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| Founded by George Lucas, THX develops stringent standards that ensure | D | CN | |
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| movies are reproduced in movie theaters and home theaters just as the direc- | F |
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| tor intended. THX Modes carefully optimize the tonal and spatial character- | G |
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| istics of the soundtrack for reproduction in the |
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| round back speaker output depends on the source material and the selected |
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| • THX Cinema |
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| THX Cinema mode corrects theatrical soundtracks for playback in a home |
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| theater environment. In this mode, THX Loudness Plus is configured for |
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| cinema levels and |
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| • THX Music |
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| THX Music mode is tailored for listening to music, which is typically mas- |
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| tered at significantly higher levels than movies. In this mode, THX Loud- |
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| ness Plus is configured for music playback and only Timbre Matching is |
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| • THX Games |
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| THX Games mode is meant for spatially accurate playback of game audio, |
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| which is often mixed similarly to movies but in a smaller environment. THX |
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| Loudness Plus is configured for game audio levels, with Timbre Matching |
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| The combination of Dolby Pro Logic II/IIx*3 and THX Cinema/Music/ | S | CN |
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| Games modes can be used. | D |
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| The combination of Dolby Pro Logic IIz Height*4 and THX Cinema/ | S | N |
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| Music/Games modes can be used. | D |
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| The combination of DTS Neo:6 and THX Cinema/Music/Games modes | S | CN |
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| • THX Select2 Cinema | D | N |
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| This mode expands | F |
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| this by analyzing the composition of the surround source, optimizing the |
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| ambient and directional sounds to produce the surround back channel out- |
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| • THX Select2 Music |
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| This mode is designed for use with music. It expands |
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| • THX Select2 Games |
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| This mode is designed for use with video games. It can expand |
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| • THX Surround EX |
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| This mode expands |
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| especially suited to Dolby Digital EX sources. THX Surround EX, also |
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| known as Dolby Digital Surround EX, is a joint development between |
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| Dolby Laboratories and THX Ltd. |
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