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[[File:Mono tracks.jpg |right|thumb|300px|A 35mm print with both variable area and variable density mono tracks.]] | |||
[[File:35mm sound formats.JPG |right|thumb|300px|Example of a 35mm print with SDDS, Dolby digital, optical SR, and DTS.]] | |||
[[Category:Film | '''Sound formats''' are technologies that allow recorded sound to be synchronized to (or otherwise accompany) a film. Sound formats also encompass more advanced technologies like '''noise reduction''' and '''sound processing'''. Before the advent of sound formats, all films were [[silent film|silent]]. | ||
* [[magnetic sound]], [[optical soundtrack]], digital sound/sound on disc | |||
* magenta vs. cyan vs. black/silver/gray for optical tracks | |||
* Determining sound formats (esp. optical formats) | |||
* Determining sound levels - best practices | |||
* Amplifiers? | |||
* Sound processors | |||
* Speakers | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
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! Sound format !! Type !! 70mm? !! 35mm? !! 16mm? !! 8mm? !! Super8? !! Other gauges? !! Notes | |||
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| [[Mono]] || Optical || || x || x || || || || variable density vs. variable area | |||
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| [[Stereo]] || Optical || || x || || || || || | |||
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| [[Dolby SR]] (35mm) || Optical || || x || || || || || | |||
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| [[Dolby A]] (35mm) || Optical || || x || || || || || | |||
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| [[Dolby Digital]] || Digital || || x || || || || || Also called Dolby SR-D | |||
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| [[DTS]] || Digital || x || x || x || || || || | |||
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| [[SDDS]] || Digital || || x || || || || || | |||
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| [[Dolby SR]] (70mm) || Magnetic || x || || || || || || | |||
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| [[Dolby A]] (70mm) || Magnetic || x || || || || || || | |||
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| Magnetic || Magnetic || x || x || x || x || x || || | |||
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[[Category:Film prints]] | |||
[[Category: Sound]] | |||
[[Category: Sound formats]] |