Dolby Digital

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audio coding format surround sound technology

Dolby Digital is a multichannel digital audio encoding system widely used in cinema, home theater, and broadcast to deliver surround sound.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	audio coding format → surround sound technology →
alsoKnownAs	AC-3 → Dolby AC-3 →
audioChannels	5.1 →
audioCodingFamily	transform coding →
bluRayMaxBitrate	640 kbit/s →
channelLayout	Center → Left → Left surround → Low-frequency effects → Right → Right surround →
compressionType	lossy →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
developer	Dolby Laboratories →
dvdVideoMaxBitrate	448 kbit/s →
fileExtension	.ac3 →
introducedInDecade	1990s →
maximumBitrate	640 kbit/s →
mediaType	broadcast audio → cinema sound → home theater sound →
predecessor	Dolby Stereo →
primaryUseCase	home theater audio → multichannel TV audio → surround sound for films →
standardizedBy	ATSC → Blu-ray Disc Association → DVD Forum →
successor	Dolby Digital Plus → Dolby TrueHD →
supportsChannelConfiguration	2.0 → 3.0 → 4.0 → 5.1 → 6.1 matrix → mono → stereo →
supportsLFEChannel	yes →
supportsSampleRate	32 kHz → 44.1 kHz → 48 kHz →
typicalBitrateRange	32 kbit/s to 640 kbit/s →
usedIn	Blu-ray Disc → DVD-Video → cinema soundtracks → digital television → game consoles → streaming services →
usesTransform	MDCT →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
24 → Animal Kingdom → Ballers → Band of Brothers → Better Call Saul → CSI: NY → Carnivàle → From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series → Hell on Wheels → Homeland → Leverage → Mad Men → Madame Secretary → My Name Is Earl → Planet Earth → Rizzoli & Isles → Sons of Anarchy → The Librarians (TV series) → The Office (U.S. TV series) → The Terror → The Unit → The Voice (U.S. version) → Turn: Washington's Spies →	audioFormat
Dolby Laboratories → Dolby Laboratories ("Dolby Digital Plus") → Dolby Laboratories ("Dolby AC-3") →	products
ATSC ("Dolby Digital audio") → DVB-T ("Dolby Digital audio") → Xiaomi Mi Box ("Dolby Digital audio") →	supports
Pete's Dragon → The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers →	soundMix
Dolby Digital ("Dolby AC-3") →	alsoKnownAs
Dolby family →	associatedWith
AAC ("AAC-LD") →	hasProfile
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. ("Dolby Digital Plus") →	hasTechnology
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. →	knownFor
Dolby Digital 5.1 →	partOfFamily
Dolby Stereo →	supersededBy
Blu-ray Disc →	supportsAudioCodec
Chromecast ("Dolby Digital (depending on model)") →	supportsAudioFormat
YouView ("Dolby Digital audio (on compatible content)") →	supportsFeature
ATSC 1.0 ("Dolby Digital audio") →	usesCompression