Dolby Digital Encoder Plugin for SFP

Ashkenazy · Post by **Ashkenazy** » Sat Sep 06, 2003 4:02 am

It would be nice if such a plugin would become available.

Shayne White · Post by **Shayne White** » Sun Sep 07, 2003 5:03 pm

CW said Dolby had extremely expensive licenses which made it impossible financially to implement. But they could include it in a separate, pay-for plugin, couldn't they?

Shayne

Post by **garyb** » Sun Sep 07, 2003 11:50 pm

the difference in price between sx and nuendo has to have a lot to do with that encoder....

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 2:18 am

The encocer is one case and the license is a second one: even if you had such plugin you would have to have a dolby agreement for each production to be Dolby encoded (and it costs a lot of money!). And that's only the beginning: to be able to use Dolby Digital encocer your studio room must comply to some standards and Dolby has to aprove it.

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Ashkenazy · Post by **Ashkenazy** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 3:58 am

I want to make the productions only for myself, so not to make profit.

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 5:20 am

So, probably, your use of Dolby Digital Encoder would be breaking the law

The code is owned by Dolby and even if someone finds the way to reproduce it - can't use it without permission.

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Ashkenazy · Post by **Ashkenazy** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 5:33 am

No, I don't want to break the law. I just want to use it creating music for myself and not for commerce.

samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 5:54 am

I know, I know. I'm only trying to say the way it is, not the way it should be.

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Shayne White · Post by **Shayne White** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 10:08 am

Let's get Xiph.org to develop an open source 5.1 compression algorithm and add it to the Ogg family of codecs.

Shayne

arela · Post by **arela** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 1:18 pm

samplaire, is it the same case with THX too?

This spring i did some testburning of multichannelmixes I made in Cool Edit Pro.
(there are some tutorials to be foun on the web).
I found a nice way to seperate each channel
....and recorded seperate monofile for each channel.
but...my ol' NAD DVD didn't like homecookin'

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samplaire · Post by **samplaire** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 5:18 pm

I don't know anything about THX but the Dolby issue is known for me. There at the studio I work we disscussed the case frequently.
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arela · Post by **arela** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:48 pm

hmmmm, as i updated my Cool Edit Pro last night - to Adobe Audition.
I came across "an offer". The Adobe Video Collection.
Included is Adobe Encore DVD with AC3 en/de-coder.
Can Mr Dolby knock on my door, say

STOP?
I can't believe it, but anoyher story of course, if I distribute / sell my stuff.
I know film and music industri are desperate to make big money, but

monopol

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