DTS Pro Series User Manual

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(Optional) Add your company name, project name, or other details here.

10. Frame rate:

If the audio track is intended to sync with video, be sure to

match its frame rate. If the video reference is “drop frame”, you MUST select
“drop frame” here.

29.97 (drop or non-drop)

If it is important to match the start of the audio track to some specific point in the
video, enter the

Start time

here, in hours:minutes:seconds:frames (hh:mm:ss:ff)

format. The End time will be calculated automatically, based on the length of the
Input Files and the selected frame rate.

11.

The

Input Files

section of the screen is where you select the individual

source file to be assigned to each encoded channel. (See the “Special Case”
following step 12.)

Click the cursor on the left-hand column (the “L…” in this example) to open a
file selection window (shown below).

Browse for an input file for the L channel, then select it.

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Sample rate is set to 48 kHz. The Sample rate here must match the sample
rate of the source files. See

note 1,

after step 12, page 16.

3 dB Rear channel attenuation is left OFF.
3 dB rear channel attenuation is used in cases where you have a theatrical
master that has not been remixed or repurposed for DVD, and the rear
surrounds (right and left) are typically 3 dB higher than they should be for
home theater.

Determine the location for the output files.
Choose

Local

to pack a file locally. Then go to step 7.

or Choose

Network

to pack files straight to Network Encoder.

The User Name field will display your user name. Go to step 8.

This field only displays if Mode is set to “Local” meaning that the output file
will be placed on your local computer.

Identify the directory where the output files will be located.

Click Browse and navigate to the

parent

(the next higher directory) of the

desired directory.

Click the target directory name to select it, then click Select.

Note:

To pack locally you will need an additional library. See 2.9 on page 9.

Keep your personalized packer and library together.

Type a name for the packed file that you will produce.

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