Finally....Proof Xbox can ENCODE in Dolby 5.1!

Here it is:  


http://www.msxbox.com/php/full_post.php3?id=1072&fc=1

Xbox to feature in-game DD 5.1 decoding
04.18.2001 @ 01:02 PM | Technology


 Dolby Laboratories announced that the Xbox video game system from Microsoft will feature the new Dolby Interactive Content Encoder, a breakthrough technology that dynamically encodes multichannel audio into Dolby Digital 5.1. The first encoder of its kind, the Dolby Interactive Content Encoder enables real-time Dolby Digital encoding in game consoles and allows gamers to experience explosive, cinematic audio using high-quality home theater systems. The Xbox will be the first gaming industry product to feature this technology. Previous video game systems could utilize Dolby Digital 5.1 only during non-interactive cut scene playback. In contrast, the Dolby Interactive Content Encoder enables the Xbox to provide interactive Dolby Digital 5.1 during actual gameplay, immersing the player in surround sound when it matters most, while playing the game.

"We have chosen to incorporate the Dolby Interactive Content Encoder into the Xbox format because of its ability to deliver a superior multichannel audio experience to the gamer," said J Allard, General Manager, Xbox Platform. "We\'re delighted that the Xbox is the first gaming platform to be able incorporate real-time Dolby Digital effects into game play."
The Dolby Interactive Content Encoder, as used in the Xbox, achieves superior output for all multichannel four and 5.1 channel game audio from Dolby Digital home theater/speaker systems, rendering interactive game sound effects in the same surround sound quality offered in DVDs. Moreover, the Xbox has a dedicated digital signaling processing unit within the Xbox Media Communications Processor, the chip that houses the Dolby Interactive Content Encoder technology, enabling the unit to perform on-the-fly Dolby Digital audio encoding with no game performance penalty.  

uhh.....yeah, there were so many doubters :rolleyes:

You know what\'s funny?  Open up that page and you get Runtime errors

Yeah, no big deal though.

The PS2 can do DD also, but it doesn\'t have a built in DDD. Most recievers now a days have a DDD built in, so it\'s no big deal. Nice though, for the people that have a SS sys without a DDD.

I\'ve heard that to use DD in game is nearly impossible on any console though??

(Hahaha. I think this post of mine has the most D\'s evar!!:))

Originally posted by CygnusXI
Yeah, no big deal though.

The PS2 can do DD also, but it doesn\'t have a built in DDD. Most recievers now a days have a DDD built in, so it\'s no big deal. Nice though, for the people that have a SS sys without a DDD.

I\'ve heard that to use DD in game is nearly impossible on any console though??

(Hahaha. I think this post of mine has the most D\'s evar!!:))

I think there is a little confusion.  The Xbox will be the first to be able to do it in an in-game environment.  The best you can hope for right now are movies and cut scenes.

Hey I think that\'s awesome news. To be able to hear DD sound in a game is cool. Wish it was DTS though.

So there\'s no way the PS2 can do DD/DTS in a real-game-enviroment?

- dm
- so whose god will f\'cking save me now?

Oh... I get it:)

That\'s what I get for "skimming" the article.

In that case....Cool!

who cares? Really? The DC has perfect sound for me and it has no Dolby support. Whoopdeedoo I am crying now!! who really cares about having Dobly sound it is a frickin VG system! Not a movie theater

Eric Jacob

who cares? Really? The DC has perfect sound for me and it has no Dolby support. Whoopdeedoo I am crying now!! who really cares about having Dobly sound it is a frickin VG system! Not a movie theater

Maybe not, but better sound is always a good thing. Imagine being able to hear different soldier\'s footsteps in MGS2, coming from the rear speakers.. A bomb ticking in the center, well you get the idea. The more sound, the more immersive it can be.


- dm
- so whose god will f\'cking save me now?

Dude, if you don\'t care about better graphics and sound, then play your damn DC forever, b/c we don\'t care.  Some of us are interested in it.

who cares? Really? The DC has perfect sound for me and it has no Dolby support. Whoopdeedoo I am crying now!! who really cares about having Dobly sound it is a frickin VG system! Not a movie theater

Talk about denial, Listen to this this guy, he is so full of it. I bet anything that if PSx2 was able to decode DD 5.1 in real time game, he would be prasing it.

Alteredbeast quit talking through your ass, and go play your DC.

I bet anything that if PSx2 was able to decode DD 5.1 in real time game, he would be prasing it.

Alteredbeast quit talking through your ass, and go play your DC.

Hmm....that doesnt make sense..I guess he gots some sort of impulse to bash ps2?

Hmm....that doesnt make sense..I guess he gots some sort of impulse to bash ps2?

What are you talking about, What dosen\'t make sense is you. I suggest you re-read my post and think hard about it. Also don\'t be posting me a reply saying stupid **** like, "Yeah buddy i read it and it still makes no sense" Cause if you don\'t understand what i was saying don\'t bother to respond

Originally posted by AlteredBeast
who cares? Really? The DC has perfect sound for me and it has no Dolby support. Whoopdeedoo I am crying now!! who really cares about having Dobly sound it is a frickin VG system! Not a movie theater

Eric Jacob

Your kidding right

This is one of the coolest things for videogames, I LOVE IT

In game surround sound is the ****

LOVE IT, I can\'t wait to experience it

Originally posted by datamage
Hey I think that\'s awesome news. To be able to hear DD sound in a game is cool. Wish it was DTS though.

So there\'s no way the PS2 can do DD/DTS in a real-game-enviroment?

- dm
- so whose god will f\'cking save me now?

It\'s higly probable that there will never be any 3d person games that have the audio encoded in 5.1. I\'m assuming this is because the channels (front, rear, center,etc.) would constantly be changing inrelation to the game character and the environment. However a recent preview on Gamespot indicated that Red Faction had full 5.1 DD during gameplay, so maybe this is due to the fact that it is less difficult to implement in 1st person games.

Keep in mind this is pure speculation on my part.

As for the X-Box being the first console to have realtime encoding of Dolby 5.1 I have to admit that is one of the coolest things in videogames I have ever heard of and if used correctly it could really enhance the game experience.

It does sound like expensive technology doesn\'t it?

[BizioEE]

That\'s Great !  Dolby 5.1 in Real Time !

...but...wait a moment...why the X-Box should be the only one capable of it?  The Flipper Tecnology of NGC can easily do it if the X-Box do ...and I could say the same about PS2...the EE is a Monster and you can do a lot of stuff using the main CPU(animations,sound) while the VUs work in parallel for tasks like processing polygons,Physics,AI,advanced collisions among objects!

...so...explain to me why the X-Box is the only one technically capable of 5.1 dolby-surround-sound ?

The X-Box will be the first...but not the only one....