It is currently 28 Mar 2024, 13:45




 Page 1 of 1 [ 15 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: Ultra Stereo?
PostPosted: 05 Dec 2011, 19:49 
User avatar
I see some LDs and a few DVDs are recorded in Ultra Stereo. At first I thought this was a gimmick, but according to Wikipedia Ultra Stereo is a competitor to Dolby Surround that was formed by former Dolby employees. Does anybody know any more about Ultra Stereo? How does one decode it? Using Pro Logic or Pro Logic II?
  
 
 Post subject: Re: Ultra Stereo?
PostPosted: 05 Dec 2011, 20:30 
Hardcore fan
Hardcore fan
User avatar

Joined: 23 Sep 2003, 18:14
Posts: 1391
Location: United States
Has thanked: 39 times
Been thanked: 21 times
All matrix techniques can be decoded pretty much the same way.
_________________
MUSE decoder information and user guides
LD player connexion guide
Offline
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Ultra Stereo?
PostPosted: 05 Dec 2011, 20:51 
Young Padawan
Young Padawan
User avatar

Joined: 30 Aug 2005, 15:38
Posts: 3415
Location: Pennsylvania
Has thanked: 76 times
Been thanked: 140 times
What publius said. Ultra Stereo and DTS Stereo can be decoded with Dolby Pro Logic.
Offline
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Ultra Stereo?
PostPosted: 18 Dec 2011, 20:33 
Confirmed Padawan
Confirmed Padawan
User avatar

Joined: 10 Oct 2006, 17:10
Posts: 3742
Location: United Kingdom
Has thanked: 5 times
Been thanked: 4 times
I can only think of few films I seen in the past on VHS and at the cinema
Cobra (1986) on VHS I noticed the Ultra-Stereo logo on the end credits

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090859/ Also there were 70mm 6track prints made the 35mm print was only Ultra-Stereo

The Blob (1989) I noticed the Ultra-Stereo logo on the end credits at the cinema the 35mm print was only Ultra-Stereo http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094761/

I know I have seen a few more I think at home, maybe few odd more at the cinema, but then they were passed though a DOLBY CP200 at the local ABC screen 1.

The company makes some nice affordable processors to this day http://uslinc.com/about_us.html
You might see some second-hand items showing up on ebay once in while.
Offline
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Ultra Stereo?
PostPosted: 24 Jan 2012, 03:03 
Advanced fan
Advanced fan
User avatar

Joined: 18 Mar 2011, 22:12
Posts: 909
Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Has thanked: 0 time
Been thanked: 2 times
felix the cat: the movie was recorded in ultra stereo.
Offline
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Ultra Stereo?
PostPosted: 06 Feb 2012, 06:54 
True fan
True fan
User avatar

Joined: 07 Jan 2005, 00:46
Posts: 334
Location: San Diego, CA United States
Has thanked: 2 times
Been thanked: 2 times
Guncrazy (1992) [ID2408AC] is in Ultra Stereo. The movie is pretty awful, though.
Offline
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Ultra Stereo?
PostPosted: 10 Feb 2012, 11:24 
User avatar
I think the halloween 6 ld has ultra stereo
  
 
 Post subject: Re: Ultra Stereo?
PostPosted: 20 Apr 2012, 16:30 
Confirmed Padawan
Confirmed Padawan
User avatar

Joined: 10 Oct 2006, 17:10
Posts: 3742
Location: United Kingdom
Has thanked: 5 times
Been thanked: 4 times
While looking at post made by mikeystoyz on his, Humanoids I looked around and noticed two titles one being from 1980 in mono the other being from 1997 recoded in Ultra*Stereo. I looked around some more and noticed Ultra*Stereo logos attached to the database on some titles.

Humanoids from the Deep (1997) [ID4113NH]

The Blob (remake 1988) doesn't have the Ultra*Stereo logo attached
Blob, The (1988) [ID6270TS]

One pressing of Cobra (1986) has Ultra*Stereo logo attached
Cobra (1986) [NJL-11594]
Make that two
Cobra (1986) [RL-11594]

Ultra*Stereo list
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?sound_ ... tra_stereo
Offline
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Ultra Stereo?
PostPosted: 27 Sep 2017, 02:04 
True fan
True fan
User avatar

