Home Theater Audio

High-Definition Audio Technologies

Experience the best DTS and Dolby surround sound that home theater audio can deliver, with support for key Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD audio technologies. Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS provide the sound quality to match the stunning visuals of high-definition videos. With PowerDVD Ultra, you get the advantages and benefits of them all!

CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra supports up to 5.1 channels of high-definition audio with these leading technologies:

  • Dolby TrueHD: Mandatory audio for all HD DVD players and optional for Blu-ray Discs. TrueHD delivers lossless, source-master-quality sound as multi-channel audio soundtracks to a playback system. TrueHD is compatible with older A/V players through HDMI.
  • Dolby Digital Plus: Dolby's next-generation Dolby Digital technology, offers multi channel sound with discrete channel output. Channel and program extensions can carry multi-channel audio programs and support multiple programs in a single encoded bitstream.
  • DVD-Audio: Enjoy rich sound offered by a 5.1 channel audio experience.

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True Surround Sound

PowerDVD Ultra supports up to 7.1 channels of surround sound audio with leading Dolby and DTS home theater technologies.

DTS & Dolby Digital maximize movies' sound effects
  • Dolby Digital EX: Delivers 7.1-channel home theater audio, producing an intensified degree of realism that brings on-screen action vividly to life.
  • DTS ES: 6.1 discrete for enhanced surround precision. Any DTS-ES track is fully compatible with 6.1- matrix decoders and 5.1 decoders.

Expanded Surround Sound

  • Dolby Digital IIx: Offers the choice of processing traditional stereo music and movie content into a 6.1- or 7.1-channel listening experience.
  • DTS Neo: 96kHz compatibility, stereo matrix to 5.1 or 6.1 and extended surround.

Supported Audio Formats:

  • DTS-ES Discrete
  • Dolby Pro Logic IIx
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  • DTS 96/24
  • Dolby Virtual Speaker
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  • DTS Neo:6
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  • Dolby Headphone
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  • DTS 5.1
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  • MLP Lossless
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  • Dolby Digital Plus
  • LPCM audio support
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  • Dolby TrueHD (5.1)
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  • MP3
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  • Dolby Digital (5.1)
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  • WAV
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  • Dolby Digital EX
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  • AAC decoding
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  • DVD-Audio
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    Advanced CyberLink Audio Technologies

    • CyberLink Multi-Environment Impression-2
      (2-5->8-channel expansion technology), including Movie mode and two music modes: Standard and Onstage
    • CyberLink Headphone (headphone surround sound)
    • CyberLink Virtual Speaker (2-channel surround sound), including Living Room, Theater, and Stadium mode
    • Low Frequency Effects (LFE) mixes the LFE channel with front speaker channels
    • Dynamic Range Compression offers modes suited to Quiet, Noisy and Normal listening environments
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    Features for Audio Enthusiasts

    • Audio visualizations provide onscreen image effects while playing music
    • Karaoke mode dampens music tracks to allow users to sing along with their Karaoke discs
    • Audio pitch scaling is a fun feature letting users adjust the pitch of video or audio files
    • Audio equalizer presets add atmospheric effects with presets like techno, blues
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