Dolby Laboratories celebrates 50 years, plans growth ahead

[Thakur]

Based on American engineer Ray Dolby’s vision for spectacular entertainment, 50 years ago Dolby Laboratories Inc brought about a change in the perception of sight and sound on screen. As the company celebrates its achievements, it is also planning its growth ahead for the future.

To support growth, Dolby will be moving to new headquarters at 1275 Market Street in San Francisco where it will continue to shape the sight and sound of entertainment and communications with new technologies like Dolby Cinema, Dolby Vision, Dolby Voice and Dolby Atmos.

One of the company’s latest achievements is the launch of Dolby Cinema at AMC Prime in association with AMC Theatres.

Dolby aims to further expand that and Dolby Cinema at AMC Prime will be launched in up to 100 sites by 2024, including major cities like San Francisco, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Miami, Boston, Denver and Seattle. In addition, Dolby Vision is also revolutionizing displays from movie theatres to TVs. Disney’s ‘Tomorrowland’ and Disney Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ will be the first Dolby Vision titles. Moreover, the first TVs with Dolby Vision are arriving this year from Vizio.

Dolby Atmos, the company’s other technology, is rapidly becoming the sound format of choice for filmmakers and device makers.

The technology places and moves specific sounds anywhere in the room, including overhead, to bring entertainment around the audience alive.

Over 1,000 screens worldwide have installed or committed to be equipped with Dolby Atmos, and over 275 Dolby Atmos titles have been announced globally.

Entertainment enthusiasts can also enjoy Dolby Atmos in their home theatres, mobile devices and in virtual reality experiences from Jaunt. How Dolby began its journey in 1965

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[jayanji]

50 Years of Innovation

1965: Dolby founded in London.

1966: Dolby creates first product to reduce noise in music recordings.

1971: A Clockwork Orange is the first film to use Dolby noise reduction.

1976: Dolby moves headquarters to San Francisco.

1977: Star Wars opens with Dolby Stereo®.

1982: Dolby creates surround sound for the home.

1989: Ray Dolby and Ioan Allen awarded Oscars® for contributions to cinema sound.

1992: Batman Begins is the first movie to be released in Dolby Digital.

1996: Dolby receives Scientific and Engineering Award from AMPAS for design and development of Dolby Digital sound system.

1998: First live HDTV broadcast with 5.1-channel Dolby Digital audio.

1999: Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace debuts in Dolby Surround EX.

2004: Primetime Emmy® Award presented by NATAS to Dolby for outstanding achievement in engineering development.

2005: Dolby completes initial public offering.

2006: New Korean office opens in Asia, joining offices in Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing, and Hong Kong.

2010: Dolby Professional Reference Monitor PRM-4200 is awarded TV Technology Mario Award.

2012: Dolby acquires rights to Dolby Theatre®.

2012: Dolby reinvents cinema sound with Dolby Atmos®.

2013: Dolby enters business communications with Dolby Voice®.

2014: Dolby launches Dolby Vision™.

2014: Dolby launches Dolby Cinema™.

2015: Ray Dolby receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

2015: Dolby wins two Daytime Emmys for its work with Silent.