Neyrinck Soundcode for Dolby Digital 2

SoundCode For Dolby Digital 2 Preview Video

SoundCode For Dolby Digital 2 provides a new AAX Native plug-in called Dolby Digital Preview. Just place it on your 5.1 mix bus and you can hear exactly what a consumer hears from a set-top box, streaming media player, DVD, or Blu-ray system.

It provides AC3 metadata authoring, adjustable AC3 decoding features, and real-time DRC metering that shows you exactly what the dynamic range processing is doing, for truely professional AC3 monitoring.

Dobly Digital Encode

The encoder is implemented as an AudioSuite plug-in. Open the plug-in window by selecting it from the AudioSuite menu in Pro Tools. The plug-in is located in the Sound Field category.

The user interface is divided into two sections. The ENCODE section controls the metadata and preprocessing settings used by the encoder. These settings can be saved as presets using the Pro Tools plug-in preset features. The OUTPUT section controls how and where the encoded data will be written.

These control settings cannot be saved as presets. Instead, these control settings are persistent and are saved in a preferences file that is read when the plug-in window is opened. When the window is closed, the current settings are saved to the preferences file.

The preferences file is associated with the currently logged in user of the computer. Each user account has a separate preferences file.

SoundCode for Dolby Digital 2 Decode

The decoder plug-in operates as a real time AAX Native 32/64 plug-in or as a non-real time AudioSuite plugin. The plug-in types are located in the Sound Field category of Pro Tools lists of plug-ins.

Open the AudioSuite plug-in window by selecting it from the AudioSuite menu in Pro Tools and includes these real time types: stereo to-mono, stereo-to stereo, and stereo-to-5.1. Open them by clicking a Pro Tools channel insert and navigating the multchannel popup menu.

Open them by clicking a Pro Tools channel insert and navigating the plug-in multchannel popup menu. The plug-in is not available in the multi-mono list.

Features

Dolby Digital Preview

• Realtime preview monitoring a 5.1 encoded/decoded mix
• Reproduces the consumer set-top box / home theater / streaming / disc experience
• Adjustable AC3 metadata and AC3 decoding features
• Realtime metering shows exactly what the dynamic range processing is doing
• AAX Native 32/64 plug-in

Dolby Digital Encode

• Fast – Faster-than-real-time AudioSuite encoding
• Punch In/Out – Save time when re-encoding with Punch In/Out
• Timecode – Outputs timecode file formats at all frame rates
• BSI Extensions – Surround EX flag lets you work with Dolby Surround EX encoded audio
• Pro Tools LE/M-Powered: Use Pro Tools LE/M-Powered to implement low-cost encoding workstations
• Latency Compensation: Surround phase shift latency compensation for sample accurate sync
• Integrated Help: Forgot what dialnorm is? Click on the text label beneath the control and a text box pops up with information

Dolby Digital Decode

• Import – Import AC3 bitstream into timeline
• Synchronization – Decode synchronized to Pro Tools timeline and video
• Simulate Decoders: Decoding and dynamic range compression modes to simulate laptop computer and hi-fi decodersn
• Simulate Environments: Downmix and Listening modes to simulate consumer listening environments
• DRC Metering: See how much dynamic range compression has been encoded
• Bitstream Out: Pass bitstream out to use an external consumer decoder
• Metadata – Extensive metadata display
• Meters – Output level metering
• Live Decode:Decode live bitstream input from external DVD player