A digital audio encoding system from Dolby used in movie and home theaters. First used in 1995, Dolby Digital employs Dolby's AC-3 (Audio Coding-3) coding and compression technology and is the standard for DVD-Video and HDTV.
5.1 Channels
Dolby Digital provides five discrete channels of audio plus a subwoofer channel for low frequency effects (the "1" in the 5.1). The five channels are front left, right and center and surround left and right.
6.1 Channels
Co-developed with Lucasfilm THX, Dolby Digital Surround EX adds a center surround channel. The first film to use this enhanced version of Dolby Digital was "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace," in 1999.
5.1 Channels
Dolby Digital provides five discrete channels of audio plus a subwoofer channel for low frequency effects (the "1" in the 5.1). The five channels are front left, right and center and surround left and right.
6.1 Channels
Co-developed with Lucasfilm THX, Dolby Digital Surround EX adds a center surround channel. The first film to use this enhanced version of Dolby Digital was "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace," in 1999.
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