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[[File:Mono tracks.jpg |right|thumb|300px|A print with both variable area and variable density mono tracks.]]
[[File:Mono tracks.jpg |right|thumb|300px|A print with both variable area and variable density mono tracks.]]


'''Sound formats''' are technologies that allow recorded sound to be synchronized to (or otherwise accompany) a film. Before the advent of sound formats, all films were [[silent film|silent]].
'''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]].


* magenta vs. cyan vs. black/silver/gray for optical tracks
* magenta vs. cyan vs. black/silver/gray for optical tracks
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  | [[Stereo]]  || Optical ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
  | [[Stereo]]  || Optical ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
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  | [[Dolby SR]]  || Optical ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   
  | [[Dolby SR]] (35mm) || Optical ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||   
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  | [[Dolby A]]  || Optical ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
  | [[Dolby A]] (35mm) || Optical ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
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  | [[Dolby SR-D]]  || Digital ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  || Also called Dolby Digital
  | [[Dolby Digital]]  || Digital ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  || Also called Dolby SR-D
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  | [[DTS]]  || Digital || x || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
  | [[DTS]]  || Digital || x || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
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  | [[SDDS]]  || Digital ||  || x ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
  | [[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 ||  ||  
  | Magnetic  || Magnetic || x || x || x || x || x ||  ||