LAS VEGAS -- The digital cinema community gathered at a crowded CinemaCon session on Thursday that offered an update on the call for immersive sound standards.
At this stage, immersive sound is effectively a two system race between two incompatible technologies, Dolby Atmos and Barco Auro 11.1, both of which were introduced in 2012. DTS is also a big part of the conversation with its MDA [Multi-Dimension Audio], a format proposed as an immersive sound standard, whose supporters include Barco.
Just prior to CinemaCon, The Hollywood Reporter spoke with sound editor, designer and re-recording mixer Craig Henighan, who recently completed Noah in Atmos. "We want to support new sound formats, and we want people to see these movies as they are intended with the full sound."
"But it would be great if we had one standard," he added, echoing a view that has been expressed by other sound mixers.
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At this stage, immersive sound is effectively a two system race between two incompatible technologies, Dolby Atmos and Barco Auro 11.1, both of which were introduced in 2012. DTS is also a big part of the conversation with its MDA [Multi-Dimension Audio], a format proposed as an immersive sound standard, whose supporters include Barco.
Just prior to CinemaCon, The Hollywood Reporter spoke with sound editor, designer and re-recording mixer Craig Henighan, who recently completed Noah in Atmos. "We want to support new sound formats, and we want people to see these movies as they are intended with the full sound."
"But it would be great if we had one standard," he added, echoing a view that has been expressed by other sound mixers.
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