DTS-HD MA Gets Even Better; Good News for Blu-ray

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- DTS, Inc. Kristin Thomson, Director, Public Relations,........ At the 123rd AES Convention this year, DTS, Inc. (NASDAQTSI) will demonstrate the newly released version of the DTS-HD Master Audio Suite (MAS), the DTS-HD MAS V. 1.5, which officially shipped for Mac-Intel worldwide this fall. Exhibiting at Booth #354 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City October 5-9, 2007, DTS representatives will provide ongoing training at the booth for show attendees on the new capabilities of the DTS-HD MAS V.1.5.

One of the key new features of DTS-HD MAS V.1.5 includes support for secondary audio DTS Express encoding for Blu-ray Disc, which allows users to dynamically change volume of primary audio for use in picture-in-picture, director commentaries and other interactive features. These added functions support the new generation Profile 1.1 Blu-ray Disc players, which support simultaneous mixing of two audio streams.

Introduced at the 121st AES convention last year, the DTS-HD MAS is a complete software solution designed for the preparation of audio streams for next generation optical disc formats, Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. It encodes bit streams in the following formats: DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution, DTS 96/24, DTS-ES 6.1, DTS Digital Surround and DTS Express. The DTS-HD MAS is also applicable to DVD-V and Surround Music CDs.

"DTS is proud to support the creative community with such an advanced and flexible toolset for the next generation optical disc formats," said Brian Towne, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Division, at DTS. "Our goal for the DTS-HD Master Audio Suite is to continue to provide the best possible encoding capabilities to facilitate the highest quality content as equipment and technology evolves."

At AES, DTS will also showcase a 7.1-channel DTS-HD encoding and playback system as well as some of the latest next generation HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc consumer players from Toshiba and Samsung, connected to a DTS-HD Master Audio compatible A/V receiver.

In addition to the ongoing demonstrations and trainings at the DTS booth, DTS representatives will present the following tutorial: -0-
Tutorial T3 - "7.1 Mixes for Blu-ray and HD DVD: Workflow from Mix to Encode" Friday, October 5th 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Presenters: Ronny Katz, DTS, Inc. / Jeff Levison, DTS, Inc. Consultant/Levison Audio


About DTS-HD Master Audio(TM)

DTS-HD Master Audio delivers sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master. It can deliver audio at variable bit rates which are significantly higher than standard DVDs. DTS-HD Master Audio can provide up to 7.1 audio channels at a 96k sampling frequency / 24-bit depth or 5.1 audio channels at 192 kHz that are identical to the original master. The DTS-HD Master Audio bit stream also contains the DTS 1.5 Mbps core for backwards compatibility with existing DTS-enabled home theater systems, and delivery of 5.1 channels of sound at twice the resolution found on most standard DVDs.