PDVD 19 - Dolby Virtual Speaker

Anonymous

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Dec 15, 2019 19:39

Hi, according to this page: https://www.cyberlink.com/support/faq-content.do?id=24363 Dolby Virtual Speaker isn't supported in PDVD 19, but i still see the option for it and enabling it does alter the sound so i'm assuming it's working.

Just a bit confused by that help page, as it says DVS isn't supported but it's still in PDVD?

Why isn't it supported anymore as i prefer it to trutheather?

Jets2011

Senior Contributor Location: Canada Joined: Sep 29, 2006 05:26 Messages: 760 Offline

Dec 15, 2019 20:01

What version of PowerDVD 19 are you running? My guess would be that you have not updated to 19.12.

https://www.cyberlink.com/support/powerdvd-ultra/patches_en_US.html

Dave

Anonymous

Dec 15, 2019 20:04

Quote What version of PowerDVD 19 are you running? My guess would be that you have not updated to 19.12.

https://www.cyberlink.com/support/powerdvd-ultra/patches_en_US.html

Dave

Looks like i don't have that update. Guess it's best not to ugrade then as otherwise i will lose that feature.

Why is this being removed?

Anonymous

Dec 15, 2019 20:12

Quote What version of PowerDVD 19 are you running? My guess would be that you have not updated to 19.12.

https://www.cyberlink.com/support/powerdvd-ultra/patches_en_US.html

Dave

I just downloaded and installed that update to see if it would fix another problem i'm having, but looks like i already had the update.

After installing the option, the option for the dolby virtual speaker is still there?

QC2.0

Senior Contributor Joined: Apr 27, 2016 04:02 Messages: 610 Offline

Dec 16, 2019 01:01

If it still exists, luckily, you can still use it.
If it is not there, then it is not there as their annoucement has clarified it.

Dolby Virtual Speaker is just a minor and virtual (not real) downmix feature to provide emulated surround sound by post-processing the multi-channels audio to be played on 2 speakers,. (I prefer calling it fake surround sound)

At professional audio phile wise, more processing means more possible interference, distortion, etc.
If you really care about the actual audio quality and surround sound effect when playing such audio, I suggest you apply the actual surround sound speakers or headphone setup, and then you don't need the virtual speaker to upmix or downmix any more.

BTW, powerdvd sill has the TrueTheater Surround feature to process the downmix if you really need the virtualized surround sound on 2ch stereo speakers setup.