Dolby Digital 5.1
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Dolby Digital 5.1 is a surround sound audio format that delivers multichannel cinematic audio through five full-bandwidth speakers and one low-frequency effects channel.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dolby Digital 5.1 canonical | 90 |
| Dolby AC-3 | 1 |
| Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T246383 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dolby Digital 5.1 Context triple: [The Cleveland Show, audioFormat, Dolby Digital 5.1]
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A.
Dolby Stereo
Dolby Stereo is a multichannel optical sound system for film that brought high-fidelity, surround-capable audio to movie theaters in the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
Dolby Laboratories
Dolby Laboratories is an American company renowned for pioneering audio noise reduction and surround sound technologies used in cinemas, home entertainment, and consumer electronics worldwide.
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C.
Audion
Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
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D.
CinemaScope
CinemaScope was a widescreen film format introduced in the 1950s that used anamorphic lenses to create a much wider image than traditional movie presentations.
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E.
IMAX
IMAX is a high-resolution large-format cinema technology known for its giant screens, immersive sound, and specialized cameras used for premium theatrical presentations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dolby Digital 5.1 Target entity description: Dolby Digital 5.1 is a surround sound audio format that delivers multichannel cinematic audio through five full-bandwidth speakers and one low-frequency effects channel.
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A.
Dolby Stereo
Dolby Stereo is a multichannel optical sound system for film that brought high-fidelity, surround-capable audio to movie theaters in the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
Dolby Laboratories
Dolby Laboratories is an American company renowned for pioneering audio noise reduction and surround sound technologies used in cinemas, home entertainment, and consumer electronics worldwide.
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C.
Audion
Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
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D.
CinemaScope
CinemaScope was a widescreen film format introduced in the 1950s that used anamorphic lenses to create a much wider image than traditional movie presentations.
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E.
IMAX
IMAX is a high-resolution large-format cinema technology known for its giant screens, immersive sound, and specialized cameras used for premium theatrical presentations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
multichannel audio format
ⓘ
surround sound audio format ⓘ |
| abbreviation | DD 5.1 ⓘ |
| audioChannels | 5.1 ⓘ |
| audioCodingFormat |
Dolby AC-3
ⓘ
linked to:
Dolby Digital 5.1
|
| channelLayoutType | 5.1 layout ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
HDMI audio connections
ⓘ
optical S/PDIF connections ⓘ |
| compressionType | lossy audio compression ⓘ |
| developedBy | Dolby Laboratories ⓘ |
| hasChannel |
center
ⓘ
front left ⓘ front right ⓘ low-frequency effects ⓘ surround left ⓘ surround right ⓘ |
| hasChannelConfiguration | five full-bandwidth channels and one low-frequency effects channel ⓘ |
| hasFullBandwidthChannels | 5 ⓘ |
| hasLFEChannels | 1 ⓘ |
| LFEChannelPurpose | low-frequency effects and bass enhancement ⓘ |
| marketedAs | Dolby Surround 5.1 in some regions ⓘ |
| optimizedFor |
home cinema playback
ⓘ
theatrical mixes ⓘ |
| partOfFamily | Dolby Digital ⓘ |
| primaryUseCase | film and TV soundtracks ⓘ |
| provides |
directional audio imaging
ⓘ
immersive surround experience ⓘ |
| requires |
5.1 speaker system
ⓘ
compatible AV receiver ⓘ |
| standardFor |
ATSC digital television audio
ⓘ
linked to:
ATSC
DVD-Video audio ⓘ |
| supports |
discrete multichannel playback
ⓘ
surround sound ⓘ |
| supportsSpeakerPlacement | front soundstage and rear surrounds ⓘ |
| typicalBitrateRange | 384–640 kbit/s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Blu-ray audio
ⓘ
DVD audio ⓘ cinematic audio ⓘ digital television audio ⓘ home theater audio ⓘ streaming media audio ⓘ |
| usedIn |
broadcast television
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cinema soundtracks ⓘ game consoles ⓘ set-top boxes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dolby Digital 5.1 Description of subject: Dolby Digital 5.1 is a surround sound audio format that delivers multichannel cinematic audio through five full-bandwidth speakers and one low-frequency effects channel.
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