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Invelos Software, Inc. RepresentativeKen Cole
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Registered: March 10, 2007
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The new audio format system was created to reduce confusion and ease entry.  With that comes a loss of some flexibility, so we'd like to address that.  In the long term we're considering the possibility of adding a "Custom" audio type and allow direct entry for the name and/or channels.  In the short term, if there are a couple of specific compression/channel combinations we could add that would cover most of the holes, we can add them to 3.0.2.

So, what are the top missing formats?
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Dolby 2.0
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Dolby 5.0
PCM 5.0
Channel settings for all high-def audio formats
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DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantminister_x
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Registered: March 19, 2007
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Dolby 2.0 and Dolby 5.0 are both there on mine

Also, not quite sure what you mean by Dolby 2.0

-2.0 Surround = "Surround"
-2.0 Stereo = "Stereo"
-2.0 Mono = "Mono"

All three are covered by the optional tracks, although I guess the last (mono) may not be the preferred way of displaying it...
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorPaul Hillenbrand
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Registered: March 20, 2007
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Quoting Ken Cole:
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.............In the short term, if there are a couple of specific compression/channel combinations we could add that would cover most of the holes, we can add them to 3.0.2.

So, what are the top missing formats?

HD DVD  &  Blu-ray  Media Types:

Lossy Audio Formats (Good):

Dolby and DTS have both introduced new audio codecs.
The lossy codecs are: DD+ (Dolby Digital Plus) and DTS-HD (High Definition).
Native: "CD quality" PCM.

*(3.0.1 DVD Profiler has “Dolby Digital Plus”)

It needs the following:
DD+ Mono
DD+ Stereo
DD+ Surround
DD+ 4.0
DD+ 4.1
DD+ 5.0
DD+ 5.1
DD+ 6.0
DD+ 6.1
DD+ 7.0
DD+ 7.1

*(3.0.1 DVD Profiler has “DTS HD”)

It needs the following:
DTS-HD Mono
DTS-HD Stereo
DTS-HD Surround
DTS-HD 4.0
DTS-HD 4.1
DTS-HD 5.0
DTS-HD 5.1
DTS-HD 6.0
DTS-HD 6.1
DTS-HD 7.0
DTS-HD 7.1

*(3.0.1 DVD Profiler has “PCM Stereo” & “PCM 5.1”)

It needs the following:
PCM Mono
PCM Surround
PCM 4.0
PCM 4.1
PCM 5.0
PCM 6.0
PCM 6.1
PCM 7.0
PCM 7.1

Lossless Audio Formats (Best):

New lossless codecs are: Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA (Master Audio).
Native: LPCM (Uncompressed PCM).

*(3.0.1 DVD Profiler has “Dolby Digital TrueHD”)

It needs the following:
Dolby TrueHD Mono
Dolby TrueHD Stereo
Dolby TrueHD Surround
Dolby TrueHD 4.0
Dolby TrueHD 4.1
Dolby TrueHD 5.0
Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Dolby TrueHD 6.0
Dolby TrueHD 6.1
Dolby TrueHD 7.0
Dolby TrueHD 7.1

DTS-HD MA Mono
DTS-HD MA Stereo
DTS-HD MA Surround
DTS-HD MA 4.0
DTS-HD MA 4.1
DTS-HD MA 5.0
DTS-HD MA 5.1
DTS-HD MA 6.0
DTS-HD MA 6.1
DTS-HD MA 7.0
DTS-HD MA 7.1

Uncompressed PCM = Linear PCM (Lossless) = LPCM:
LPCM Mono
LPCM Stereo
LPCM  Surround
LPCM 4.0
LPCM 4.1
LPCM 5.0
LPCM 5.1
LPCM 6.0
LPCM 6.1
LPCM 7.0
LPCM 7.1
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Registered: March 13, 2007
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Dolby Digital 4.0
MPEG 5.1*
MPEG 2.0*
DTS 96/24


* I think these are both covered under the current "MPEG-2" option but this doesn't distinguish between channels and also I think many users will misinterpret "MPEG-2" as referring to MPEG 2.0 rather than the MPEG-2 codec.
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WHOA!!! There is NO Dolby 2.0, that is COMPLETELY meaningless. There's
Dolby Mono
Dolby 2.0 Monon
Dolby Stereo
Dolby 2.0 Stereo Surround.

The rest I agree with.

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Billy Video
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We definitely have Dolby 2.0 already covered.

Dolby Digital 5.0 is already in there as well.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantM1uffy
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Finally I hopefully found the right thread for this.

For me the following formats would be VERY important:

Dolby Digital 4.0 (lots of 20th Century Fox classics use this, and I have many of them)

as well as further differentiation for MPEG-2, like

MPEG-2 Mono
MPEG-2 Stereo (the only one presently included)
MPEG-2 Surround

I think, even if we don't contribute them of course, many of us might also manage our TV streams/"recordings" locally with the Profiler, like I do. And these have mostly MPEG-2 sound.

Without the DD 4.0 and the further MPEG-2 options, the Profiler would become fairly useless to me... 
So long,
M1uffy

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Quoting Paul Hillenbrand:
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*clip*


Whoa, thats plenty of audio formats
I think it would be better to have one slot of audio type and a second slot for audio channels. Would narrow down the dropdown list a lot.
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Quoting whispering:
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I think it would be better to have one slot of audio type and a second slot for audio channels. Would narrow down the dropdown list a lot.


That seems to have a ring of sense to it if all of these are to be included.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantkschmit2
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*(3.0.1 DVD Profiler has “DTS HD”)

It needs the following:
DTS-HD Mono
DTS-HD Stereo
DTS-HD Surround
DTS-HD 4.0
DTS-HD 4.1
DTS-HD 5.0
DTS-HD 5.1
DTS-HD 6.0
DTS-HD 6.1
DTS-HD 7.0
DTS-HD 7.1



The lossy DTS-HD version is called "DTS-HD HR" or "DTS-HD High Resolution"
(lossless of course is DTS-HD MA as you already stated)
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Quoting whispering:
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I think it would be better to have one slot of audio type and a second slot for audio channels. Would narrow down the dropdown list a lot.

Your word in God's ear! Even if I don't know, if you do say this in English...

I truly hope something will still be done about this - now, that the legal problems are solved! 
So long,
M1uffy

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Quoting M1uffy:
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Quoting whispering:
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I think it would be better to have one slot of audio type and a second slot for audio channels. Would narrow down the dropdown list a lot.

Your word in God's ear! Even if I don't know, if you do say this in English...

I truly hope something will still be done about this - now, that the legal problems are solved! 


"From your lips to God's ear"  .
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Quoting 8ballMax:
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"From your lips to God's ear"  .

Thank you! 
So long,
M1uffy

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At the moment I only need:

Dolby 4.0
DTS 5.0
Martin Zuidervliet

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