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February 19, 2010 09:39

I would like to argue in favor of merging some sound formats.
It is often impossible to find out what kind of DTS track a movie has, and it often doesn't really matter.
For example, I have a movie with “DTS-HD MA 5 .1". Or “DTS ES 5 .1", they are not exactly like that in the list. I choose the generic “DTS” or “DTS ES”. So I would first of all like to argue that all DTS versions should be grouped together under "DTS".
Furthermore, I came across both “Mono 1.0” and “Mono 2.0”; these are already grouped together under “Mono”.
But then I came across a whole range of Stereo formats. Sometimes it only says "2.0" and elsewhere a "Dolby Digital" logo. When I notice that, I now make it “Dolby Digital stereo / Dolby Digital 2.0”; otherwise it becomes “Stereo”. So what is “Dolby Stereo” and what is “Ultra Stereo”? I have not seen the latter two on 300 DVD s.
So, secondly, I would argue that these formats should be merged into “Stereo”.
I also came across “Dolby Digital EX 5 .1". Is that “Dolby Digital EX” or “Dolby Digital 5.1”? Shouldn't we merge these into “Dolby Digital 5.1”?
Finally, I also came across “Dolby Digital EX 6 .1". I have only chosen “Dolby Digital EX”, but this should be a new variant “Dolby Digital 6.1” I think.

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February 19, 2010 10:01

So:
Dolby stereo separate from 5.1, 2.0, etc?
DTS separate from 5.1, 2.0, etc?
So that you can combine them. Just wouldn't link the sound formats. Actually a bit exaggerated. =)

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February 19, 2010 10:19

Now the options are:
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dolby Digital EX
Dolby Digital stereo / Dolby Digital 2.0
Dolby Pro Logic
Dolby Pro Logic II
Dolby Stereo
Dolby Surround
Dolby True HD
DTS
DTS HD 5 .1
DTS Neo: 6
DTS -ES
DTS -ES 6.1 discrete
Mono
PCM
Stereo
Ultra Stereo
I would like to simplify this to:
Dolby Digital 5.1
Dolby Digital 6.1
Dolby Surround
DTS
Mono
Stereo

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February 19, 2010 10:35

I understand that too, that it is all there.
Why shorten so drastically?
Then it just becomes less detailed and possibly even unclear to an importer.
When I enter a carrier and see it says (on carrier) DTS HD 5 .1, I don't expect to see only DTS . While HD 5 .1 is a A LOT better format and sound quality.
So it's no use, and neither will the links behind the sound formats.

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February 19, 2010 10:43

In my opinion completely exaggerated all those formats. That is also one of the reasons why I am not participating

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This doesn't matter to me, I often see 5.1 myself, can you “fight”.

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Morits, as mentioned before, Title, EAN and image is also sufficient for an entry.

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February 19, 2010 10:52

Why shorten so drastically? Then it just becomes less detailed and possibly even unclear to an importer.
My goal was indeed less detail and therefore easier to use. Now it comes across as somewhat "overwhelming".
Personally I would like to see if a movie has surround, or DTS , but exactly which DTS doesn't bother me.
If there are a lot of people, like you, who find it important to see that distinction, then it should stay that way.
My expectation is that fewer people will find this interesting, and more people will therefore no longer fill it in.

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February 19, 2010 10:58

moritz, you don't have to enter everything, you can do that later.
In the beginning there have been more questions about adding sound formats than merging and deleting sound formats.
Would it rather than select it in a checkbox separately.
So you tick: Dolby & gt; digital & gt; 5.1 or DTS & gt; ES
Not like now. Maybe then it will become clear.
So:
Sound Type: Dolby, DTS , PCM
Format: ES, 5.1, Stereo, Mono, etc
Is quite a lot of programming work, but makes it easier and hopefully clearer.
If not, then not. It just seems better than any sound format on its own.

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