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## What Is UST?

The UST stands for the Ultimate Shape Tournament. It is a Microsoft PowerPoint, Algicosathlon inspired, animated competition created by The Ice Elemental (TIE), where multiple shapes compete in challenges and not be last. Every challenge, points increase by 50% of their original value, and every 16 challenges, a new phase happens, changing the gameplay of the game for those following challenges. In its current state, TIE is currently on Challenge 22, and 107 shapes remain. This is the third canonical series in TIE's series of shape competitions, and the fourth canonical shape competition in history.

Ultimate Shape Tournament Episode 1

### MAIN PAGES

Participants: This page is a list of every UST participant.

Challenges: A list of every challenge done so far.

Special Guests: A list of every special guest revealed so far.

Retired Characters: Shapes that have participated in past tournaments, but no longer appear in the saga.

### OTHER TOURNAMENTS

The Tournament: The competition that started it all!

Crazy Competition: TIE's second shape competition!

Shapes: A PowerPoint movie featuring familiar faces!

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Gaynor Phelps

**Gaynor Phelps** is a main character on the Starz original horror comedy *Shining Vale*. She is portrayed by Gus Birney.

Gaynor is the eldest daughter of Pat and Terry. At 16 years old, she's smarter than everyone and angry at the world, but especially her mother, whom she blames for uprooting the family from Brooklyn to suburban Connecticut. She spars with her over everything, mostly because she's exactly like her mom was when Pat was her age.

## Gallery

Gaynor, as she appears in season 1, episode 1: "Welcome to Casa De Phelps".
Dylan Gage

**Dylan Gage** is an American actor. He portrays Jake Phelps on the Starz original horror comedy *Shining Vale*.

## Biography

Gage is a young actor who is best known for his recurring role in the Hulu original comedy series *Pen15*. His other credits include *Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters*, *This Is Us*, *Stranger Things*, and *Fear Street: Part Two - 1978*.

## External Links

* Dylan Gage at the Internet Movie Database

* Follow Dylan Gage (@dylangagemoore) on Twitter

* Follow Dylan Gage (@the\_dylan\_gage) on Instagram
Atrocity (Parxon frigate)

### Description

The *Atrocity* was a frigate in Hazkan's fleet and measures 200m in length. It is moderately armed but heavily shielded for its size. Being a TC-18 frigate, it could carry 12 Jellyship fighters and 1 Parxon shuttle, and was considered a successor to the older but siimilar TC-14 frigate line.

### Usage

The *Atrocity* was used as a support ship in Hazkan's fleet and during the attack on Parxonia, Hazkan sent it to protect a vital weapons factory. Eker was able to board the Atrocity, find a container of sticky bombs and detonate the main reactor, causing the middle of the ship to explode, while Eker raced through the crumbling frigate and reached his Skyviper just before the rest of the ship exploded. With the frigate gone, Skyviper bombers were able to attack the factory and the surviving lander deployed snakes on the ground to destroy the factory from the inside. The TC-18 frigate model continued to be used in Parxon fleets, replacing the similar outdated TC-14 model.
Ryan He

**Ryan He** is a recurring character on the Starz original horror comedy *Shining Vale*. He is portrayed by Derek Luh.

Ryan is Valerie's beautiful, innocent son. He is as devoted to his faith as Gaynor is to taking his virginity. Gaynor's crush on Ryan starts as a way to piss off her mom, but after going with him to church, volunteering at nursing homes, and joining the Shining Vale High School Chastity Club, Gaynor starts to actually feel something. Not only for Ryan, but for Jesus.
Alysia Reiner

**Alysia Reiner** is an American actress and producer. She portrays Kathryn on the Starz original horror comedy *Shining Vale*.

## Biography

Reiner is an award-winning actress and producer, who is best known for her starring role as Natalie "Fig" Figueroa on Netflix's hit drama *Orange Is the New Black*, for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her role as part of the cast. She's appeared in other television series, such as *30 Rock*, *White Collar*, *Law & Order: Criminal Intent*, *How to Get Away with Murder*, *The Deuce*, *Better Things*, and *Butterbean's Café*.

## External Links

* Alysia Reiner at the Internet Movie Database

* Follow Alysia Reiner (@alysiareiner) on Twitter

* Follow Alysia Reiner (@alysiareiner) on Instagram

* Follow Alysia Reiner (@AlysiaReiner) on Facebook
Dodecagon

## King Of the Hill

Dodecagon is the twelfth character in both UST and the Tournament. Dodecagon is the father of the Gon family, having the most edges to attest to his age and experience. He is known for being influential outside of his family and joined the tournament to make sure his sons wouldn't give the name a bad image, trying to make sure they do well.

## About Dodecagon

Species: Regular Polygon

Gender: Male

## The Tournament

Dodecagon won against Decagon by spin throwing him off the edge. Then he lost to Octagon due to his ability to stop characters.

## Crazy Competition

Dodecagon was a member of the Blue Stars. He got out in Dodgeball due to Half-Frame's Derpy Ball. That's really his only appearances.

## Shapes

Dodecagon appears a pedestrian at the beginning and end of the movie.

