Dolby Launches Program To Bring Dolby Digital To PC Games

5-Mar-03

Dolby Laboratories has formed a new PC game developer program to help developers incorporate high-quality DolbyÆ Digital 5.1 audio in their PC games. Building on the success of Dolby's program for console game developers, the new program for PC game developers will provide the same level of support and service that console game developers have come to expect from Dolby Laboratories. The new program includes training on Dolby audio development tools, quality assurance, and worldwide technical support.The development of PC games that use Dolby technology, combined with the embedded Dolby audio technologies available in today's made-for-PC home theatre systems, offers PC gamers the ultimate gaming experience. Companies such as NvidiaÆ and C-Media have optimized their hardware to include the real-time Dolby Digital encoder technology (as found in the MicrosoftÆ Xboxô).Developers who are currently using Dolby technology for their PC games are familiar with the simple process of submitting gold master candidates for review by the internal team at Dolby, and receiving them back quickly with little or no extra programming. Some of the best-selling PC titles over the past year have utilized Dolby Digital technology via the pilot version of the new PC developer program, including ""America's Army,"" ""Unreal Tournament 2003,"" and ""Delta Force: Black Hawk Down.""""With recent developments from C-Media and Nvidia, more PC gamers are able to take advantage of Dolby Digital 5.1 audio,"" said Jack Buser, Manager of Game Developer Relations, Dolby Laboratories. ""Getting Dolby Digital audio is really easy with the help of Dolby, and will truly set a game apart from the competition.""For more information, or to find out how to make use of Dolby Digital in a game, visit Dolby's game developers Web site at www.dolby.com/games/developers.For more information about Dolby Laboratories, visit www.dolby.com.

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