screen. This is then
added to the front and center channels.
"Cinema Studio Reverberation" reproduces
the sound characteristics of state-of-the-art
dubbing theaters and recording studios,
including Sony Pictures Entertainment's
dubbing studios. There are three modes, A/B/
C, available according to the studio type.
• Digital Cinema Sound (DCS)
A unique sound reproduction techuology for
home theater developed by Sony, in
cooperation with Sony Pictures Entertaimnent,
for enjoying the exciting and powerful sound
of movie theaters at home. With this "Digital
Cinema Sound" developed by integrating a
DSP (Digital Signal Processor) and measured
data, the ideal sound fiekt intended by
fihnmakers can be experienced at home.
• Dolby Digital
Digital audio encoding/decoding technology
developed by Dolby Laboratories, Inc. It
consists of front (left/right), center, surround
(left/right) and sub woofer channels. It is a
designated attdio standard l\_r DVD video and
also known as 5.1 channel surround. Since
surround information is recorded and
reproduced in stereo, more realistic sound with
filler presence is delivered than with Dolby
surround.
• Dolby Pro Logic II
This technology converts 2 channel stereo
recorded atidio into 5.1 channel for playback.
There is a MOVIE mode for movies and
MUSIC mode for stereo sources such as
music. Old movies encoded in the traditional
stereo format can be enhanced with 5.1
channel surround sound.
• Dolby Surround (Dolby Pro
Logic)
Audio processing technology developed by
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Center and mono
surround int_rmation is matrixed into two
stereo channels. When reproduced, audio is
decoded and output in 4 channel surround
sound. This is the most common audio
processing method for DVD video.
• DTS Digital Surround
Digital audio encoding/decoding technology
I_r theaters developed by DTS, Inc. It
compresses atidio less than Dolby Digital,
delivering a higher quality sound
reproduction.
• PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)
A method ofcom.erting analog audio to digital
attdio for easy enjoyment of digital sound.
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