## Appearance Changes

Dodecagon was black in The Tournament, but then he changed to blue in Crazy Competition. In Shapes, he becomes cyan. Then in UST he reverted back to black.
Waterfall

## Technical Specifications

* **Debuted**: May 19, 1999
* **Format**: Dolby Digital Surround EX
* **Aspect Ratio**: 1.33:1, 1.85:1 and 2.35:1
* **Audio**: Marco d'Ambrosio and David Parker
* **Picture**: POP Digital Film

## Overview

The invention of Dolby Digital Surround EX required a new trailer, *Waterfall*, to promote the unique aspects of a 360° soundfield. The debut of *Waterfall* coincided with the release of *Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace*, the sound format's debut.

## Description

On a black background, the words "This following film is presented in" fades in and fades out to black. A large amount of water is pouring over the screen in very little slow-motion as the Dolby Digital Surround EX™ logo fades in. Under that the words "The latest Development in surround sound technology" appear. The water pouring then fades to black with the Dolby sign still appearing over the black background as a small trademark byline appears under.

## Trivia

* One variant just has the Dolby Digital logo.
* Another variant contains a different intro text card, this time stating: "Introducing the newest development in sound technology...". The final logo also has no text at the bottom.
* This variant also is presented in a 2.35:1 ratio.
* It debuted on the same day as Aurora, and was one of many trailers used for EX technology in prep for its debut.
Merrin Dungey

**Merrin Melissa Dungey** is an American actress. She portrays Kam on the Starz original horror comedy *Shining Vale*.

## Biography

Dungey is a well-known actress, especially for her television appearances. She recurred in *Malcolm in the Middle* as Kitty Kenarban from 2000-2004. And from 2004-2005, she starred as Susannah Rexford in *Summerland*. Her other credits include Francie Calfo and Allison Doren in *Alias*, Kelly Palmer in *The King of Queens*, Barbara Snow in *Revenge*, and Ursula in *Once Upon a Time*. She most recently recurred in *The Resident* as Claire Thorpe and *Big Little Lies* as Adrienne Quinlan.

## External Links

* Merrin Dungey at the Internet Movie Database

* Follow Merrin Dungey (@realmerrind) on Twitter

* Follow Merrin Dungey (@realmerrindungey) on Instagram
Patricia Phelps

**Patricia Phelps** is a main character on the Starz original horror comedy *Shining Vale*. She is portrayed by Courteney Cox.

Pat is a former "wild child" who rose to fame by writing a raunchy, drug-and-alcohol-soaked women's empowerment novel. Fast forward 17 years, Pat is now clean and sober but unfulfilled with life. She still hasn't written her second novel, she can’t remember the last time she had sex with her husband, and her teenage kids hate her. She was a faithful wife until her slip-up with a hot, young artist/handyman/musician neighbor. In a last-ditch effort to save her marriage, she and her family move from the city to a large, old house in the suburbs.

## Gallery

Patricia, as she appears in season 1, episode 1: "Welcome to Casa De Phelps".
Temple

## Technical Specifications

* **Debuted**: November 1996
* **Format**: Dolby Stereo SR
* **Aspect Ratio**: 1.85:1
* **Audio**: Project One Audio and David Parker
* **Picture**: Digital Artworks

## Overview

This was the first theatrical trailer supporting Dolby A-type and Dolby SR since the introduction of Dolby Digital.
In response to complaints from exhibitors about loud trailers, this production (along with *Canyon* and *Egypt*) was specifically created with a more subtle soundtrack.

## Description

We see a shot of stairs at ruins of a temple. We then fly through to see a silver Dolby logo on a pedestal. Everything fades out except the logo, which shines.

## Trivia

* This was also used as a feature presentation bumper for the defunct theater chain Act III Theatres. After the Dolby logo appears, the logo fades out to reveal the Act III Theaters Logo the same design used in the 1992 logo of its parent company, only "THEATRES" replaces "TELEVISION") with "FEATURE PRESENTATION" below it, all also in shiny silver.
* As this was not a Dolby Digital logo, this logo was rarely seen anywhere other than theatrically (which was already on the wayside anyway due to Dolby Digital's success by this point), though at least one DVD release is known to have it.
The 3 ancient relics

### The plasma crystal

This was the relic of, and created by the Rainbow Serpent. It was a small yellow crystal able to manipulate energy and matter. The plasma crystal could be used to create a stream of scorching plasma directed at a target. It could also be used as a power source and could be used to restore the Snake temple if destroyed. Its power flows from all the stars across the universe. If the Rainbow serpent's physical form was to be permanently compromised, as seen in Volume 3, the Rainbow serpent's soul would reside in the plasma crystal until the Rainbow serpent's physical form was restored. Being its creator, the Rainbow serpent was the only being able to not only withstand, but absorb the powers of the plasma crystal. It would ultimately cause the death of Guragon in Volume 1.

### The orb of life

The relic of Guragon that somehow ended up in the Rainbow serpent's temple on Earth. It was a purplish sphere with a cloudy interior. It was not as directly connected to Guragon as the Plasma crystal was connected to Rainbow. Its power was used to awaken Rainbow from brumation. Its power could be used to alter the mental or emotional state of others. It could also be used to enhance or lower the physical strength of others. Lastly, when used by some rare individuals, it could be used for communication with the dead. In volume one, it was shattered when Guragon was resurrected. In volume 3, the distortion prism was used to recover the pieces of the orb and restore it.
Dr. Berg

**Dr. Berg** is a recurring character on the Starz original horror comedy *Shining Vale*. He is portrayed by James M. Connor.

