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'''DTS-HD Master Audio''' ('''DTS-HD MA'''; known as '''DTS++''' before 2004<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Thomson|first=Kristin|date=2004-11-01|title=DTD Unveils DTS-HD Brand For High Definition Media Formats|url=http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/107453.html|accessdate=2009-05-06|work=|publisher=}}</ref>) is a [[Surround sound|multi-channel]], [[Lossless data compression|lossless]] audio [[codec]] developed by [[DTS (sound system)|DTS]] as an extension of the [[Lossy compression|lossy]] [[DTS (sound system)#DTS Digital Surround|DTS Coherent Acoustics]] codec (DTS CA; usually itself referred to as just DTS). Rather than being an entirely new coding mechanism, DTS-HD MA encodes an audio master in lossy DTS first, then stores a concurrent stream of supplementary data representing whatever the DTS encoder discarded. This gives DTS-HD MA a lossy "core" able to be played back by devices that cannot decode the more complex lossless audio. DTS-HD MA's primary application is audio storage and playback for [[Blu-ray Disc]] media; it competes in this respect with [[Dolby TrueHD]], another lossless surround format. DTS-HD MA has enjoyed the greater share of this market since 2010<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-01-15|title=DTS-HD Master Audio Becoming the Blu-ray Standard|url=http://www.blu-raystats.com/NewsLog/2010/01/15/dts-hd-master-audio-becoming-the-blu-ray-standard/|access-date=2020-12-03|website=Blu-ray Stats News Log|language=en-US}}</ref>, with the notable exception of the TrueHD-encoded [[Dolby Atmos]] spatial surround format, which is more popular than DTS's competing [[DTS (sound system)#DTS:X|DTS:X]] (encoded with DTS-HD MA).
'''DTS-HD Master Audio''' ('''DTS-HD MA'''; known as '''DTS++''' before 2004<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Thomson|first=Kristin|date=2004-11-01|title=DTD Unveils DTS-HD Brand For High Definition Media Formats|url=http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/107453.html|accessdate=2009-05-06|work=|publisher=}}</ref>) is a [[Surround sound|multi-channel]], [[Lossless data compression|lossless]] audio [[codec]] developed by [[DTS (sound system)|DTS]] as an extension of the [[Lossy compression|lossy]] [[DTS (sound system)#DTS Digital Surround|DTS Coherent Acoustics]] codec (DTS CA; usually itself referred to as just DTS). Rather than being an entirely new coding mechanism, DTS-HD MA encodes an audio master in lossy DTS first, then stores a concurrent stream of supplementary data representing whatever the DTS encoder discarded. This gives DTS-HD MA a lossy "core" able to be played back by devices that cannot decode the more complex lossless audio. DTS-HD MA's primary application is audio storage and playback for [[Blu-ray Disc]] media; it competes in this respect with [[Dolby TrueHD]], another lossless surround format. DTS-HD MA has enjoyed the greater share of this market since 2010,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-01-15|title=DTS-HD Master Audio Becoming the Blu-ray Standard|url=http://www.blu-raystats.com/NewsLog/2010/01/15/dts-hd-master-audio-becoming-the-blu-ray-standard/|access-date=2020-12-03|website=Blu-ray Stats News Log|language=en-US}}</ref> with the notable exception of the TrueHD-encoded [[Dolby Atmos]] spatial surround format, which is more popular than DTS's competing [[DTS (sound system)#DTS:X|DTS:X]] (encoded with DTS-HD MA).


