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CP650 Digital Cinema Processor User’s Manual The Evolution of Dolby Film Sound
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processes, and this has necessitated new approaches to soundtrack production.
Admittedly, the results can vary—the final reproduced soundtrack can be no better
than the elements it comprises—but Dolby film sound at its best means not only
better quality sound, but sound in the theatre that consistently realizes the director’s
original intentions.
While Dolby’s involvement with film sound first achieved wide recognition with the
spectacular audio effects of such films as Star Wars, it has long since come to mean
more than just special or dramatic effects. The objective is high-quality sound
reproduction overall—from the dialogue and the score to the sound design and
effects. Dolby technology is a means, not an end. It can be likened to an artist’s
palette that provides the director with a full range of colors, where before there were
but a few. Above all, Dolby formats have been developed to enhance that very special
experience of going to the movies.