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Author Topic: How is DTS ES "handled" compared to DD EX? Larry Davis Film Handler Posts: 66 From: New York Registered: Sep 2000 posted 12-31-2000 02:12 PM                    In the Smart EX decoder, the inphase data in the rear surrounds is sent to the center surround output, thus creating an extra rear channel. I'm wondering if DTS ES follows the same method. Specifically, that the rear center info is matrixed into the rear surrounds. Is that correct? Thanks for sharing your knowledge.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-01-2001 12:56 PM                     THe Ex matrix for encodeing and decoding is the same as the standard 4:2:4 matrix for the centre channel If it is inphase and equall level it is the centre channel on a ex is the Ls and Rs are equal in phase and level it is the Rear surround  |  IP: Logged Larry Davis Film Handler Posts: 66 From: New York Registered: Sep 2000 posted 01-01-2001 04:39 PM                    Thanks, Gordon. I know that 5.1 DD EX and 5.1 DTS ES are both sent to the rear surrounds in the same way in 5.1 mixes for DVD's. I know that cinema DTS is handled differently than the home version. I was wondering if that extended to the handling of the rear center channel for "ES". Here's what I'm wondering: Could I take the L/R rear surround output of the DTS-6D and connect that to a Smart unit and get "EX" type dematrixing with DTS that I get with DD. If the rear center info for DTS ES is matrixed inphase into the rear surrounds a la DD EX, then the answer is yes. I didn't think I would have stumped you guys on this! I will email Karen Hultgren at DTS and Oscar at Smart to find out the definitive answer.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-01-2001 05:38 PM                     Yes you can do that  |  IP: Logged Larry Davis Film Handler Posts: 66 From: New York Registered: Sep 2000 posted 01-01-2001 07:37 PM                    Thanks, Gordon! That's excellent news.  |  IP: Logged Karen Hultgren Master Film Handler Posts: 492 From: Agoura Hills, CA, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 01-02-2001 07:48 PM                        In DTS-ES (EX is Dolby's) for cinema, it is done the same as Dolby = 2 (right, left) surrounds matrixed to produce 3 (right, left, rear). We have DTS-ES for consumers (DVD) which has is a true discrete rear surround channel as well as the "standard 6" (left, center, right, left surround, right surround, sub). Karen at DTS www.dtsonline.com  |  IP: Logged Larry Davis Film Handler Posts: 66 From: New York Registered: Sep 2000 posted 01-02-2001 08:54 PM                    Thanks, Karen.  |  IP: Logged Karen Hultgren Master Film Handler Posts: 492 From: Agoura Hills, CA, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 01-03-2001 06:31 PM                        You are most welcome!  |  IP: Logged

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