== Specifications ==
== Specifications ==
DTS-HD MA can store up to 8 discrete channels of audio ([[7.1 surround sound|7.1 surround]]) at up to a 24 bit [[Audio bit depth|sample depth]] and 192 kHz [[Sampling (signal processing)#Sampling rate|sampling frequency]] (96 kHz for 6.1 or 7.1 surround).<ref>{{cite web|date=January 10, 2012|title=DTS-HD Master Audio Specifications (DTS-HD Master Audio™ - DTS)|url=http://www.dts.com/professionals/sound-technologies/codecs/dts-hd-master-audio.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110052802/http://www.dts.com/professionals/sound-technologies/codecs/dts-hd-master-audio.aspx|archive-date=January 10, 2012|access-date=January 10, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Although DTS-HD MA, and the related DTS-HD, allow virtually any number of channels in the abstract<ref>{{cite web|last=Morrison|first=Geoffrey|date=September 23, 2009|title=Dolby Pro Logic IIz vs. Audyssey DSX vs. DTS|url=http://www.hemagazine.com/Dolby_Pro_Logic_IIz_vs_Audyssey_DSX?page=0%2C3|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010011429/http://www.hemagazine.com/Dolby_Pro_Logic_IIz_vs_Audyssey_DSX?page=0%2C3|archive-date=2010-10-10|accessdate=November 15, 2010|work=Home Entertainment|quote=DTS-HD can natively support over 2,000 individual channels, so according to DTS adding any number of discrete height channels would be easy.}}</ref>, these limits are imposed for practical reasons of limited storage and [[Bit rate|bitrate]] availability. A DTS-HD MA bitstream may have a bitrate no greater than 24.5 Mbps (instantaneous), of which no greater than 1.5 Mbps may be lossy DTS (as per the DTS CA specification).<ref name="DTS-demos">{{cite web|last=DeBoer|first=Clint|date=2007-06-04|title=DTS Demos Master Audio via PC|url=https://www.audioholics.com/news/dts-demos-master-audio-via-pc.html|access-date=2019-01-01|website=Audioholics Online A/V Magazine|quote=DTS-HD Master Audio delivers sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master. It can deliver audio at variable bit rates which are significantly higher than standard DVDs. DTS-HD Master Audio can provide up to 7.1 audio channels at a 96k sampling frequency / 24-bit depth or 5.1 audio channels at 192 kHz that are identical to the original master. The DTS-HD Master Audio bit stream also contains the DTS 1.5 Mbps core for backwards compatibility with existing DTS-enabled home theater systems, and delivery of 5.1 channels of sound at twice the resolution found on most standard DVDs.}}</ref>
DTS-HD MA can store up to 8 discrete channels of audio ([[7.1 surround sound|7.1 surround]]) at up to a 24 bit [[Audio bit depth|sample depth]] and 192 kHz [[Sampling (signal processing)#Sampling rate|sampling frequency]] (96 kHz for 6.1 or 7.1 surround).<ref>{{cite web|date=January 10, 2012|title=DTS-HD Master Audio Specifications (DTS-HD Master Audio™ - DTS)|url=http://www.dts.com/professionals/sound-technologies/codecs/dts-hd-master-audio.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110052802/http://www.dts.com/professionals/sound-technologies/codecs/dts-hd-master-audio.aspx|archive-date=January 10, 2012|access-date=January 10, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Although DTS-HD MA, and the related DTS-HD, allow virtually any number of channels in the abstract,<ref>{{cite web|last=Morrison|first=Geoffrey|date=September 23, 2009|title=Dolby Pro Logic IIz vs. Audyssey DSX vs. DTS|url=http://www.hemagazine.com/Dolby_Pro_Logic_IIz_vs_Audyssey_DSX?page=0%2C3|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010011429/http://www.hemagazine.com/Dolby_Pro_Logic_IIz_vs_Audyssey_DSX?page=0%2C3|archive-date=2010-10-10|accessdate=November 15, 2010|work=Home Entertainment|quote=DTS-HD can natively support over 2,000 individual channels, so according to DTS adding any number of discrete height channels would be easy.}}</ref> these limits are imposed for practical reasons of limited storage and [[Bit rate|bitrate]] availability. A DTS-HD MA bitstream may have a bitrate no greater than 24.5 Mbps (instantaneous), of which no greater than 1.5 Mbps may be lossy DTS (as per the DTS CA specification).<ref name="DTS-demos">{{cite web|last=DeBoer|first=Clint|date=2007-06-04|title=DTS Demos Master Audio via PC|url=https://www.audioholics.com/news/dts-demos-master-audio-via-pc.html|access-date=2019-01-01|website=Audioholics Online A/V Magazine|quote=DTS-HD Master Audio delivers sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master. It can deliver audio at variable bit rates which are significantly higher than standard DVDs. DTS-HD Master Audio can provide up to 7.1 audio channels at a 96k sampling frequency / 24-bit depth or 5.1 audio channels at 192 kHz that are identical to the original master. The DTS-HD Master Audio bit stream also contains the DTS 1.5 Mbps core for backwards compatibility with existing DTS-enabled home theater systems, and delivery of 5.1 channels of sound at twice the resolution found on most standard DVDs.}}</ref>


The [[Blu-ray]] specification stipulates DTS-HD MA as an optional codec, which means that some Blu-ray hardware may not decode it. This is the reason for the bifurcated nature of a DTS-HD MA audio stream; DTS CA, unlike its MA extension, is mandatory, so a player that is not MA-capable can automatically default to an MA-encoded disc's base DTS stream and simply ignore the supplementary data.<ref name="DTS-demos" />
The [[Blu-ray]] specification stipulates DTS-HD MA as an optional codec, which means that some Blu-ray hardware may not decode it. This is the reason for the bifurcated nature of a DTS-HD MA audio stream; DTS CA, unlike its MA extension, is mandatory, so a player that is not MA-capable can automatically default to an MA-encoded disc's base DTS stream and simply ignore the supplementary data.<ref name="DTS-demos" />

Revision as of 11:56, 6 December 2020

DTS-HD Master Audio logo

DTS-HD Master Audio (DTS-HD MA; known as DTS++ before 2004[1]) is a multi-channel, lossless audio codec developed by DTS as an extension of the lossy DTS Coherent Acoustics codec (DTS CA; usually itself referred to as just DTS). Rather than being an entirely new coding mechanism, DTS-HD MA encodes an audio master in lossy DTS first, then stores a concurrent stream of supplementary data representing whatever the DTS encoder discarded. This gives DTS-HD MA a lossy "core" able to be played back by devices that cannot decode the more complex lossless audio. DTS-HD MA's primary application is audio storage and playback for Blu-ray Disc media; it competes in this respect with Dolby TrueHD, another lossless surround format. DTS-HD MA has enjoyed the greater share of this market since 2010,[2] with the notable exception of the TrueHD-encoded Dolby Atmos spatial surround format, which is more popular than DTS's competing DTS:X (encoded with DTS-HD MA).

