Published: November 03, 2010
DTS Front and Center at the 129th Audio Engineering Society Annual Conference
SAN FRANCISCO - (BUSINESS WIRE) - DTS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTSI), a digital technology company dedicated
to delivering the ultimate entertainment experience, announced today
that several of its audio experts in the field of audio codecs, spatial
audio, loudness processing and more, will be participating on multiple
panel discussions at the 129th Audio Engineering Society (AES)
Convention in San Francisco, November 4 - 7. In addition, DTS will
be the exclusive sponsor of Surround Live 8: Absolutely
Surrounded on November 3, as well as a sponsor of the DTV Audio
Group Meeting: Living in 5.1, produced by Sports Video Group, on
November 6.
"Each year, the AES Convention provides DTS with an opportunity to not
only share our expertise with the industry, but to gain insight from
other highly skilled professionals who will be in attendance," says Dr.
Fred Kitson, Chief Technology Officer, DTS. "We are pleased once again
to be participating on many levels and look forward to a productive and
enlightening conference."
The following is a list of the panel discussions and events DTS will be
participating in, along with the dates and times:
November 3, 9 am - 5 pm, Surround Live 8: Absolutely Surrounded
Russ Berger of RBDG in Dallas will kick off the morning session (9 a.m.
- 12 Noon), with his keynote address. Soon afterwards, guest speaker
Michael Nunan of CTV Canada will discuss his work during the 2010 Winter
Olympics and Hockey Night in Canada, Kyle Wesloh of American Public
Media will discuss his use of DTS Neural Surround Sound for Nationwide
Radio broadcasting and finally, Randall Smith of Post Haste Sound will
discuss how he used DTS Neural UpMix for the Blu-ray mixing of the
recently released The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Blu-ray in
DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1.
During the Technology Showcase Special Presentation: "Upmix-Downmix-The
Current State of the Art" in the afternoon (1 p.m. - 5 p.m.), DTS will
present a technical overview of the DTS technologies in DaySequerra
hardware used in events such as the Super Bowl, World Cup, French Open,
XGames and Monday Night Football.
November 4, 9:00 am - 11:00 am, Applications of Time-Frequency
Processing in Spatial Audio
Dr. Jean-Marc Jot, Senior Manager, Audio Processing, DTS, will
participate in this discussion on frequency-domain spatial and audio
signal processing techniques, including audio coding, microphone
techniques, upmixing, directional microphones, and studio effects.
November 4, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, Innovations in Digital TV
Geir Skaaden, Vice President, North American Licensing Operations, DTS
will participate in this session that will examine work currently
underway to advance digital television for the broadcast-to-consumer
chain to the next level, including concepts, options, and possible
timelines.
November 4, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Innovations in Digital Radio
Geir Skaaden will also participate in this discussion of technology and
technique, including topics such as transmission, playback, production
and reception.
November 5, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Loudness Metadata, Concerns for DTV
David Casey, Product Manager, DTS, will participate in this workshop
that will discuss what the situation of loudness is today from several
points of view, and how the standards are likely to be promulgated over
the next few years.
November 5, 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm Paper Session: Virtual Rooms
Dr. Jean-Marc Jotwill also serve as chair for the technical paper
presentations focused on Virtual Rooms.
November 5, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, Listener Fatigue and Retention
JJ Johnston, Chief Scientist, DTS, will discuss with his fellow expert
panelists, their research and experiences with listener fatigue and its
impact on listener retention.
November 5, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Keep Turning it Down! Developing an
Exit Strategy for the Loudness Wars
Dr. Martin Walsh, Principal Audio Engineer, DTS, will chair this
discussion providing an update on the progress toward ending the
"loudness wars" currently affecting popular music recordings.
November 6, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm, DTV Audio Group Meeting: Living in 5.1
The DTV Audio Group will meet to discuss real-time and same-day
production in native 5.1 and review infrastructure challenges, as well
as share some strategic thinking on 5.1 acquisition and quick-turn
editing for News and Sports. Also included will be an update on loudness
and lip sync issues and the education committee will report on the
on-line loudness management tutorial.
November 7, 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm, Beyond Coding: Reproduction of Direct
and Diffuse Sounds in Multiple Environments
JJ Johnston, Dr. Jean-Marc Jot, Dr. Zoran Fejzo, Chief Technologist, and
Steve R. Hastings, Software Engineer, DTS, will present their technical
paper, "Beyond Coding: Reproduction of Direct and Diffuse Sounds in
Multiple Environments."
November 7, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Audio Performance in Streaming
Alex Kosiorek of the Cleveland Institute of Music will cover DTS Neural
Surround Sound for streaming applications.
November 7, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm, The Challenge of Producing Blu-ray
John McDaniel, Product Manager, Pro Audio, DTS, will discuss how Blu-ray
is catching on either as a storage medium, a platform for high
definition video and audio, or even a super high quality format for
audio-only titles, such as Pure Audio Blu-ray and will present, along
with his fellow panelists, different authoring concepts as they can be
found in current commercial products.
For more information about the AES 2010 show, please visit http://www.aes.org.
ABOUT DTS, Inc.
DTS, Inc. (NASDAQ:DTSI) is dedicated to making digital entertainment
exciting, engaging and effortless by providing state-of-the-art audio
technology to hundreds of millions of DTS-licensed consumer electronics
products worldwide. From a renowned legacy as a pioneer in multi-channel
audio, DTS became a mandatory audio format in the Blu-ray Disc standard
and is now increasingly deployed in enabling digital delivery of movies
and other forms of digital entertainment on a growing array of
network-connected consumer devices. DTS technology is in home theaters,
car audio systems, PCs, game consoles, DVD players, televisions, digital
media players, set-top boxes, smart phones, surround music software and
every device capable of playing Blu-ray discs. Founded in 1993, DTS'
corporate headquarters are located in Calabasas, California with its
licensing operations headquartered in Limerick, Ireland. DTS also has
offices in Northern California, Washington, Canada, China, France, Hong
Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For further
information, please visit www.dts.com.
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trademarks of DTS, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their
respective owners. (c) 2010 DTS, Inc. All rights reserved.
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meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that
involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors which, if
they do not materialize or prove correct, could cause DTS' results to
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risks and uncertainties that could cause actual growth and results to
differ materially include, but are not limited to, the transition to the
next generation optical drives and consumer adoption of such technology,
the rapidly changing and competitive nature of the digital audio,
consumer electronics and entertainment markets, the Company's inclusion
in or exclusion from governmental and industry standards, continued
customer acceptance of the Company's technology, products, services and
pricing, risks related to ownership and enforcement of intellectual
property, the continued release and availability of entertainment
content containing DTS audio soundtracks, success of the Company's
research and development efforts, risks related to integrating
acquisitions, greater than expected costs, the departure of key
employees, the current financial crisis and global economic downturn, a
loss of one or more of the Company's key customers or licensees, changes
in domestic and international market and political conditions, and other
risks and uncertainties more fully described in DTS' public filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, available at www.sec.gov.
DTS does not intend to update any forward-looking statement contained in
this press release to reflect events or circumstances arising after the
date hereof.
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