Dr. Berg is Pat and Terry's dead pan marriage counselor who is either a genius, or the world's worst therapist. Dr. Berg believes that medicine does not cure every mental issue, unless you're a woman, in which case, no dose is too high.
Rosemary

**Rosemary** is a main character on the Starz original horror comedy *Shining Vale*. She is portrayed by Mira Sorvino.

Rosemary is either Pat's alter ego, a split personality, her id, her muse, or a demon trying to possess her. Sometimes playful, sometimes evil, often tragic, Rosemary has been roaming the halls of Pat's new house for 70 years, searching for a vulnerable soul to live vicariously through. She sees in Pat a kindred spirit, who much like herself, was unfulfilled in her role as a dutiful housewife, and as a result, may have slaughtered her entire family, straightened up the house, then took her own life in the bathtub that Pat now uses to relax. In any case, Rosemary promises to help Pat get her groove back and finish her novel, if Pat will simply agree to let Rosemary "come inside her," a bargain that may haunt Pat forever.
Starz

**Starz** is an American premium cable and satellite television network owned by Lions Gate Entertainment. It is the flagship property of parent subsidiary Starz Inc. Their main lineup consists of theatrically released films and original television series, such as *American Gods* and *Power*.

The television network is now home to *Shining Vale*, a horror comedy series.

## External links

* Starz's official site

* Follow Starz (@STARZ) on Twitter

* Follow Starz (@starz) on Instagram

* Follow Starz (@Starz) on Facebook

* Follow Starz (@starz) on YouTube

## References

1. ↑ ‘Shining Vale’ Horror Comedy Starring Courteney Cox, Greg Kinnear & Mira Sorvino Gets Starz Series Order - Deadline
Joan Krueger

**Joan Krueger** is a recurring character on the Starz original horror comedy *Shining Vale*. She is portrayed by Judith Light.

Joan is Pat's Lithium-infused mother, who has long battled mental illness and her daughter, who she blames for her mental illness. Joan is vain and hyper-critical, taking any opportunity to recall her prized youth or belittle Pat.
Argon

## Technical Specifications

* **Premiered**: July 21, 2004
* **Format**: Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II
* **Aspect Ratio**: 4:3, 16:9
* **Picture**: Imaginary Forces

## Overview

A new, short and sweet trailer was created to demonstrate the real-time capabilities of Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic decoding for video games.

## Description

In an empty space, we see a few particles appear. A few moments later, lines of light in a teal tint are created from the sides of the screen. When they meet, we see the logos; either Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic II were used.

## Trivia

* It is unknown if this logo appeared on anything other than games.
* The trailer's name of "Argon" is technically a chemical anachronism, as the actual gas chemical that emits a light blue/teal light as seen in this trailer is xenon (argon emits a purple tint).
* Both an SD and an HD version (for 7th generation consoles) are known to exist.
* Note: some of the games have different colors in the variant.
Dolby Laboratories

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**Dolby Laboratories, Inc.** (often shortened to **Dolby Labs** or just **Dolby**) is an audio and visual company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 1965 by Ray Dolby. The company specializes in audio encoding, compression, and processing techniques, noise reduction technologies and algorithms, high-dynamic-range coloring in films and home media, video processing techniques, digital cinematic technologies and experiences, and spacial audio technologies; among several other fields. It licenses its technologies to various manufacturers in their respective fields.

## History

Ray Dolby founded the company on May 18, 1965 in London. Dolby was moved to the U.S. in 1976.

## Technologies

**Audio noise reduction**

* Dolby A
* Dolby B

**Audio compression, encoding, and processing**

* Dolby Stereo
* Dolby Surround
	+ Dolby Pro Logic
	+ Dolby Pro Logic II
* Dolby Digital
	+ Dolby Digital Surround EX
	+ Dolby Digital Plus
	+ Dolby Surround 7.1
* Dolby Headphone
* Dolby TrueHD
* Dolby Atmos

**Video and digital cinema**

* Dolby Cinema
* Dolby Vision
* Dolby 3D

**Miscellaneous**

* Dolby Digital Live
Canyon

## Technical Specifications

* **Debuted**: October 23, 1996
* **Format**: Dolby Digital
* **Aspect Ratio**: 1.85:1 and 2.35:1
* **Audio**: Project One Audio and David Parker
* **Picture**: Digital Artworks

## Overview

In response to complaints from exhibitors about loud trailers, this production (along with *Egypt* and *Temple*) was specifically created with a subtle soundtrack. The goal was to demonstrate that Dolby Digital not only makes loud sounds more impressive, but also makes subtle, quiet sounds crisper and clearer.

## Description

We travel through a narrow canyon with steep walls either side. We pass an opening in the canyon where on top of a rock wall we see the Dolby Digital logo. An eagle's shadow is seen over the Dolby logo. The canyon fades away, leaving the golden Dolby logo which shines.

## Trivia

* This trailer debuted at the 1996 ShowEast convention with a showing of *Shine*, to mark 500 titles with Dolby Digital soundtracks.
* It's very likely that it's first wide appearance on a film that was released on or after October 25th, 1996.
* Versions in scope and flat widescreen exist, as does a TV version superimposing "where available" text below the logo on Dolby Digital TV broadcasts on Starz.
Wizard

## Overview

The *Wizard* trailer was created for games making use of Dolby Surround. While Dolby Surround games are intended for playback using Dolby Pro Logic, they can also be decoded using Dolby Pro Logic II systems.

## Description

In a hallway, we see a wizard standing in front of a giant hole in the floor. A clod and a wave of white particles comes out of it, with the wave sweeping across the floor as the Dolby Surround logo in blue zooms into the camera and the cloud pushing particles into the air.

