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Apple_John · Nov 23, 2001, 05:54 AM

I can't find any Dolby Headphone Technology s/w for Mac. Dolby Headphone is very important for DVD watching on computer, esp laptop. Most mac have DVD rom, I can't believe this technology is PC privilege!

Is there a Dolby Headphone Technology software for mac hiding somewhere I can't find, or we are second class computer users again?

Sych0 · Nov 28, 2003, 10:07 AM

rise from your grave...

anyway, here we are over 2 years later

Any mac software with dolby headphone or some sort of virtual surround for ibooks?

Axo1ot1 · Nov 28, 2003, 11:14 AM

Just accdept that it's a gimmick. You aren't going to reproduce theater sound on headphones. If you could do that, then the sound for motion pictures would be mixed with headphones and not insanely expensive mixing rooms, build specifically to mimic theater acoustics. Stereo is just fine for mobile movie viewing.

Sych0 · Nov 29, 2003, 05:07 PM

All due respect sir, but have you tried dolby headphone? Its no gimmick. It is true surround sound over two headphone speakers. I don't know how they do it, but they do. Yes, stereo is fine for mobile movie viewing, but then again, stereo is technically fine for home theater viewing. I was hoping to get great sound and was just curious if any apps have adopted it yet.

No need to get your panties in a bunch

wang_himself · Nov 30, 2003, 01:55 AM

Just forget the headphones and go for the Dolby 7.1!

Sych0 · Nov 30, 2003, 08:40 AM

I would, except 7.1 speakers are a lot to fit on say, an airplane

chabig · Nov 30, 2003, 06:10 PM

I had a nice email conversation today with the CEO of Lake Technology, the company that developed the Dolby Headphone technology and licensed it to Dolby labs.

He says their talking with Apple, and would love to develop for OS X and the iPod. He asked that we, as customer, let Apple know we're interested. So...

http://www.apple.com/macosx/feedback/
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipod.html

Chris

Sych0 · Nov 30, 2003, 09:04 PM

ipod?!?

Wow.

I gotta go change my pants then email apple. BRB.

Thanks bud. :]

ShyGuy91284 · Oct 2, 2005, 12:02 AM

Really, any dolby headphone software available for the mac (iBook in this case)? Some may call it gimmicky, but I think the technology has developed enough to sound decent (considering it's headphones).