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Table 7-5 Bit Rates for Destination Formats and Stream Types 
Destination Format 
Stream Type (Logo) 
Bit Rates (kbps) 
Blu-ray Disc Primary Audio 
Allows only for a variable bit rate 
(VBR) stream to be encoded but 
that stream also includes a 
constant bit rate DTS Digital 
Surround backward-compatible 
core data substream. 
DTS Digital Surround Core bit 
rates can range from 192 to 1509 
kbps. (Channel layout dependent) 
  Note: For channel 
configurations 5.1 and above, the 
core bit rate is limited from 768 
through 1509 kbps (inclusive)
Blu-ray Disc Primary Audio 
Allows for a constant bit rate 
stream to be encoded which 
includes a 1509 kbps constant bit 
rate DTS Digital Surround 
backward-compatible core 
substream.  
Bit rates can range from 2046 
through 5760 kbps for Blu-ray 
Disc 
  Note: the 5760 kbps 
option is only available when files 
with a sampling rate of 96 kHz are 
used as input files
Blu-ray Disc Primary Audio 
DVD-V 
 DTS Music Disc 
For 6.x discrete and Matrix 
channels, supported constant bit 
rates can range from 754 to 1509 
kbps. 
Blu-ray Disc Primary Audio 
DVD–V 
Channel layouts can range from 
1.0 to 6.1 ES Matrix. With 
constant bit ranging from 384 to 
1509 kbps. 
Blu-ray Disc Primary Audio 
DVD-V 
 DTS Music Disc 
Stereo through 5.1 channels 
layouts that may be encoded at bit 
rates ranging from 255 to 1509 
kbps 
 Blu-Ray Secondary Audio 
HD DVD Sub Audio 
Mono, Stereo, and 5.1 channel 
layouts. Constant bit rates can 
range from 24 to 256 kbps.  