## Trivia

* So far, the only known use of this trailer was seen on the demo disc *Explore Our World: We've Got The Whole World Listening*.
Aurora

## Technical Specifications

* **Debuted**: May 19, 1999
* **Format**: Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital Surround EX
* **Aspect Ratio**: 1.85:1, 2.21:1, and 2.35:1
* **Audio**: Marco d'Ambrosio, David Parker and Gary Rizzo
* **Picture**: yU+Co.

## Overview

*Aurora's* debut coincided with the first Dolby Digital Surround EX film release: Lucasfilm's *Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace*.

As a salute to *Star Wars*, *Aurora* takes the viewer through the development of an aurora borealis in space. Starting with NASA images, yU+Co. created imagery to match the voices of 50 members of the Sonoma State Choir and Sonoma County Bach Chorus.

*Aurora* maintains the use of the Dolby symphonic soundmark.

## Description

We see a starfield in space. Suddenly, the Northern Lights appear from the left of the camera. The lights then move around into the Double-D symbol of Dolby. The camera slowly zooms out the see the Dolby Digital logo which shines during the zoom out. In the background we pan through the stars which turns up into nebula. When the logo finishes the website URL "www.dolby.com" fades in below.

## Trivia

* This trailer was used on only two LaserDiscs, those being the Japanese releases of The Sixth Day and The Cell, both of which were released very late in the lifespan of the format and thus are extremely expensive and hard to find these days.
* Only a few US discs are known to feature this trailer, with the biggest one being *Terminator 2: Judgment Day*'s Ultimate Edition release.
* Most copies of this trailer look a bit blurry, as a filmout transfer was used.
* The scope version is only known to be released theatrically, no home media releases are known to use it.
Dolby Headphone (Trailer)

This article is about Dolby Headphone as a trailer. If you are looking for the company, click here.

## Dolby Headphone

### First Use

Unknown (January 1999)
Pearl Harbor (DVD, December 4, 2001)

## Technical Specifications

* **Premiered**: January 1999
* **Format**: Dolby Digital
* **Aspect Ratio**: 1.78:1 Matted
* **Audio**: Paul Klingberg
* **Picture**: Sunset Digital

## Overview

Dolby Headphone debuted "behind closed doors" at WCES 1999, in Las Vegas. It was first shown regularly to the public on Singapore Airlines in-flight movies, starting May 1999.

## Description

We zoom out of the City trailer where the Dolby theater is to reveal we're in a theater. We pan through the theater and lights go off at certain angles to illustrate virtual surround sound when listening. The lights shine toward the ceiling to flash, from which comes down a golden [D(I] with headphones. "DOLBY HEADPHONE" appears in its corporate font by flashing letter. The theater fades out to a black background and the logo shines.

## Trivia

* Usually presented in a matted 1.78:1. A 4:3 variant is available on the Dolby "Explore Our World" demo disc.
Surround Fantastique

## Technical Specifications

* **Premiered**: September 1990
* **Format**: Dolby Stereo SR, Dolby Digital
* **Aspect Ratio**: 1.66:1, 1.85:1, and 2.35:1
* **Audio**: Henry Mancini

## Overview

To demonstrate the majestic nature of Dolby's various technologies for the 1990s and to replace aging trailers, this trailer was envisioned as a way to demonstrate the sweeping sounds of Dolby Stereo and introduced a new fanfare for the company.

## Description

We fly through various terrain and mountains. We then see one mountain and then we fly over it, where we can see a man throwing clothes off it, before we go into the sky to see the Dolby logo float down. The text "Making Films Sound Better" appears below the logo.

## Trivia

* This logo is sometimes known as **The Dolby Fanfare** for its recording information at the start.
* Sometimes, the Dolby Stereo SR logo is used instead for films with that technology.
* At some point between 1993 and 1995, Dolby elected to remix this trailer for the newer Dolby Digital technology. In this version, Mancini returned to reorchestrate the Dolby fanfare with the new audio format in mind.
* The logo was known to be used in theatrical appearances as late as 2001, though this has yet to be confirmed. No home media releases with this logo have been sighted as of 2023.
Spheres

## Technical Specifications

* **Premiered**: June 12, 2010
* **Format**: Dolby Digital, Dolby Surround 7.1, Dolby TrueHD
* **Aspect Ratio**: 1.85:1 and 2.35:1
* **Picture**: Imaginary Forces

## Overview

For the 2010s, a new and energetic trailer was needed to replace aging trailers from the prior decade as well as serve as an effective demonstration for Dolby Surround 7.1, so three very fast and dynamic sections were created each containing a central concept of spheres.

## Description

Several spheres are thrown to the ground, made from various materials, one even from glass. They fly forth into a dim space. Then four other spheres fly in slow motion, leaving rich colored tails, and explode in the sky. Two streams of green and blue bubbles proceed, forming the Dolby logo and other part of the stream condense into the Dolby wordmark.

## Trivia

* One variant contains text mentioning "Dolby Surround 7.1".
* This logo debuted on *Toy Story 3* (at the film's premiere), and is still used in some non-Atmos equipped theaters.
* For the first time in Dolby's history since the Dolby Surround days, zero known home media releases are known to contain this logo. It does make an appearance on The Sound of HD 3 demo disc from 2012, however.
* As of 2023, this was the most recent trailer that featured a Dolby Digital mix; which has been gradually been phased out by Dolby Surround 7.1 and more prominently, Dolby Atmos. It is also the final Dolby trailer to feature a 35mm transfer due to the newer technologies requiring a digital projector.
Rain

## Technical Specifications

* **Debuted**: December 11, 1998
* **Format**: Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Surround EX
* **Aspect Ratio**: 1.85:1 and 2.35:1
* **Audio Sound Design**: Marco D'Ambrosio and Gary Rizzo
* **Picture**: yU+Co

## Overview

*Rain* debuted with the release of Paramount Pictures' *Star Trek: Insurrection.* Rain inaugurated Dolby's "organic" trailer theme-real visuals with real music. Less than ten percent of the visual elements were created on a computer, and the majority of water images were taken from real photography. A special water machine was developed so strobe lights could capture actual raindrops colliding mid-air. A high-speed camera, capable of recording 200 feet of film in three seconds, was used to record this phenomenon not visible to the naked eye.

To complement the organic visuals, the music was recorded in Dolby's own presentation studio (designed with adjustable acoustics), and performed by members of the San Francisco Ballet, Opera, and Symphony.

In addition, *Rain* introduced Dolby's symphonic soundmark.

## Description

We start with bronze-ish colored water which appear to reflect the Dolby logo; then we flash and see a splash of water with it drops hitting each other. It fades to rain falling toward the camera. We then see it hit water reflecting the Dolby Digital logo, then fade to the Dolby Digital logo, a CGI object, in water. We fade to a smoky bronze background with "www.dolby.com".

## Trivia

* A short version exists starting with the appearance of the Dolby logo.
* U-571 is the only LaserDisc with this trailer.
* Rain is the first known Surround EX trailer and media released, predating the official launch of the format by many months. It was used as an early test for Surround EX setups prior to the arrival of compatible films.
* A later standard Dolby Digital version was also created.
* No known US release outside of demo discs and *Metal Gear Solid 4* contain this trailer, though this still needs to be investigated.
Dolby Atmos

**Dolby Atmos** is a surround system introduced by Dolby Laboratories in April 2012 at CinemaCon 2012 and debuted on ‘’Brave’’ two months later. It is the both the successor to Dolby Digital and Dolby Surround 7.1 theatrically and an extension of the Dolby TrueHD format in the home. Unlike prior systems, which encoded sounds to certain channels; this new system makes use of additional speakers with height, usually ceiling-mounted. This is a new process known as spatial encoding, meaning sounds can be implemented as objects, enabling a greater degree of flexibility in audio tracks, speaker placement, and immersivity.

In theaters, a very high amount of speakers can be placed, up to 128 channels, with a "bed" of 9.1 surround audio, allowing for 118 spare channels to be used. When the format arrived in the home in September 2014, it was instead implemented as part of a special spatial code inside of a TrueHD stream, of which Atmos-compatible receivers can decode the extra data while older receivers can interpret it as a TrueHD stream instead. This version requires a one LFE track to be present, with up to 34 speakers being available. One of the more common setups involve a 7.1 surround setup with four additional speakers above them being *height* speakers, henceforth a 7.1.4 setup; but can go up to a 24.1.10 (24 floor speakers, ten height speakers) configuration.

Dolby Atmos has become the dominant form of audio for most new 4K UHD discs and holds a near-monopoly on the theatrical audio market on new major releases.

## Trivia

* The first film to make use of an Atmos soundtrack was *Brave* on June 22, 2012, while the first Blu-ray to make use of one was *Transformers: Age of Extinction* on September 30th, 2014.
* Some early releases of Atmos-compatible films were upmixes of Dolby Surround 7.1 content as they were originally intended for that sound system before Atmos was introduced.
* Most new home media releases from Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros., and Lionsgate (among others) make use of an Atmos soundtrack on both their 4K UHD releases as well as their Blu-ray counterparts. Sony and Disney (and formerly Fox), meanwhile, kept the Atmos soundtracks to their UHD releases. (with select exceptions from the former two companies)
* Real-time decoding solutions for games exist for Atmos, mainly from a smattering of Microsoft and EA games like *Battlefield 1* and *Gears 5*. This would be added to Xbox One X and One S in 2017, and would continue into those systems' successors in 2020, the Xbox Series X/S. Support for real-time Dolby Atmos decoding was later added to the PlayStation 5 in 2023.
* More lossy interpretations of Atmos exist, as spatial encoding can also be added to a Dolby Digital Plus stream. This is the implementation used by streaming services for their Atmos support.
Consumer Guide to Home Theatre

## Overview

A sort of "for dummies" video about Dolby Surround from 1993 starring Michael Young, the Consumer Guide to Home Theatre tape runs through all of the basics to having a home theatre setup with Dolby Surround, as well as what to look for and how to set it up.

## Trailers Included

* Dolby Surround (short)
* Fred

## Gallery

### Scans

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## Trivia

* This may be the only release period to contain the "Fred" trailer. (Sometimes nicknamed "The Best Sound All 'Round!")
Dolbee

## Technical Specifications

* **Premiered**: November 2, 2007
* **Format**: Dolby Digital
* **Aspect Ratio**: 1:85:1
* **Audio Sound Design**: Randy Thom and Will Files\*
* **Picture**: DreamWorks Animation, Pacific Data Images

*\*assuming the same team as the film proper, may be a different team*

## Overview

A Dolby Digital demonstration featuring the characters of the 2007 animated film *Bee Movie*.

