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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