Dolby Headphone

(January 1999-2006)
Logo: We zoom out of the City trailer where the camera pans through the facade of the Dolby movie theater as the helicopter flies, to reveal we're inside a theater of our own. We pan through the theater and lights go off at certain angles to illustrate virtual surround sound when listening. The lights shine toward the ceiling to flash, from which comes down a golden [D(I] with headphones. "DOLBY HEADPHONE" appears in its corporate font by flashing letter. The theater fades out to a black background and the logo shines.

Variant: Usually presented in a matted 1.78:1. A 4:3 variant is available on the Dolby "Explore Our World" demo disc.

Technique: CGI animation by Sunset Digital.

Music/Sounds: A synth theme with drums and sci-fi sounds that sound like it's coming from certain angles, by Paul Klingberg.

Availability: Rare. It appeared before in-flight movies starting with its public launch on Singapore Airlines flights in May 1999. It was also seen on the DVDs that came with the second-edition and third-edition copies of the book DVD Demystified, the DVDs of Pearl Harbor (including the Director's Cut) and the Explore Our World demo disc from Dolby. Originally premiered behind closed doors at CES 1999 in Las Vegas.