Enables Creation Of Broadcast And On-Demand Content With DTS-HD Audio

DTS and Manzanita Systems today announced a collaboration that will bring DTS’ highly regarded multi-channel HD audio format (DTS-HD) to Manzanita’s popular MPEG multiplexing and analysis solutions. The program will enable Manzanita’s broadcast and post-production customers to add DTS-HD audio into new and existing high definition MPEG2 and H.264 content.
“As highly regarded developers of MPEG multiplexing tools, we are delighted that Manzanita software will soon offer support for DTS-HD audio,” says Brian Towne, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for DTS. “As content delivery services continue to expand and diversify, this integration will ensure that the widest number of operators and service providers can offer consumers the highest quality surround sound experience thanks to DTS-HD audio.”

DTS’ multi-channel audio technologies are increasingly being adopted by broadcasters and online digital delivery and download service providers as they look to offer a differentiated, high quality surround sound experience to consumers.

“Leading production facilities use Manzanita’s comprehensive MPEG-2 multiplexer software to create transport streams for a variety of MPEG broadcast and video-on-demand (VOD) applications,” says Fady Lamaa, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Manzanita Systems, Inc. “We are excited about working with DTS and providing the broadcast industry with the tools necessary to produce these state-of-the-art DTS-HD formats.”

The DTS-HD support will be available to all Manzanita customers in October 2010. The Manzanita multiplexer will accept as input DTS-HD binary data and the .dtshd file format. The Manzanita analyzer will detect the presence of DTS-HD audio in transport streams and can verify the audio settings for compliance with broadcaster specifications.