DTS-HD Master Audio™ Suite Blu-ray Disc™ Production Toolset Advances To Version 1.6

[The following is a release from DTS]

April 14, 2008

DTS, Inc., a digital technology company dedicated to delivering the ultimate entertainment experience, has released an update for DTS-HD Master Audio™ Suite (MAS) toolset for Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD production. Along with numerous highly anticipated file management features, DTS-HD MAS V1.6 includes the public release of Dynamic Automation for DTS Express™, an interactive Secondary Audio codec for Blu-ray Disc. "The latest feature set empowers content creators with the freedom and flexibility to dynamically vary the primary audio volume, which is essential for picture-in-picture, alternate tracks, director commentaries and other interactive features for Blu-ray Disc," said Brian Towne, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Division at DTS. "In addition to offering the most data and bandwidth efficient lossless audio codec on Blu-ray disc -- DTS-HD Master Audio -- DTS is proud to be the leader in enabling audio interactivity for this format." Secondary audio DTS Express streams encoded for Blu-ray Disc with MAS V1.6 are playable on all Full Standard Profile (1.1) and BD Live (Profile 2.0) players. DTS will be presenting the MAS V1.6 at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) convention at the Sonic Solutions booth #SL8020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on April 14-16,2008. The MAS V1.6 will also be demonstrated with live trainings at the upcoming 124th AES (Audio Engineering Society) Convention, booth # 2605, Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 17-20, 2008. The new DTS-HD MAS V1.6 is available for sale -- or free upgrade for existing customers -- at http://www.dts.com/pro-audio.

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