Professional Software Reference Decoder

This professional reference decoder provides decoding and monitoring of Dolby® Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and MLP Lossless™ formats. Dolby Media Decoder is designed to run locally on a single computer to provide playback and decoding for an individual audio room. It supports monitoring consumer listening modes including downmixing and dynamic range control; it decodes Dolby Pro Logic® II, Dolby Pro Logic, and Dolby Digital Surround EX™ formats; and it processes Dolby Headphone technology.

The decoder provides video transport control via standard 9-pin protocol for checking A/V sync with video during QC of either source or encoded files. It also supports synchronization of audio playback with Apple® QuickTime® video files. The decoder’s audio output supports Core Audio and ASIO formats for use with FireWire® input/output devices, or with other external or internal I/O hardware.