Sony Dynamic Digital Sound

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Sony Dynamic Digital Sound is a cinema digital audio format developed by Sony that provides multichannel surround sound for motion picture presentations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cinema digital audio format
digital sound-on-film system
abbreviation SDDS NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs SDDS cinema sound NERFINISHED
audioChannels 8-channel surround sound
audioEncoding compressed digital audio
audioPresentation cinema surround sound
competitor DTS NERFINISHED
Dolby Digital NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Japan
dataLocationOnFilm outside the perforations along both edges of the film
dataRedundancy dual edge tracks for error correction and backup
designedFor high-end theatrical sound systems
developer Sony NERFINISHED
Sony Pictures Entertainment NERFINISHED
feature digital audio data printed on film
discrete multichannel audio
redundant data tracks for error protection
surround sound reproduction
firstMajorRelease Last Action Hero GENERATED
firstMajorReleaseYear 1993 GENERATED
frontChannels center
left
left-center
right
right-center
introducedBy Sony Pictures for theatrical releases
introducedInDecade 1990s
lowFrequencyEffectsChannel subwoofer
manufacturerOfEquipment Sony Cinema Products NERFINISHED
marketPosition one of three main digital cinema sound formats of the 1990s
medium 35 mm motion picture film
playbackEnvironment cinemas
primaryUse cinema exhibition
motion picture presentations
purpose to provide high-quality multichannel digital sound for films
replacedAnalogFormat optical analog soundtracks on film
requires compatible film projectors with SDDS readers
dedicated SDDS cinema processor
soundFormatType discrete digital surround sound
status largely discontinued in commercial cinemas
supports 5.1-channel surround sound
7.1-channel-style front and surround layout
surroundChannels stereo surrounds
targetMarket commercial movie theaters
typicalConfiguration 5 front channels, 2 surround channels, 1 subwoofer channel
usedFor feature films
theatrical film distribution

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SDDS fullName Sony Dynamic Digital Sound