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2 Overview of the Dolby Professional Reference
Decoder DP580
Use the DP580 to decode and monitor Dolby audio content in a broadcast environment,
including pass-through of Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital Plus on an HDMI input. The DP580
supports Dolby technologies such as Dolby AC-4 and Dolby Digital Plus with Dolby Atmos
content that are used to deliver personalized or immersive experiences at low bit rates.
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Supported Dolby technologies
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New features
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Bill of materials
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DP580 front panel
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DP580 rear panel
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Specifications and requirements
2.1 Supported Dolby technologies
The Dolby Professional Reference Decoder DP580 supports the Dolby technologies listed here.
These technologies work in different combinations with one another to produce specific
broadcast audio experiences. All Dolby codecs are designed for broadcast bit-rate efficiency and
loudness management, and several offer immersive sound experience.
For immersive sound:
Dolby AC-4
The latest Dolby codec, which can provide enhanced audio with loudness management at
50-percent-lower bit rates than Dolby Digital Plus in broadcast environments, as well as
immersive 5.1.2-channel output.
The DP580 is especially useful for confidence monitoring, checking and displaying
metadata, and rendering to a given speaker configuration.
Dolby Digital Plus with Dolby Atmos content
A new version of the Dolby Digital Plus multichannel surround technology.
Dolby ED2
The latest iteration of the Dolby broadcast contribution format.
For home theater experience:
Dolby Digital Plus
The advanced Dolby 7.1-channel surround-sound codec.
Dolby Digital
The original Dolby 5.1-channel surround-sound codec.
Dolby E
The original Dolby broadcast contribution format.
Dolby TrueHD
The fully lossless 7.1-channel home theater format for Blu-ray Disc playback.
Dolby MAT
The Dolby TrueHD transmission format often used in PCM with metadata workflows.
Overview of the Dolby Professional Reference Decoder DP580
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