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Dolby Laboratories, Inc. 100 Potrero Avenue San Francisco CA, 94103-4813 United States Ph: (415) 558-0200 http://www.dolby.com info@dolby.com

Roles: • D-Cinema Deployment Entity • Equipment Manufacturer • Sponsor Related • Technology Provider

Sub-Groups: Cinea (Herndon U.S.A.) Dolby LA (Burbank U.S.A.) Dolby NYC (New York U.S.A.) Dolby UK (Wootton Bassett U.K.)

Dolby Laboratories develops and delivers products and technologies that make the entertainment experience more realistic and immersive. For four decades Dolby has been at the forefront of defining high-quality audio and surround sound in cinema, broadcast, home audio systems, cars, DVDs, headphones, games, televisions, and personal computers. Based in San Francisco with European headquarters in England, the company has entertainment industry liaison offices in New York and Los Angeles, and licensing liaison offices in London, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.

Dolby Web Site:

Dolby Products Overview

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) is the global leader in technologies that are essential elements in the best entertainment experiences. Founded in 1965 and best known for high-quality audio and surround sound, Dolby creates innovations that enrich entertainment at the movies, at home, or on the go.

Products:

Dolby® CP650

Cinema Processor

Dolby® CP750

Digital Cinema Audio Processor

Dolby® Digital 3D System

3D Equipment and Services

Dolby® DMA8 Plus

Digital Media Adapter.

Dolby® DSS200

Dolby® NA10

Network Automation Interface

Dolby® SCC2000

Digital Cinema Content Encoding and Packaging

Contacts: Sales:
DDCinfo@dolby.com

External Links and More Information A new way to listen: Expansive audio formats hold promise for cinemas

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Dolby Laboratories Acquires Rival IMM Sound

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Dolby Sheds Some Light on Exhibition at NATO Event

Amid a rising chorus of complaints about 3D projection, the National Association of Theater Owners California/Nevada turned to Dolby Laboratories last week for a special presentation about how best t...

Forty years of cinema innovation: Hollywood & 'FJI' celebrate a Dolby milestone

Exhibitors and their audiences around the world quickly associate the name Dolby with great cinema sound. What most don’t realize is Dolby Laboratories’ pivotal role in raising the quality of cinema ...

Toy Story 3: How Dolby Revolutionized Sound for 3-D Movies

Last June, Dolby unleashed Surround 7.1 in conjunction with Best Picture nominee Toy Story 3. For the first time, it enabled viewers of 3-D movies to feel like they were inside of the action and insi...

The best is yet to come: 3D technology continues to evolve and win audience approval

3D just keeps getting bigger and better in spite of the early skepticism that the trend wouldn’t last. This year, Hollywood delivered on their promised 3D titles, with many more in the production pip...

Dolby, Real D taking on another dimension in movies

For more than 30 years, Dolby Laboratories has enriched the sound of movies. Now, the San Francisco pioneer is looking to revolutionize the visual experience as well, with newfangled 3-D films.

The New 3D Technology

It’s been only two years since the re-launch of commercial 3D exhibition with Disney’s Chicken Little in November 2005 and there are now almost 1,000 cinemas equipped. This rapid growth exceeds all p...

Film studios hope rebirth of 3-D will save the cinema

TO most cinemagoers, 3-D will forever be associated with the red and green-lensed cardboard glasses that were frequently more talked about than the movies that required such accessories.

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Recent Dolby News May 15, 2013 Kerasotes ShowPlace Theatres, LLC Debuts ICON•X, Dolby® Atmos™ Enhanced Xperience with Paramount Pictures’ Star Trek Into Darkness

Kerasotes ShowPlace Theatres, LLC today announced that the ShowPlace ICON Theatres® at Roosevelt Collection – at 1011 South Delano Court East (near Roosevelt and Clark) in Chicago’s South Loop – now houses Kerasotes’ first premium large format screen, the ICON•X, Dolby® Atmos™ EnhancedXperience.

May 13, 2013 Dolby Announces First Dolby® Atmos™ Post-Production Facility in France

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced that Paris-based post-production facility Ink Production studio has become the first French facility to be fitted with Dolby Atmos. Starting in June 2013, En Solitaire, directed by Christophe Offenstein and produced by Gaumont / Les Films du Cap will be the first French feature film mixed in Dolby Atmos at Ink Production.

Apr 15, 2013 Wanda Cinemaline Selects Dolby Atmos for X-Land Giant Screen

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced that Wanda Cinemaline Corporation, owner of the largest cinema chain in China, has chosen Dolby® Atmos™ as the standard audio system for its giant screen, X-Land, and plans to equip all current and upcoming X-Land screens with Dolby Atmos technology.

Apr 15, 2013 Dolby Defines the Future of Entertainment at CinemaCon 2013

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) ushers in a new era of entertainment at CinemaCon® 2013 (Caesars Palace, booth 2303A) with the general availability of the Dolby® Atmos™ Cinema Processor CP850 and the ability to bring Dolby 3D imaging to Sony® 4K projectors. In addition, Dolby has temporarily equipped the prestigious Colosseum theatre at Caesars Palace with Dolby Atmos to support presentations by several studios.

Apr 9, 2013 Dolby Strikes Agreement with Cameron Pace Group to Bring 3D Entertainment to the Home

At NAB Show® 2013, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) and Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) in association with CAMERON | PACE Group (CPG) announced that they have signed an agreement to integrate the Dolby® 3D format into CPG’s 3D video content production workflow and to collaborate on the use of the Dolby 3D format.

Feb 21, 2013 Dolby Celebrates Oscar-Nominated Sound Mixers and Editors

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) announced today that all Oscar® nominated films in the Achievement in Sound Editing and Achievement in Sound Mixing categories were released with Dolby® audio technologies: Dolby Digital, Dolby Surround 7.1, and/or the newly released Dolby Atmos™.

Feb 8, 2013 Dolby Delivers Acoustic Highlights at the 63rd International Film Festival in Berlin and Shows the Future of Cinema with the New Audio Platform Dolby® Atmos™

Dolby Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: DLB) is celebrating a special anniversary at this year’s Berlinale. For the 10th time, Dolby is bringing innovative, pioneering audio technologies; digital cinema equipment, including Dolby 3D; and services to the Berlin International Film Festival.

Jan 23, 2013 Race 2 to Release with Dolby Atmos

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) today announced that highly anticipated action thriller Race 2 will release with Dolby® Atmos™ in select theatres on January 25, 2013. Dolby Atmos will deliver a more natural and realistic soundfield to Race 2, moving sound around and above cinema audiences, transporting them into the onscreen adventure.

Jan 23, 2013 Huayi Brothers to Elevate Moviegoing Experience with Dolby Atmos

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced that it will collaborate with Huayi Brothers Media Co. to bring the <a></a><a>Dolby</a>® Atmos™ sound experience to moviegoers across China and beyond. Dolby Atmos is a new audio platform that revolutionizes the experience of sound in entertainment. The collaboration between Dolby and Huayi Brothers is helping to bring a truly lifelike audio experience to movie theatres in China and abroad.

Jan 4, 2013 Dolby Atmos Electrifies the Action in the Upcoming Release of A Good Day To Die Hard

John McClane is heading to Red Square in Moscow and fans of the Die Hard franchise will hear all the gripping action in Dolby® Atmos™ when A Good Day to Die Hard hits theaters this winter (Hong Kong and Singapore: February 7, 2013, and in the US: February 14, 2013).