The problem may arise when the (delay) offset is set higher than 70. Otherwise, it should never happen.

There has been updates to the EXE (on discs) that expands the freewheeling of timecode for another 1/2 second.

Hmmmmmm... Well, I hear that there was not enough room on the DTS Discs to include our THX Trailers. We checked out the discs, and yes, this is correct for Pearl Harbor, although compression ratios can be adjusted to insure that enough room exists during the DTS encode. This was not done on Pearl Harbor. Yet, on Swordfish, there is enough room on the disc for our Trailers... our 3 minutes of trailers. So, Karen, was this a choice? Not to include the trailers?

I hope this is a trend that will not continue, for the sake of the THX Theatres out there.

Thank you Brad, and others, for pointing this out.

Yours,

Ted Costas
Manager, THX Theatre Alignment Program

I REALLY don't want that DTS change film compression to have THX trailers on the disks...
I would prefer to have my THX trailer projected in DD or to skip THX trailer for that long films. Also, most of us have DTS6D units with a third drive: why not release a trailer disks with all possible trailers to use in these cases?
However I realize that to have room for 3 minutes of trailers sound compression should be increased just a bit... But in this way someone could think "Oooh! Why don't we increase audio compression to have just one disk for each movie so that we can spare money?".
Karen, is it possible to change audio compression on dts disks without modifying players?

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Hi Ted
If I recall correctly DTS compression rates are non-negotiable. I do believe that DTS prides itself amongst the digital formats for having the best compression rate. With that in mind, it seems that an executive decision was made to sacrifice the THX trailers for lack "of space" problems. Great, I can live with that. I guess the decision was made to benefit the greater good. However, it does strike me curious as to why the communication lines amongst the giants of the cinematic technological world cant simply make a telephone call or let each other know as to the situation. I am sure THX would have appreciated prior notice, rather than having to resort to this highly informative medium, and with that Ted, I agree with your frustration completely. It shocked me to read your post as it seems that you folks were the last to know. A resourceful company like THX would have almost certainly have tried to rectify the situation prior to the DTS disks release. This is a good case in point scenario as to some of the flim flam that seems to go around.
Oh well what can you do but talk about it after the fact on this web page and hope that "executive decision makers" read these post and get a clue. Take care, Ted

I do not know whose decision it was to remove the YHX trailers. I will copy your email to our post production department and let them answer you.

I love you guys. And I'm sure we'll work everything out.

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