## Description

In a sound studio, we have a sketch where Barry B. Benson (the main character) is collecting sound data for Dolby but the sound guys (one of them being Ken) want to finish recording the sounds ("...so we can get out of here!"). Barry asks what the Dolby people want from them when Ken gets annoyed and just tells him to flap his wings. Barry flaps his wings while Ken turns up the Dolby switch. This causes the sound to become so loud that Ken floats up into the air and break the wall behind him (which happens to be the ladies' bathroom where a woman is screaming and running). Barry considers the name "Dol-bee?" and then asks where the cupcakes are. The Dolby logo is in gold and says "DOLBEE" for a second before turning to normal.

## Trivia

* All of the equipment and team from the film proper was used to develop this logo, allowing this logo to fit in even better.
* Barry and Ken's voice actors, Jerry Seinfeld and Patrick Warburton; reprise their roles here.
* It is highly unlikely this appeared on anything other than *Bee Movie* itself, and only appeared on the theatrical, (international?) Blu-ray, and international DVD releases of the film.
Dolby Headphone

This article is about Dolby Headphone as a company. If you are looking for the trailer, click here.
Dolby Headphone processing emulates the acoustics of a well-defined home theater, resulting in a natural and "open" listening sensation from standard stereo headphones, as opposed to the "in-the-head" effect that normally occurs. Dolby Headphone technology lets you enjoy Dolby Digital 5.1-channel movies and video games in thrilling sound quality that is natural and non-fatiguing even after long listening sessions.

With Dolby Headphone technology, sounds appear in front of you, behind you, all around you: it's just like being there. Stereo music playback also takes on a heightened sense of spatiality and realism.
Curious George

## Technical Specifications

* **Premiered**: 2005
* **Format**: Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II
* **Aspect Ratio**: 2.35:1

## Overview

Just a Dolby Digital logo meant to promote the 2006 *Curious George* film.

## Description

On a yellow background, Curious George runs in, making monkey noises. Suddenly, various sounds can be heard, such as a whisper, a door being knocked and a train passing by. George begins to look around, opening holes, vents, trapdoors and blinds to find the noises before eventually he gets tired and centers in the middle of the screen. The phrase 'CURIOUS WHERE GREAT SOUND COMES FROM?' flies in like a helicopter blade. George looks at the text, before turning to the audience and smiling. He jumps at the top-right corner of the screen and peels it away, revealing the shining golden Dolby Digital logo. "www.dolby.com" and a copyright stamp fade in below.

## Trivia

* This was seen theatrically at some point in 2005 due to the existence of a 35mm version of this trailer.
* This logo was made primarily for home media, mainly from DVDs from Universal in the late 2005 to early 2006 period. It is also on the VHS equivalents of these releases, thus making this the final Dolby logo to appear on the format, and the first one since Fred over a decade prior.
* Despite being made for it, it never showed up on the *Curious George* film proper (either theatrically or any home media release). It is on the tie-in game for the film though, promoting Dolby Pro Logic II instead.

## Releases with this trailer

 Curious George
 Kicking & Screaming
 Madagascar
 The Perfect Man
Dolby Digital Experience

## Overview

Retailing for 7,800 yen in 1997 on LaserDisc, the Dolby Digital Experience disc contains film clips, trailers and audio tests, all on a two-sided CAV disc. A DVD version was later released for 5,000 yen with a menu as well as some different content.

## Trailers Included

* Train (Long)
* Train (Short) (1.85:1 and 2.35:1 versions)
* City
* City (Remix)
* Canyon (1.85:1 and 2.35:1 versions)
* Egypt (1.85:1 and 2.35:1 versions)

## Clips Included

* Gamera II: Advent of Legion
* Ghost in the Shell (LD only)
* Tenchi Muyou! in LOVE (DVD only)
* Tetsujin Returns
* Fujiyama: King of Coasters
* Vegas (MUSE Stock footage)

## Gallery

### Scans

#### LD Version

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#### DVD Version

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## Trivia

* Both the DVD and the LaserDisc are letterboxed for 4:3, and the DVD release shows artifacts that point to the DVD release being a direct transfer of the master created for the LaserDisc.
* This may be the only DVD release (excluding bootlegs) with the original and long versions of the Train trailer.
"We've Got The Whole World Listening" Version 1.5

## Overview

Dolby's first demo disc that was strictly on DVD, ""We've Got The Whole World Listening" The Dolby Digital Demo Version 1.5", is among one of the earliest. Releasing in 1999 but then getting a re-release in 2000, it features a number of Dolby trailers, the "Dolby Digital Story" featurette, and a couple of musical performances.

## Trailers Included

* Train (4:3 version)
* City
* Egypt
* Canyon
* Rain
* Aurora
* Game

## Other Materials

* The Dolby Digital Story
* Allegro in D Major by Pacific Guitars (in a selection of 5.1, Dolby Surround and direct Stereo mixes)
* Fandango by Pacific Guitars (Main Menu music only)
* San Fernando Valley by Flying Without Instruments (5.1 only)
Fred

## Technical Specifications

* **Premiered**: Early 1990s
* **Format**: Dolby Surround
* **Aspect Ratio**: 4:3
* **Picture**: Capstone Films, Wibbly-Wobbly Films

## Overview

A proper Dolby Surround trailer had never been created before, and so to demonstrate the system's effectiveness, Dolby commissioned a trailer showcasing all of the effects in great detail; and released it as part of the Consumer Guide to Home Theatre VHS demo tape.

