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Microsoft Selects Dolby Audio for Windows 10
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and Microsoft Corporation announced today that Dolby Audio is selected to be a part of the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system and will be natively supported by the new Microsoft Edge browser for the playback of web-based content as well as accessible by third-party Windows Store apps.
Users of Microsoft Windows 10 PCs and tablets will enjoy Dolby quality audio experiences through Windows entertainment apps and through Microsoft Edge.
Dolby Audio (supporting Dolby Digital Plus) will be available in x86 Windows 10 PCs and tablets for playback of movies, TV shows, and videos with crisp, clear dialogue and greater detail of sounds. Windows 7 and 8 users may upgrade to Windows 10 for free and continue to experience Dolby quality audio consistently across headphones, built-in PC and tablet speakers, or connected home theater systems. Microsoft Edge will be the first browser to leverage the Dolby Digital Plus decoder on the Windows 10 operating system, enabling online content providers to enrich the entertainment experiences of millions of Internet users globally with Dolby Audio.
"We are excited about the collaboration and partnership with Microsoft and share in the commitment to providing the best entertainment experiences possible to consumers across a wide range of devices in the Windows 10 ecosystem," said John Couling, Senior Vice President, E-Media Business Group, Dolby Laboratories. "With the launch of Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge in nearly 200 countries, Dolby and Microsoft will enable better user experiences with high-quality audio that is robust, consistent, and at a scale necessary for the large Windows ecosystem."
"At Microsoft, we are committed to delivering the richest, most immersive, entertainment experiences with Windows 10," said David Treadwell, Corporate Vice President, Operating Systems Group, Microsoft. "With Dolby Audio incorporated into the Windows 10 platform and Microsoft Edge, content providers will be able to deliver their content with superior sound in Dolby Audio for a wide range of Windows 10 based PCs and tablets."
More information on Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge can be found on Dolby.com/pc and Microsoft.com.
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#5081639 Posted on: 05/27/2015 01:15 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong but how is this any different to what third party sound cards do already?
Correct me if I'm wrong but how is this any different to what third party sound cards do already?
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#5081737 Posted on: 05/27/2015 03:08 PM
Yawn...
Doesn't LAV and other codecs decode DD+?
That blurb about the Edge browser tells me that Netflix will soon allowing DD+ and probably 1080p within that web-browser soon instead of just the Win8 Netflix app.
...not that Netflix uses anything other than the minimum bitrate DD+ supports... but it does sound better than the horrid stereo audio Netflix uses.
... I'm just trying to think of why they would do this just for web browser based Netflix watching - and for app store apps that could just build it in? You don't need Dolby to stream a DD, DD+, etc. signal to a receiver.
They could also be tossing in Dolby DSP effects (Dolby Headphone might be asking too much) like sound equalizer, and MEEGAA BASSS, etc. as a standard effects package like Vista tried to introduce.
Yawn...
Doesn't LAV and other codecs decode DD+?
That blurb about the Edge browser tells me that Netflix will soon allowing DD+ and probably 1080p within that web-browser soon instead of just the Win8 Netflix app.
...not that Netflix uses anything other than the minimum bitrate DD+ supports... but it does sound better than the horrid stereo audio Netflix uses.
... I'm just trying to think of why they would do this just for web browser based Netflix watching - and for app store apps that could just build it in? You don't need Dolby to stream a DD, DD+, etc. signal to a receiver.
They could also be tossing in Dolby DSP effects (Dolby Headphone might be asking too much) like sound equalizer, and MEEGAA BASSS, etc. as a standard effects package like Vista tried to introduce.
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#5081802 Posted on: 05/27/2015 04:25 PM
Sound cards can translate any sound source to dolby, Windows will not.
My only worry about the Edge is - will it support a visible bookmarks bar ? I cant live without them. Secondly, will it save my passwords and stuff in the cloud ?
Correct me if I'm wrong but how is this any different to what third party sound cards do already?
Sound cards can translate any sound source to dolby, Windows will not.
My only worry about the Edge is - will it support a visible bookmarks bar ? I cant live without them. Secondly, will it save my passwords and stuff in the cloud ?
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#5081834 Posted on: 05/27/2015 05:01 PM
Sound cards can translate any sound source to dolby, Windows will not.
My only worry about the Edge is - will it support a visible bookmarks bar ? I cant live without them. Secondly, will it save my passwords and stuff in the cloud ?
Well, just now there's no bookmarks/favorites bar by default, but you can enable them:
Open Edge
Click 3 dots icon in top-right corner
Toggle "Show favorites bar" to On
It supports regular links, folders, but I can't see separators and bookmarklets support. Reordering is broken in the current build.
Regarding passwords, it looks like just now there's greyed-out option enabling/disabling of filling password and a disabled button to manage that. So I expect some customizability.
On top of that, Edge should offer support for extensions - native, from Chrome and from Firefox. Effectively you might opt for 3rd party password manager, like KeePass, LastPass (stores passwords in cloud, but with local encryption), or another.
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Back to topic - Dolby support should be great. I hope they'll include Dolby features like 5.1-> headphones, virtual speakers etc.
Sound cards can translate any sound source to dolby, Windows will not.
My only worry about the Edge is - will it support a visible bookmarks bar ? I cant live without them. Secondly, will it save my passwords and stuff in the cloud ?
Well, just now there's no bookmarks/favorites bar by default, but you can enable them:
Open Edge
Click 3 dots icon in top-right corner
Toggle "Show favorites bar" to On
It supports regular links, folders, but I can't see separators and bookmarklets support. Reordering is broken in the current build.
Regarding passwords, it looks like just now there's greyed-out option enabling/disabling of filling password and a disabled button to manage that. So I expect some customizability.
On top of that, Edge should offer support for extensions - native, from Chrome and from Firefox. Effectively you might opt for 3rd party password manager, like KeePass, LastPass (stores passwords in cloud, but with local encryption), or another.
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Back to topic - Dolby support should be great. I hope they'll include Dolby features like 5.1-> headphones, virtual speakers etc.
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@CDJay A good way of putting it.
Should have mentioned PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) which is of very high quality, but had it in mind that the tools for Dolby Digital Plus might be well established and easy for game devs to use to integrate into their games? Though I cannot imagine more open source type tools are far behind or even lacking?
That's the nice thing about DTS:X, it is more backwards compatible with older hardware. Amps that can decode DTS-HD Master should also be able to make a decent job of handling the new DTS:X (even if not quite to full effect of the new hardware) which competes with Dolby Atmos.