Operation Manual

Chapter 11: Sound effects and music 199
powered speaker system with Pro Logic support or a
Pro Logic-compatible AV receiver.
• A sound card and speaker system with Dolby Digital
5.1 compatibility.
For best results a digital audio connection (RCA or
optical) is recommended.
Note: Even if you cannot hear your surround mix when
previewing, it will still appear on your DVDs, but a
surround preview allows more accurate mixing.
A surround soundtrack can be output to the DVD in
either of two forms:
• In Dolby Digital 5.1 format, each of the six surround
channels is stored discretely on the disc and will be
routed directly to the corresponding speaker when
played back on a full 5.1 surround playback system.
• In Dolby Digital 2.0 format, the surround mix is
encoded onto two channels. When your DVD is
played back on systems with a Pro Logic or Pro
Logic 2 decoder, and a 5.1 or better speaker layout,
the original surround information is recreated. On
other systems, the encoded soundtrack will be heard
as conventional stereo.
The Timeline audio tracks
The Movie Window’s Timeline view contains several
audio tracks:
Original audio track: This contains the audio captured
along with your video clips. It is sometimes called