It’s easy to add surround sound to your home movies using Pinnacle Studio and Dolby Digital Creator tool.


This tool is built into Studio 10 and is incredibly easy to use (all you have to do is activate it: see below). Compared with normal stereo recording, it provides higher quality sound and saves up to 25% of valuable disc space. You can play it back on any surround sound system.



What is Dolby Digital?


Dolby Digital is the reigning standard for surround sound technology. It is used in thousands of cinemas and millions of homes worldwide.


Dolby Digital Stereo Dolby Digital Stereo Pinnacle Studio Plus 10 comes standard with Dolby® Digital Stereo Creator for creating DVD-Videos with stunning Dolby Digital stereo soundtracks at home that can be played back on virtually any PC or Home Theater System. It provides higher quality sound and saves up to 25% of valuable disc space.


Dolby Digital 5.1 brings the cinema experience home and adds a touch of Hollywood to your home movies. A bit confusingly, “5.1” stands for six discrete channels (left, centre, right, left rear, right rear and a subwoofer). Pinnacle Studio MediaSuite 10 comes standard with Dolby® Digital 5.1 Creator. Now you can use your creativity to mix, edit and author your video on your pc and create a DVD video with realistic 5-channel sound.



I have     Dolby Digital Creator  
Studio version 10.5        

    
FREE: Dolby Digital Stereo Tool activation

UPGRADEABLE: Dolby Digital 5.1 Tool activation (€3) 		 
Studio Plus 10.5        
       
    ACTIVATED: Dolby Digital Stereo Tool

UPGRADEABLE: Dolby Digital 5.1 Tool activation (€3) 		 
Studio Media
Suite 10.5		        
         
    ACTIVATED: Dolby Digital Stereo Tool

ACTIVATED: Dolby Digital 5.1
Tool activation 		 
  Have you activated Dolby Digital  Creator?
 To create Dolby Digital home movies, you   need to activate Dolby Digital Creator for   your version of Studio 10. This can be done   from the Studio application.
  • Got to “Make Movie” tab in Studio.
  • Select “Disc” as the destination and  “DVD” as the disc type.“
  • Click on the settings button to  access the audio settings of your  DVD and select either Dolby Digital  2CH or Dolby Digital 5.1 channels.
  • Apply the new settings and click on  the “create disc” button. You’ll be  automatically prompted to activate  your selected Dolby Digital Encoder.
  • Enjoy the amazing new sound in  your movies!