## Description

We start in a room with a sleeping cat and a goldfish. Then some guy crashes in the front door carrying a box with the "DOLBY SURROUND" logo on it. The camera zooms into the "DD" on the box and out of the "DD" button on his remote, which he then presses, resulting in sound waves striking toward his speakers around him. His room turns into a movie theater to the guy and cat's surprise, but the former starts watching the film and eating popcorn and the latter just looks on disinterested. The theater then turns into a stormy sea, as the cat is pulled underwater and the guy is being thrown around, eventually being briefly pulled in. He then presses the remote, turning the sea into a rock concert where he dances to the music as the cat jumps around. The guy presses the remote again, sending the two (the cat in an astronaut suit) to outer space, where a laser-shooting spaceship floats over them. Finally, the guy switches to a blank background, where he and the cat suddenly fall out of the shot. The "DOLBY SURROUND" logo appears with the text "The Best Sound All Round!" in drawn text that shakes. The cat walks from the right to the left with a sack, and copyright notices appear below.

## Trivia

* The logo is sometimes also referred to as *The Best Sound All Round!* for the end logo's text.
* It isn't clear what happened to Fred and the cat, as their fates are left ambiguous by the end.
* Some sources have claimed this logo appeared as early as 1989, while others (such as the copy currently preserved on this wiki) mention a 1993 debut date. For now, we have placed the date as "early 1990s".
* This may have appeared on other demo tapes with similar objectives, but has never appeared on a retail tape (due to the logo's length) of any film or television show (or broadcast for that matter).
Bit Harvest

## Technical Specifications

* **Premiered**: January 2007
* **Format**: Dolby TrueHD
* **Aspect Ratio**: 1.78:1, 1:85:1
* **Audio**: Christopher Scarabosio and Matthew Wood

## Overview

This trailer was meant to demonstrate both the clarity of the new high-definition video formats and the powerful sounds of TrueHD, introduced alongside the launch of the HD-DVD format and within close proximity of Blu-ray's launch.

## Description

We move across a holed matrix, where several blue beams strike through the holes. Then we pan over and see everything is illuminated by beams, which form the Dolby logo with "TRUEHD" below, the logo instantly becomes black and white.

## Trivia

* Alongside City Redux, this was the first Dolby trailer released on an HD video format, first appearing on Dolby's *The Sound of High Definition* demo disc from January 2007 on Blu-ray and HD-DVD.
* So far, only a select few titles from smaller distributors likely used this logo, as it was the only logo specifically dedicated for TrueHD until 2010, when Catalyst was released.
Symbols

## Technical Specifications

* **Premiered**: 2005
* **Format**: Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II
* **Aspect Ratio**: 4:3, 16:9

## Overview

It's another visually appealing gaming-focused logo for the various Dolby technologies.

## Description

Many symbols and lines form, with snowflake-like symbols shooting out before the vines form the Dolby symbol. The rest of the logo zooms out, forming the Dolby logo with either "DIGITAL" or "PRO LOGIC II" below it.

## Trivia

* Just like Argon, while it was intended for gaming; it's unknown if it appeared on anything else.
Unfold

## Technical Specifications

* **Premiered**: June 22, 2012
* **Format**: Dolby Atmos
* **Aspect Ratio**: 1:85:1 and 2.39:1
* **Picture**: Imaginary Forces

## Overview

To demonstrate the new spatial features of Dolby Atmos, a trailer showcasing all the capabilities of the sound system was needed.

## Description

On a gray gradient background, we see very fine white lines that join together and create small red lights. As the lines join together, they become sides of a 3D shape, with mostly triangles for sides. It spins left and then unwinds and expands to a bumpy grey surface. The surface then ripples, shatters and become small, right-angled triangles, which, just as quickly as they appeared, disappear via a rotating effect. These triangles then reappear as the camera slowly zooms out as these triangles start to join together and mechanically form the inside of a cube, which when we zoom out, is actually the Dolby "Double D" logo, accompanied by the "DOLBY" company name, in the company font on a background dominated by a bright light. During this zoom out, the word "ATMOS" flies in from the right and rotates until it faces the audience. Then, using the same effect, the words from taglines appear one by one.

## Trivia

* The tagline can either be "HEAR THE WHOLE PICTURE" (the original) or "FEEL EVERY DIMENSION" (alternate, introduced before 2017).
* Unlike its then-recent precursor, Spheres; this trailer does appear on various home media releases, namely from Lionsgate.
* The earliest known Atmos disc on Blu-ray predates the official Atmos launch on the format by over a month, in August 2014. Revisions as late as 2018 are known to exist.

## Releases with this trailer

 Everything Everywhere All at Once
 The Hitman's Bodyguard | November 21, 2017
 John Wick

## Note

\**The Hitman's Bodyguard* is the first known appearance on a feature film UHD for this trailer, but it is very likely to have appeared before this on UHD releases. Check UHD releases with Atmos soundtracks from 2016 to try to find earlier appearances.
Fire

## Technical Specifications

* **Format**: Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II
* **Aspect Ratio**: 4:3, 16:9

## Overview

The *Fire* trailer was created for games on the PlayStation 2 and GameCube that feature Dolby Pro Logic II audio. *Fire* demonstrates the intensity and power of Dolby Pro Logic II.

## Description

In a fire cloud, the Dolby logo appears in golden CGI. We can see SURROUND below, and PRO LOGIC II under it, written on a golden bar. Sometimes, the copyright info is shown in the bottom. The logo then fades.

