Best music with Frank Harvey Hi-Fi equipment: Datasat launch the LS10 with Auro-3D Datasat and Auro take film sound to the next level In all the hype surrounding 4K it’s easy to forget that sound is fifty percent of the experience. In fact, despite numerous recent advances in filmmaking, the audio side has remained largely unchanged since going digital in the 90s. Yes some films have been released with 7.1 soundtracks but basically most films are still mixed and presented in good-old 5.1-channel surround. However all that is about to change, with both industry giant Dolby and newcomer Auro about to go head-to-head for dominance of the next generation of film audio. We have already covered Dolby’s new Atmos format in some detail and those wishing to know more can read about it here. Auro, however, is a name you might not be so familiar with, so before we discuss the technology, here’s a little background. The concept of Auro 3D was established back in 2005 by Wilfried Van Baelen, the CEO of Galaxy Studios and Auro Technologies. What Wilfried realised was that in 24-bit PCM recordings, 4-bits were consistently under-used and this evolved into a new audio codec that allowed for many more lossless channels to be stored within PCM audio tracks. avforums/article/datasat-launch-the-ls10-with-auro-3d.9883
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 09:10:00 +0000
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