MC500
System Setup Menus
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7.6 Dolby
The Dolby menu enables you to set up the how the unit handles Dolby audio. The MC500 unit
supports Dolby D and E decoding as well as Dolby E transcoding when frame rate converting.
Dolby E encoding from a PCM input is not supported.
Dolby transcoding means that a change to the Dolby frame rate is enabled, but a change to
the Dolby program format is not possible. For example, if the incoming video is at 50 Hz with
5.1+2 Dolby audio, when the MC500 is set to standards convert the video to 59 Hz, the Dolby
transcode function enables you to create 5.1+2 Dolby audio at 59 Hz. The output Dolby frame
rate follows the output video frame rate chosen for the processing channel.
For more information about the Dolby decoder and transcoder, see the
KudosPro Dolby
Application
Note
www.snellgroup.com/products/conversion-and-restoration/conversion/kudospro/
Note:
The Dolby encoder acts in tandem with the Dolby decoder: Dolby transcoding from one
frame rate to another is enabled. It is not possible to author Dolby audio from a PCM input.
Note:
Routing of the Dolby E decoded and transcoded outputs to embedded SDI is limited by
hardware. If the Dolby option is fitted, the output of this decoder/transcoder is only
available as embedded audio on SDI outputs A1 and A2, and can be routed to any AES or
analog audio encoder (if fitted). See “Block Diagrams” on page 15.