Joined: 24 May 2016, 01:40
Posts: 297
Location: NY USA
Has thanked: 18 times
Been thanked: 29 times
Last night I watched Interceptor (1992) [LDCVM5510]
The first disc I've played with an Ultra Stereo track, I must say it was enjoyable, quiet a bit of low end along with other surround material, I think more then the average Dolby Stereo, would be interested to hear some other Ultra Stereo titles.
_________________
-LD Collection
Offline
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Ultra Stereo?
PostPosted: 27 Sep 2017, 20:34 
Jedi Knight
Jedi Knight
User avatar

Joined: 14 Jan 2010, 09:44
Posts: 5968
Location: Ann Arbor
Has thanked: 1273 times
Been thanked: 1089 times
I recently plowed through a cheap Mill Creak compilation of all 12 of Andy Sidaris’s cheesecake spy movies and most if not all of them had an Ultra Stereo logo in the credits. These movies started in 1985 and end in 1998 and are extremely low budget so the idea of it being a cheap alternative to Dolby is totally believable.

I haven’t checked to see if any of these moves are on LD.
_________________
All about LD care, inner sleeves, shrink wrap, etc.

https://youtu.be/b3O-vHpHRpM
Offline
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Ultra Stereo?
PostPosted: 28 Sep 2017, 04:00 
Site Admin
Site Admin
User avatar

Joined: 07 Aug 2002, 23:37
Posts: 4540
Location: Tokyo
Has thanked: 292 times
Been thanked: 1136 times
Made a quick update to the "advanced search" to add soundtrack (mono/stereo/surround/etc.) on top of sound encoding (Digital/CX/DTS/AC3/etc).

Because soundtrack internal IDs do not match between Digital/Analog, it's limited to LDs with a digital soundtrack for now.

Here are the results:

Ultra Stereo (553 titles)

As well as:

DTS Stereo (22 titles)
Chace Stereo (30 titles)
Roland Sound Space (11 titles)

Julien
_________________
HARDWARE DATABASE
HLD-X0/9 LD-S9 OPPO 105/205 SL-1200G
LDD-1 MSC-4000 R2144 PONTUS II C45 MC257
Offline
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Ultra Stereo?
PostPosted: 29 Sep 2017, 00:25 
Serious fan
Serious fan
User avatar

Joined: 10 May 2007, 17:00
Posts: 217
Location: United Kingdom
Has thanked: 10 times
Been thanked: 12 times
Julian, that's why we love the database and its admin. Bravo.
Offline
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Ultra Stereo?
PostPosted: 02 Oct 2017, 08:22 
Confirmed Padawan
Confirmed Padawan
User avatar

Joined: 10 Oct 2006, 17:10
Posts: 3742
Location: United Kingdom
Has thanked: 5 times
Been thanked: 4 times
Recent titles I played in Ultra*Stereo

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989) [31036]

Fist of the North Star: The Movie (1995) [ID3679BM]

Repossessed (1990) [ID7378IV]
This needs to be corrected as it states Dolby on LDDB and IMDB and the end credits on the film states Ultra*Stereo. End credits on the laserdisc pressing below.
Attachment:
12705404_10153850555165149_7851916213313555379_n.jpg
12705404_10153850555165149_7851916213313555379_n.jpg [ 44.9 KiB | Viewed 7657 times ]
Offline
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Ultra Stereo?
PostPosted: 02 Oct 2017, 10:07 
Site Admin
Site Admin
User avatar

Joined: 07 Aug 2002, 23:37
Posts: 4540
Location: Tokyo
Has thanked: 292 times
Been thanked: 1136 times
laserbite34 wrote:
This needs to be corrected as it states Dolby on LDDB.


Back cover also shows "Ultra Stereo".

Updated, thanks!

Julien
_________________
HARDWARE DATABASE
HLD-X0/9 LD-S9 OPPO 105/205 SL-1200G
LDD-1 MSC-4000 R2144 PONTUS II C45 MC257
Offline
 Profile  
 
 Post subject: Re: Ultra Stereo?
PostPosted: 03 Oct 2017, 20:30 
Confirmed Padawan
Confirmed Padawan
User avatar

Joined: 10 Oct 2006, 17:10
Posts: 3742
Location: United Kingdom
Has thanked: 5 times
Been thanked: 4 times
admin wrote:
laserbite34 wrote:
This needs to be corrected as it states Dolby on LDDB.


Back cover also shows "Ultra Stereo".

Updated, thanks!

Julien

I see it now looks better. :)
Offline
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
 Page 1 of 1 [ 15 posts ] 


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to: