The History of DTS | How DTS Started Out | History of Surround Sound

[@marcfavell]

DTS was always better more thunderous base Channel then Dolby Digital and in the early DVD days that's what I would always look for!!

[@TheBanwait8]

It was always tighter sound...a DTS disc was a treat and usually a bit more money

[@TheJoeyPeacock]

This was outstanding! Thanks so much for creating & sharing this!! I did see Jurassic Park in DTS during its opening weekend. BLEW ME AWAY!!! I wish you/they would have discussed DTS: PRO since it's been out for a bit now and how they're taking the tech to the next level with ~30 channel home immersive audio options.

[@carlitot5388]

I was 6 years old and scared in the theater lol

[@forresthunter1483]

My first experience with DTS was as a kid when I bought Jurassic Park III on DVD and played the DTS track on my new surround sound system. I had no idea my room could shake like that, haha.

[@RSChris1980]

My back hairs stood on end when I heard the piano roll once you selected the DTS option. Then on top of that, that intro that goes through the sound range, works the subwoofer and the final surround whoosh as the camera flies through the claw marks, were truly epic!

[@investiceadamek639]

DTS is a great codec, even the starting one which have around 800kb had so much bass comparing wit Dolby Digital which was 380-500kbps, it was so higher quality that I prefer DTS oved DD. It was amazing how better DTS was! And this was just a first generation...

[@MovieUniversity]

They still are a fantastic codec. I think we're returning to the era of the early 2000s now with Atmos and DTS:X. DTS:X tracks usually sound better in my opinion.

[@DevinsWorld-y4v]

Dolby uses noise reduction.

[@kanthimathimagesh6411]

Please do a video on 35mm vs 70mm vs 70mm IMAX and as video on digital vs film projection. Please.

[@MovieUniversity]

What do you want to know?

[@RadicalEntertainment]

@@MovieUniversity I have been researching film v digital for over a year now, I have a lot of documents, links, charts and stuff about all aspects of film (from 16mm-70mm ). If you want to make a video about film projection, I can email you everything I have. ( love your videos! 🎬 )

[@MovieUniversity]

Thanks, do you have it on a Google Drive folder? I'd love to check your stuff out sometime.

[@RadicalEntertainment]

@@MovieUniversity I can set one up specifically for film. Most of it is just way too many bookmarks in Firefox 😅

[@kanthimathimagesh6411]

@@MovieUniversity history of these formats and the future. Will film projection make a comeback ?

[@RappinPicard]

DTS is great for preservation of the original theatrical soundtracks. Those CDs will pop up from time to time and can be converted into something that can be synced to a blu ray rip or a 35mm scan.

[@madfinntech]

I've always preferred DTS over Dolby sound during my home theater journey. Especially now, the movies I happen to own DTS:X impresses me more than Dolby Atmos. So, nothing's changed I guess.

[@MovieUniversity]

DTS has always sounded amazing. I’m glad the company worked with me on this video.

[@chrisfratz]

I'm actually gonna be hosting a movie night with the 3D conversion of Jurassic Park with some friends in a movie theater world in VR Chat, but to complete the experience I decided to grab a copy of the old DTS theater logo just so I could play it before the movie starts. And since the theater can simulate surround sound, I had to find a copy of it in 5.1.

[@The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane]

I had no idea what DTS was growing up. It took me years to figure out what DTS is until 2007 when I experienced it. At the time, I didn't have the proper equipment to do DTS. It would not be until January 2015 when I finally watched a DVD in DTS Digital Surround at my uncle's cousin's house (and they have a home theatre system at their house). The first film I watched in DTS Digital Surround was Speed.

[@MovieUniversity]

Glad I could help!

[@MarioGee28]

Loved looking at the movie listings in the paper back in the day and seeing DTS as the audio format for particular releases. Saw Jurassic Park opening week at the Cineplex Odeon in Universal City. They even had props, cars and a smaller version of the Jurassic Park gate. Years later a friend who projected at Pacific Theatres gave me JP Lost World DTS audio disc. DTS was always punchier than DD and was THE banner I looked for on DVDs and Laserdiscs - Master and Commander anyone? Great vid and great memories and hopefully more DTS:X discs to come.

[@Designsbyg]

This was very helpful. i'm still learning about DTS for film. Just upgraded from a 6D to a XD10 player. (home theater) I got the system primarily to be able to play foreign language films in english.

[@UXXV]

Criminally under subbed channel bud

[@MovieUniversity]

Believe me, nobody wants this channel to be bigger than I

[@UXXV]

@@MovieUniversity Ive shared this vid with a few people who I know will love it. Good luck with the future fella - all the best!

[@TheJoeyPeacock]

@@MovieUniversity I'm sharing this video in my newsletter next month, and posting it to my LinkedIn channel today (and since I just discovered the channel, I'm now a subscriber, too).

[@seaham69]

Dude, love your videos! Are you still stationed in Japan? Oki or mainland? You need more subscribers!

[@MovieUniversity]

Oki.

[@stopmotionking49]

Dts blew them all away

[@cheekster777]

Sweet! Thank you. 🙏

[@vijaymathewjoseph3593]

Much love from India! ❤️ Can you do a video on THX as well? Been a huge fan of it.

[@MovieUniversity]

I’m working on a video with THX to make a history of their company right now. Will be at least two months before it’s done though

[@vijaymathewjoseph3593]

@@MovieUniversity Wow! That’s great. Can’t wait to watch it.

[@thomasluukee1625]

Wow awesome video. Love it 🙌🏻

[@stopmotionking49]

on bluray they dont show dts logo be for movie start like on dvd

[@MovieUniversity]

Not any more anyways. I think the last time I saw a THX logo at the start of a movie was for Toy Story 2.

[@neilmarktaylor4386]

Apparently it was impossible to have SDDS on home media one problem with DTS was the dialogue was hard to hear its was interesting that blu rays started with dolby true hd then went to dts master now there are more dolby atmos than dts x the earth dts and DD was only on us laser disks on the UK laser disk there was not space on the disk as the video took up to much space its was not until did where home audio really took off

[@marcfavell]

SDDS would be pointless now we have Atmos

[@GenX_in_the_wild]

Dolby has the less dynamic audio included that is great for low volume listening. Dts is imo rhe enthusiasts preferred format.

[@TheBanwait8]

Still using a 5.1 setup...find the DTS to be more spacious with tighter bass.

[@afelcandy]

Me too. Only a 5.1 stalwart and a DTS enthusiast since DVD era. Best regards from Brazil !!!

[@JunkerDC]

I dont think anything has ever sounded so good as the orginal 35mm and 70mm dts mixes at the theater IMAX comes close I dont think dolby Atmos is even near it

[@pureluck8767]

Wow, very interesting just learned something

[@alanjipy55]

Is dts hd ma only available on blu ray.. Are there any satellite tv channels in that format?

[@MovieUniversity]

Blu Ray and 4K UHD only

[@alanjipy55]

@@MovieUniversity Thanks for the info.. It's exactly as i thought.

[@cheekster777]

Have followed DTS since Jurassic Park was released at the cinema in 1993 to home releases on LaserDisc followed by DVD. Imported a Panasonic A110 from the States (which was one of the first two players in the world to include a DTS output) when released. Must say I generally preferred DTS over Dolby Digital when watching movies in cinemas. It’s kind of shame how DTS has fallen so far behind Dolby Laboratories in recent years in both cinemas and the home cinema market.

[@MovieUniversity]

I wouldn’t necessarily say they’ve fallen behind. I feel like they’ve diversified in more fields of audio than Dolby. While you’ll see Dolby in a lot of movie related areas of entertainment, DTS has their technology in cars, radios DLNA, Alexa and other areas people don’t realize.

[@TheBanwait8]

@@MovieUniversity My laptop has DTS sound...

[@RareFXChrisC]

DTS hasn't fallen behind, it's just Dolby is super aggressive slapping on the "Dolby Atmos" name on as many products as possible (ie. Smartphones, Tablets, Soundbars, Headphones). This makes Dolby more "popular" as a house-hold name, however the best DTS:X mix still sounds better than the best Dolby Atmos mix.

[@ramprasanth261]

I find the dolby atmos inferior to dts, earlier in 2000s bass in Dts was something else. I couldn't experience the same bass after dolby atmos came in. I really miss dts

[@BRIANOCONNOR2003]

This blew me away when I saw jurassic park 3,the fast and the furious (2001),stealth,goldeneye,the world is not enough the adventures of rocky and bullwinkle (2000),planet of the apes (2001) [it doesn't have the DTS INTRO SADLY], Seed of chucky (ugh),blade trinity,friday after next, austin powers in goldmember,a nightmare on elm street (1984),from hell (2002),final destination 2, the butterfly effect (2004) and john Q on dvd On the ps3 and sounds louder then ever Like the ps3 has a awesome blu ray player And you can use any audio options on it Unlike a actual dvd player and HD DVD

[@popcornbobGCC]

The crime here is that Universal doesn't include the original 5.1 DTS mix with any recent release of Jurassic Park. To find it, you have to go back to the LaserDiscs. The DVDs get close but not a perfect match. Look hard enough and you can also find the original DTS 6 track audio in a playable form.

[@MovieUniversity]

For the sake of argument, why do you want that track and not the new DTS one?

[@popcornbobGCC]

@@MovieUniversity the new 7.1 and DTS X mixes have good fidelity, but they are very much a remix, with lots of subtle and not so subtle changes done. Given the original mix's historical significance, the awards it won, etc., it should be preserved and available. Jurassic Park isn't the only film to be in this situation: films are constantly getting releases with remixed sound that is in no way the same as their original theatrical experience. From an art history/film preservation perspective, that's wrong. The original theatrical 6 track has a very different balance and to me, does sound better than the two new remixes. On a personal level too, when you grow up hearing the film sound a certain way, hundreds of times, you want to continue hearing it that same way. The new mixes don't capture that and it just ruins the experience. I will say I believe some of the streaming versions I've heard on iTunes, Peacock, etc. seem to have the 5.1 mix albeit probably adjusted from its original ferocity. The DTS LaserDisc, the AC3 LaserDisc, and the actual theatrical DTS 6 track are really the way to go.

[@MovieUniversity]

@@popcornbobGCC I reached out to someone at DTS on this. Off the top of their head and without checking, this person said you're probably right. The original 5.1 is not available for a variety of reasons. Over the years, Universal will have adjusted certain things on the soundtrack with subsequent releases to improve the sound from their perspective. When this is done it costs money. So when it comes to releasing products and there's limited room available on a disc or server, they're choose the version they just spent money on versus something older. Because Jurassic Park was such an iconic movie and it was a Steven Spielberg one at that, it is more than likely that the studio would only have changed the audio track with permission from Spielberg himself. Which means he liked the new version he heard. Hope this helps.

[@popcornbobGCC]

@@MovieUniversity That's really disappointing too. These filmmakers are just throwing away history by revisiting their work years after the fact and not preserving original versions. I've always been ok with directors cuts, alternate versions, etc. as long as the original version of the film is preserved, both sound and picture. I don't buy for a second the limits on disc space: you could put a 384kbps AC3 track with the original mix on there and it would take up just under 400MB of disc space. AC3 at that bitrate is perfectly fine too so long as you throw a good mix on it. Shoot, the studios are even forgetting to offer original mono or stereo mixes, which take up even less space, while only offering re-mixes. Preservation is important for all art forms, especially cinema where it is so amazingly simple to make a change in the name of revisionism, even if it is the original director. And just think how it feels as a foley artist or sound engineer working on a picture of this magnitude having their final project thrown out for the sake of shiny and new? I guess if they want to do this, ok, but just make sure historians and film fans alike can get the original, unchanged. Don't pull a George Lucas and try to literally erase a film as it was originally released.

[@strandkino78]

There was was re-print of the DVD which has now a red rectangle around the little box with the technical specs of the disc instead of black. Found this one very close to the LD-Version I once owned. Has astonishing LFE!

[@kornelijekovac9793]

What is 2100 mils? How much is that in real units? 210 cm tape width?!

[@saiii7056]

I have a doubt ,Is dts sound heard in an imax theater???

[@MovieUniversity]

Usually no, not in the theater. IMAX does custom tracks for their auditoriums.

[@abysonhopz.15yearsand]

dts is higher quality audio code ♥️

[@stopmotionking49]

Dts bring life to dound on dvd and bluray befor dts on dvd dvd sound was lifeless

[@mrchrisliddell]

I love DTS (more than Dolby), I have a 7.1 system and my neighbors probably hate me because the bass is pounding 🤣🤷🏾‍♂️

[@MovieUniversity]

[@Kit_Bear]

Oh how I know that feeling. My neighbour was playing his micro system quite loud one day and I asked him to turn it down a bit because I was watching TV and I was finding it irritating to watch it with his crappy taste in music interfering with my sound. I was polite when I asked him and he replied "What are you going to do about it if I don't!" Well, What he didn't know is that Have a 600W RMS full Stack system which could peak at 1200W and so I force fed him some of my taste in music at full blast in 5.1. He jumped out of his skin and ran out of his house and there was me waiting with my remote in hand with a big smile on my face. I paused it and said to him "That's what I'll do! Are you going to turn it down now?". He didn't say a word and went back into his house and turned it down. My system must have gone through his entire house. I know for a fact that My sound completely drowned out his crappy little micro stereo. His couldn't have been any more than 100W peak. I made him and his whole house jump. He wasn't expecting that. I still have a smile on my face as I'm writing this. That's how you deal with noisy neighbours. Play them at their own game. Or in our case, Don't even try!

[@stopmotionking49]

Once i heard DTS for the first time when i saw T2 at tge theater there was no going back one my first dvd player had dts built in i had T2 DTS 5.1 MIX ON DVD IT SOUND JUST LIKE IT DEAD AT THE THEATER that when this jerl next door calling the cop on then i found they cant fo then till after 10 pm i was going take the guy to court i was start being like trump be for trump was in office you can play audio loumd long it not past 10 pm i had 500 watt amp to hook up to the player i love DTS it like dream come true for movie theter sound at home

[@Obsfucation]

I believe you’re mistaken. “T2: Judgement Day” was released in 1991, two years before “Jurassic Park” which was the first title with DTS. “T2” did have a Cinema Digital Sound (CDS) soundtrack available which is possibly what you heard.

[@deslardesslok]

2 YEARS LATE SQUAD WHERE YOU AT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[@bigikes4137]

I would always chose the DTS version over the Dolby version of DVD back in the day. For example Saving Private Ryan.

[@MovieUniversity]

Me too!

[@cinepaulis]

On DVD the Dolby Digital 5.1 track was quite low-bitrate of 448 kb/s while DTS had at least 768 kb/s and some titles had 1.5 Mb/s. Especially the higher bitrate DTS tracks sounded clearly superior to DD 5.1 The Omaha beach chapter of Saving private Ryan is still demo worthy in terms of impact 🙂

[@Kit_Bear]

@@cinepaulis OH YES! This was my go to piece for my 11 year old nephew's virgin DTS experience. He was left speechless. He'd never heard sound like that before from a movie. I don't think he'll ever watch another movie at home and look at in the same way again. His second DTS movie was T2 Special Edition. I've got a few more lined up for him to watch like the Die Hard Trilogy, Lethal Weapon Trilogy and Jurassic Park but I think that Saving Private Ryan converted him over to the dark side of movie viewing. He's never going back now!

[@stopmotionking49]

I wacth jaws in DTS it sounded grate it was very lound even in liw vul to the jaws them got lound

[@deslardesslok]

3:28a.m. 3/16/2024

[@jcakdtsaudiofactory3112]

Dts is always best than Dolby in theatres and home audios

[@MovieUniversity]

Agreed!

[@pureluck8767]

Why is that

[@jcakdtsaudiofactory3112]

@@pureluck8767 u feel the sound difference

[@jcakdtsaudiofactory3112]

​@@pureluck8767dts is highest bitrate and dts stored in cd same audio quality from 1 day what you hear u can hear at 100 days but dolby digital audio codec on sprocket holes they can cause damage to code after long run audio on some sounds are missed

[@ashikulislam2880]

Dts is much better than dolbys any format

[@stopmotionking49]

Dts is better it much lounder

[@Kit_Bear]

And clearer. I'm never going back from DTS. Everything else just sounds dull and lifeless. DTS is the best development in cinema since colour film.

[@stopmotionking49]

@@Kit_Bear dts has better bass and sub woofer sound you feeel the diffrent in dts

[@MovieUniversity]

This is because of the higher bit rate which DTS uses.

[@stopmotionking49]

@@MovieUniversity dts changed every thing gor home audio it sound better then a recording stuido sound does in the 80s

[@abysonhopz.15yearsand]

​@@MovieUniversityya correct, higher bit rate. Dts is most crystal clear bass & hi fq sounds.

[@shijoejoseph2011]

All hail the majestic DTS! Atmos sucks! DTS is similar to Bell Canada; it delivers! Atmos is Rogers; all words and emtpy fluff!

[@vijaymathewjoseph3593]

Much love from India! ❤️ Can you please do a video on THX as well? Been a huge fan of it.

[@MovieUniversity]

I'm working with THX to do a history of the company video with them. What all specifically are you interested in?

[@vijaymathewjoseph3593]

@@MovieUniversity I would like to know how THX certified systems hold up against the non-s, both in home theatres as well as regular theatres and how differently they are engineered. There are no much theatres in India with THX. There is one in Bangalore which is quite old and still deliver an enthralling experience.