Specifications

DTS-HD MA can store up to 8 discrete channels of audio (7.1 surround) at up to a 24 bit sample depth and 192 kHz sampling frequency (96 kHz for 6.1 or 7.1 surround).[3] Although DTS-HD MA, and the related DTS-HD, allow virtually any number of channels in the abstract,[4] these limits are imposed for practical reasons of limited storage and bitrate availability. A DTS-HD MA bitstream may have a bitrate no greater than 24.5 Mbps (instantaneous), of which no greater than 1.5 Mbps may be lossy DTS (as per the DTS CA specification).[5]

The Blu-ray specification stipulates DTS-HD MA as an optional codec, which means that some Blu-ray hardware may not decode it. This is the reason for the bifurcated nature of a DTS-HD MA audio stream; DTS CA, unlike its MA extension, is mandatory, so a player that is not MA-capable can automatically default to an MA-encoded disc's base DTS stream and simply ignore the supplementary data.[5]

DTS-HD MA is the encoding format for DTS:X, an object-based surround-sound format that competes with Dolby Atmos. A DTS-HD MA bitstream carrying DTS:X can contain up to 9 simultaneous sound objects, which are dynamically mapped to a user's speaker system during playback, unlike the rigid number and placement of speakers required by channel-based surround (a DTS marketing executive referred to DTS:X in an interview as "whatever.1").[6]

Encoding process

DTS-HD MA is encoded in three steps. First, the audio master is fed to a DTS CA encoder, which generates the core (lossy) audio stream. Next, this lossy audio is decoded and compared to the master, with "residual" data being recorded wherever the two differ. Finally, the residual data is compressed losslessly and merged with the core into one bitstream. A DTS-HD MA decoder simply performs this process in reverse.[7]

DTS-HD MA audio, including DTS:X audio, can be created and edited using DTS's DTS:X Encoder Suite. The DTS-HD Master Audio Suite served the same function before the introduction of DTS:X, and can still be used for DTS-HD MA that does not carry DTS:X.[8]

AV transport

DTS-HD Master Audio may be transported to AV receivers in 5.1, 6.1, or 7.1 channels, in full quality, in one of three ways depending on player and/or receiver support:[7]

  • Over 6, 7 or 8 RCA connectors as analog audio, using the player's internal decoder and digital-to-analog converter (DAC).
  • Over HDMI 1.1 (or higher) connections as 6-, 7-, or 8-channel linear PCM, using the player's decoder and the AV receiver's DAC.
  • Over HDMI 1.3 (or higher) connections as the original DTS-HD Master Audio bitstream, with decoding and DAC both done by the AV receiver. (This is the transport mode required for DTS:X playback.)

TOSLINK does not have the bandwidth to carry DTS-HD MA (or PCM in more than 2 channels). A player using TOSLINK audio may output DTS-HD MA as either lossy DTS (which TOSLINK can carry) or downmixed stereo PCM.

References

  1. ^ Thomson, Kristin (2004-11-01). "DTD Unveils DTS-HD Brand For High Definition Media Formats". Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  2. ^ "DTS-HD Master Audio Becoming the Blu-ray Standard". Blu-ray Stats News Log. 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  3. ^ "DTS-HD Master Audio Specifications (DTS-HD Master Audio™ - DTS)". January 10, 2012. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
  4. ^ Morrison, Geoffrey (September 23, 2009). "Dolby Pro Logic IIz vs. Audyssey DSX vs. DTS". Home Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2010-10-10. Retrieved November 15, 2010. DTS-HD can natively support over 2,000 individual channels, so according to DTS adding any number of discrete height channels would be easy.
  5. ^ a b DeBoer, Clint (2007-06-04). "DTS Demos Master Audio via PC". Audioholics Online A/V Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-01. DTS-HD Master Audio delivers sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master. It can deliver audio at variable bit rates which are significantly higher than standard DVDs. DTS-HD Master Audio can provide up to 7.1 audio channels at a 96k sampling frequency / 24-bit depth or 5.1 audio channels at 192 kHz that are identical to the original master. The DTS-HD Master Audio bit stream also contains the DTS 1.5 Mbps core for backwards compatibility with existing DTS-enabled home theater systems, and delivery of 5.1 channels of sound at twice the resolution found on most standard DVDs.
  6. ^ Waniata, Ryan (2015-04-13). "Lookout Dolby Atmos, DTS just entered the next era of surround sound with DTS:X". Digital Trends. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  7. ^ a b "DTS-HD Audio: Consumer White Paper for Blu-ray Disc Applications" (PDF). November 2006. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  8. ^ "DTS-HD Master Audio Suite(TM)". Archived from the original on 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
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