Dolby Laboratories : Sci-fi Thriller Transcendence Coming to Japan via Blu-Ray™ Featuring Dolby Atmos Sound

Japan, Tokyo, October 3 2014 -- Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) subsidiary Dolby Japan K.K. (head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President: Yukihiro Osawa) today announced that PONY CANYON INC's. Blu-ray release of Transcendence will be available for home theater enthusiasts featuring a Dolby Atmos® soundtrack on December 2, 2014 in Japan.

"If you've experienced Transcendence in Dolby Atmos in the cinema, you understand the power of sound to transport you right into the middle of the action," said, said Yuhikiro Osawa, President, Dolby Japan. "Soon, home theater enthusiasts in Japan will be able to experience Dolby Atmos movies the way they were meant to be heard, right in their living rooms."

Mr. Ryutaro Ueda, Executive Managing Director, Motion Pictures & Home Entertainment Dept. at PONY CANYON INC., said, "We are excited to be one of the first to bring home theater enthusiasts in Japan a domestic Blu-ray disc featuring a Dolby Atmos local language soundtrack. Transcendence will offer the excitement of Dolby Atmos at home for those who already experienced the movie in a cinema and will bring a new level of entertainment to those who have not seen the movie." The Transcendence Blu-ray disc featuring a Dolby Atmos soundtrack will be released in Japan before other countries.

Consumers will be able to experience Dolby Atmos home theater products at leading home theater retailers such as AVAC Corporation and BIC CAMERA INC.. More locations are expected as additional products are introduced into the market throughout the year.

Manufacturers who have announced Dolby Atmos AV receivers or pre-processors include Denon, Integra, Marantz, Onkyo, Pioneer, Steinway Lyngdorf, Trinnov Audio and Yamaha. Manufacturers developing Dolby Atmos enabled speakers and add-on modules include Atlantic Technology, Definitive Technology, KEF, Onkyo, Pioneer USA, Teufel and Triad Speakers. Onkyo also announced a Dolby Atmos equipped home theater in a box (HTIB) solution. Silicon providers Analog Devices, Inc., Cirrus Logic and Texas Instruments have developed chips in support of Dolby Atmos home theater AV receivers and processors. Additional manufacturers who have committed to delivering future Dolby Atmos products include Datasat, Emotiva Audio Corp, Outlaw Audio, Storm Audio and Now Hear This (NHT).

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About Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos delivers captivating, multidimensional sound that places and moves specific sounds anywhere in the room, including overhead, to bring entertainment alive all around the audience.

Since its introduction in the cinema in 2012, Dolby Atmos has been embraced by all the major Hollywood studios, seven Academy Award® winning directors, and 16 Academy Award-winning sound mixers, among others.

Now, entertainment enthusiasts will be able to enjoy Dolby Atmos in their home theaters.

About Dolby Laboratories
Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) creates audio, video, and voice technologies that transform entertainment and communications in mobile devices, at the cinema, at home, and at work. For nearly 50 years, sight and sound experiences have become more vibrant, clear, and powerful in Dolby.www.dolby.com.

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