2008 CES International Consumer Electronics Show Dolby highlights its audio technology application in industry

In Las Vegas, United States January 7, 2008 — in this year's International Consumer Electronics Show (ICES), Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) is showing the most popular among many in the world, the most innovative entertainment products culinary audio technology.

Highlights include Dolby Digital + (Dolby ® Digital Plus) and Dolby smart volume (Dolby Volume) technology in more consumer electronics applications. The recent acquisition from Dolby's Coding Technologies company key technology, first to Dolby brand appearance, such as aacPlus.

"This year's CES show for Dolby, particularly exciting because the show is not only our audio technology for high-definition picture quality form the perfect complement to, but also demonstrated through the recent acquisition of Coding Technologies company technology and expanding product line," Dolby Laboratories worldwide responsible for marketing Vice President John Carey says.

Dolby will be in Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall floor 21419 Pavilion, demonstrate its audio technology.

Dolby Digital + (Dolby Digital Plus)

Dolby Digital + is used for high-definition TV and media's next generation audio technology

。 It is widely used in a large number of consumer electronics products, including Sony, LG and Philips presents new high definition digital television sets, and more recently the VuDu set-top box market and movie download service. It also is Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD player critical audio technology to provide up to the sound quality 7.1 channels than standard DVD surround sound quality.

Dolby Digital +, is built in Dolby Digital (Dolby Digital) this DVD and HD radio and television programmes of multichannel audio standards-based, it makes the current and next-generation transport format and also the sound system to be able to give users a richer, more engaging experience, and is fully compatible with all existing A/V receiver.

In 2008CES, Dolby while demonstrating there is this: the digital set-top box that supports Dolby Digital + 's chip from Broadcom ®, Conexant ™ and ST Microelectronics company providing integrated circuit package.

Dolby smart volume (Dolby Volume)

Dolby smart volume technology for consumer electronics products in the switching of various audio sources or channels of volume loudness balance a set of intelligent audio processing technology. Dolby is showing some integrates Dolby smart volume technology product prototype, as an Onkyo brand of A/V receiver and manufactured by Syntax-Brillian company Olevia branded LCD HDTV.

Dolby smart volume technology is Dolby volume in order to resolve problems and the development of loudness consolidation solution, including both before the broadcast helps set the correct audio-level professional solutions, and help you control the playback volume size inconsistent device layer solution. Dolby smart volume technology is designed for consumer electronics products, it can be on multiple devices, and consumer media format volume level automatic continuous and seamless control, to consumer electronics manufacturers to provide a simple and loudness control programmes-in-class.

Left > apart from the volume on intelligent control, Dolby smart volume technology also has another advantage. As a result of human auditory characteristics in low volume down to listen to, the content of many nuances are ignored. To solve this problem, Dolby smart volume technology according to programme content and playback level these two factors continue to analyze and adjust the volume, restore it to playback in reference to the level of perceived quality. In order to improve the surround sound like, enhanced with visibility and improved audio content at a lower volume of overall clarity.