## Trivia

* Versions containing Dolby Digital text are also known to exist.
* Late in its run, the gold Dolby logos were sometimes replaced with plain white Dolby logos.
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The Last Battle/Le Dernier Combat (1984)Edith and Marcel/Edith ét Marcel (1984)The Karate Kid (1984)

Fandango (1985)Witness (1985)Perfect (1985)Jagged Edge (1985)Subway (1985)

The Hitcher (1986)Rad (1986)Water (1986)Short Circuit (1986)Highlander (1986)The Karate Kid Part II (1986)Police (1986)Tough Guys (1986)The Color of Money (1986)Kamikaze (1986)

RoboCop (1987)The Running Man (1987)Terminus (1987)

The Big Blue (1988)

Deux (1989)
Dolby Surround 7.1

**Dolby Surround 7.1** is a surround sound system introduced by Dolby Laboratories on March 16, 2010 at ShoWest 2010. It is the successor and an extension to Dolby Digital and its EX counterpart. For the first time, true 7.1 capabilities have been implemented into the cinematic space by adding two discrete back surround channels into the mix, replacing the old matrixing strategy of Surround EX. Unlike EX, however; Dolby Surround 7.1 is the first digital cinema-exclusive audio technology, so owners of traditional 35mm projection systems were unable to take advantage of the new system (as the decoders only outputted digital audio from that sound system).

Despite a great deal of hype from Dolby from that time, the technology ultimately proved to be short-lived as the technical prowse of Dolby Surround 7.1 was quickly overshadowed by Dolby Atmos two years later in 2012, allowing for far more than 7.1 channels with its spacial encoding. Releases featuring only Dolby Surround 7.1 soundtracks would be phased out soon after, and no films after 2014 would be released with a Dolby Surround 7.1 soundtrack as its highest-end format. However, it would be used as a fallback soundtrack for Atmos films for non-spacial-compatible auditoriums.

## Trivia

* The first film to make use of a Dolby Surround 7.1 soundtrack was *Toy Story 3* on June 18, 2010. This was employed at the film's premiere.
* One of the last films to make use of a Dolby Surround 7.1 soundtrack as a pure option was *Transformers: Age of Extinction* in June 2014.
* Despite the name, Dolby Surround 7.1 has no relation to Dolby Surround.
* Although this was the first time discrete 7.1 technology had existed for theatrical installations, this had existed in the home as early as 2006 with Dolby TrueHD.
Catalyst

## Technical Specifications

* **Premiered**: 2010
* **Format**: Dolby Digital, Dolby TrueHD
* **Aspect Ratio**: 16:9

## Overview

For the new decade, Dolby created this gaming-focused trailer - now reflecting the five years' of advancements since the last game logo (such as the 2008 rebrand and the advent of TrueHD).

## Description

A trail of blue particles appears from the left, vanishing in the center. Another trail proceeds from the right, then both sides and from the viewer. The bubble explodes in the center, leaving the Dolby logo.

## Trivia

* Sometimes, the TrueHD logo or the Dolby Digital logo is used.
Dolby Digital Plus

**Dolby Digital Plus** is lossy audio encoding scheme and an extension to Dolby Digital introduced in 2004, which allows for a much wider data rate compared to the standard AC-3 encoding scheme (Dolby Digital Plus is also known as Enhanced AC-3, or E-AC-3), up to 6.0 Mbit/s along with more channels at the same bitrate, with a maximum of 15 channels for a 15.1 channel configuration. It is based on a modified version of the original modified discrete cosine transform (or MDCT) along with additional exclusive techniques for encoding audio such as the Adaptive Hybrid Transform (AHT for short), Enhanced Coupling (ECPL), and more involved spectral extensions; among several others.

It was selected for use in the ATSC digital television system in the late 2000s and early 2010s alongside its precursor; and was also selected as a mandatory format for the now-defunct HD-DVD format with a maximum of 7.1 channels at a 3.024 Mbit/s bitrate maximum, as well as an optional format for the Blu-ray format - however, for most of the format's life, E-AC-3 was only permitted for rear channels in a 6.1 and 7.1 configuration at 1.664 Mbit/s bitstreamed into a regular 640 kbit/s Dolby Digital stream. However, the newer Ultra HD Blu-ray format began to relax these restrictions, and is now sometimes seen as a lossy fallback or as the encoded format for other languages in some recent releases.

Due to the latter format's heavy limitations on E-AC-3 along with the failure of the HD-DVD format and its lossy nature, Dolby Digital Plus remains one of Dolby's lesser known audio formats, and was overshadowed by the lossless Dolby TrueHD unveiled at around the same time. Nonetheless, Dolby Digital Plus streams live on in the streaming world as some services such as Vudu make use of the format for their audio support. Additionally, Dolby Atmos spacial audio streams can be bitstreamed onto a DD+ stream as the newer format's lossy implementation (which is what some streaming services use as part of their support for Atmos), sometimes referred to as **Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos**.

## Trivia

* The very first media to make use of a Dolby Digital Plus track are HD-DVD's launch titles, such as *Serenity* and *The Last Samurai* - on April 18th, 2006.
* As of 2022, some Disney UHD releases make use of DD+ streams for additional languages, among a few others.
* E-AC-3 and TrueHD streams are not compatible with one another despite them both being introduced in 2004 and released in 2006 - the latter only maintains a standard DD fallback layer.