DTS-HD Master Audio™ Suite Blu-ray Disc™ Production Toolset Advances to Version 1.6

AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DTS, Inc. (NASDAQ:DTSI), a digital technology company dedicated to delivering the ultimate entertainment experience, has released an update for DTS-HD Master Audio™ Suite (MAS) toolset for Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD production. Along with numerous highly anticipated file management features, DTS-HD MAS V1.6 includes the public release of Dynamic Automation for DTS Express™, an interactive Secondary Audio codec for Blu-ray Disc.

“The latest feature set empowers content creators with the freedom and flexibility to dynamically vary the primary audio volume, which is essential for picture-in-picture, alternate tracks, director commentaries and other interactive features for Blu-ray Disc”

“The latest feature set empowers content creators with the freedom and flexibility to dynamically vary the primary audio volume, which is essential for picture-in-picture, alternate tracks, director commentaries and other interactive features for Blu-ray Disc,” said Brian Towne, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Division at DTS. “In addition to offering the most data and bandwidth efficient lossless audio codec on Blu-ray disc -- DTS-HD Master Audio -- DTS is proud to be the leader in enabling audio interactivity for this format.”

Secondary audio DTS Express streams encoded for Blu-ray Disc with MAS V1.6 are playable on all Full Standard Profile (1.1) and BD Live (Profile 2.0) players.

DTS will be presenting the MAS V1.6 at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) convention at the Sonic Solutions booth #SL8020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on April 14-16,2008. The MAS V1.6 will also be demonstrated with live trainings at the upcoming 124th AES (Audio Engineering Society) Convention, booth # 2605, Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 17-20, 2008.

The new DTS-HD MAS V1.6 is available for sale -- or free upgrade for existing customers -- at www.dts.com/pro-audio.

About DTS-HD Master Audio™

DTS-HD Master Audio™ delivers sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master. It is featured on numerous Blu-ray movies and music releases. DTS-HD Master Audio can provide up to 7.1 audio channels at a 96 kHz sampling frequency / 24-bit depth, or 5.1 audio channels at 192 kHz. The DTS-HD Master Audio bit stream also contains the DTS 1.5 Mbps core for backwards compatibility with existing DTS-enabled home theater systems, and delivery of 5.1 channels of sound at more than twice the resolution found on most standard DVDs.

About DTS

DTS, Inc. (NASDAQ:DTSI) is a digital technology company dedicated to delivering the ultimate entertainment experience. DTS decoders are in virtually every major brand of 5.1-channel surround processor, and there are hundreds of millions of DTS-licensed consumer electronics products available worldwide. A pioneer in multi-channel audio, DTS technology is in home theatre, car audio, PC and game console products, as well as DVD-Video, Blu-ray Disc and Surround Music software. DTS audio products are featured on more than 27,000 motion picture screens worldwide. Founded in 1993, DTS is headquartered in Agoura Hills, California and has offices in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan and China. For further information, please visit www.dts.com.

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