Specifications

2 Dolby
®
DP600 Program Optimizer Manual
Introduction
Customersinterestedinenhancingtwo‐channelaudioforusein5.1‐channelapplications
canpurchaseanoptionalDP600softwareupgradethataddsanintelligentfile‐based
upmixingcapability.ThisuniqueprocessisbasedonanewlydevelopedDolbyalgorithm
thatcreatesawider,natural‐soundingsweetspot.Italsoensures
thatsubsequent
downmixingisfreefromartifactstypicallyfoundwithothersolutions.Theupmixing
processcanbeadaptivelyintegratedintothesameDP600work‐flowprofilesutilizedfor
file‐basedloudnesscorrection,encoding,decoding,conversion,andtranscoding.
Figure1‐1 
Figure 1-1 Coded Audio with Metadata Analysis and Correction
Figure1‐2 
Figure 1-2 Audio Analysis and Correction for Audio Types Without Metadata
Analyzed and
Corrected File
Uncorrected File
Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer
Broadcast Media File with
Dolby E, Dolby Digital, or
Dolby Digital Plus
Analyze Dolby Metadata
01101010011010100111001101110000
Broadcast Media File with
Dolby E, Dolby Digital, or
Dolby Digital Plus
Analyze Audio
Update/Correct
Metadata
Audio Stream
and Metadata Are
Already OK
Error = 0?
Yes
No
,
Analyzed and
Corrected File
Uncorrected File
Broadcast Media or
Multichannel WAV File
Without Metadata
n channels
User-Defined Target Level
–(xx) dBFS
Analyze Digital Audio
Scale Loudness
Level
Audio Loudness
Already at Target
Level (No Correction
Needed)
Error = 0?
Yes
No
Broadcast Media or
Multichannel WAV File
Without Metadata
n channels
Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer