Years
Used
Film
Guage
Technology
Employed
Noise
or Data
Reduction
Left Mid
Left
Center Mid
Right
Right
Mono
Surround
(Effects)
Left
Surround
Right
Surround
Low
Frequency
Effects
Fantasound
1940
35mm
3-Track
Analogue
Optical
.
X
.
X
.
X
.
.
.
.
Cinerama
1952
-
1962
Three
35mm
strips
7-Track
Analogue
Magnetic
.
X
X
X
X
X
.
X
X
.
Cinemascope
1953
-
1967
35mm
4-Track
Analogue
Magnetic
.
X
.
X
.
X
X
.
.
.
Todd-AO
1955
-
1992
70mm
6-Track
Analogue
Magnetic
.
X
X
X
X
X
X
.
.
.
Dolby Stereo
1976
-
Present
35mm
2-Track
Matrixed
Analogue
Opticle
Dolby
A type
X
.
X
.
X
X
.
.
.
Ultra Stereo
.
35mm
2-Track
Mtrixed
Analogue
Optical
.
X
.
X
.
X
X
.
.
.
Dolby
Discrete
Six-Track
1976
-
Present
70mm
6-Track
Analogue
Magnetic
Dolby
A type
X
X
X
X
X
X
.
.
.
Dolby
"Baby
Boom"
Six-Track
1977
-
Present
70mm
6-Track
Analogue
Magnetic
Dolby
A type
X
.
X
.
X
X
.
.
X
Dolby
1979
-
70mm
6-Track
Dolby
X
.
X
.
X
X
X
X
X
"Split
Surround"
Six-Track
Present
Analogue
Magnetic
A type
Dolby Stereo
SR
1986
-
Present
35mm
2-Track
Matrixed
Analogue
Opticle
Dolby
SR type
X
.
X
.
X
X
.
.
.
Kodak CDS
1990
-
1991
35mm
or
70mm
5.1 Channel
Digital
Optical
Delta
Modulation
X
.
X
.
X
.
X
X
X
Dolby
Digital
1992
-
Present
35mm
5.1 Channel
Digital
Optical
AC-3
X
.
X
.
X
.
X
X
X
DTS
1993
-
Present
35mm
or
70mm
5.1 Channel
Digital
Optical
DTS
Coherent
Acoustics
X
.
X
.
X
.
X
X
X
SDDS
1993
-
Present
35mm
7.1 Channel
Digital
Optical
ATRAC
X
X
X
X
X
.
X
X
X
Created
by
Jonathan Kay
,
Kimber Ghent
,
Brian Chumney
, and
Erik Lutkins