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'''Nickname''': "The Digital Experience", "The Giant LaserDisc", "Experience of Doom"
'''Nickname''': "The Digital Experience", "The Giant LaserDisc", "Experience of Doom"


'''Trailer''': We start on a black background, where all of a sudden, a giant, gold optical disc (which can be interpreted as either a laserdisc or a DVD) zooms out from the hole. When it stops, the gray word "the" zooms close and then moves back. The stylized blue word "digital" does the same, followed by a silver bar rectangle reading "experience" that flies out. After the logo forms, the whole thing explodes into various particles, which then turns into "d," "t," and "s", followed by the appearance of a blue box around the DTS text. Above the DTS blue box are the words "THIS THEATRE FEATURES" in orange. Finally, the word "DIGITAL" zoom out above the blue box and the word "SOUND" zoom out below the box, all in white font.
'''Trailer''': We start on a black background, where all of a sudden, a giant, a gold optical disc (which can be interpreted as either a laserdisc or a DVD) zooms out from the hole. When it stops, the gray word "the" zooms close and then moves back. The stylized blue word "digital" does the same, followed by a silver bar rectangle reading "experience" that flies out. After the logo forms, the whole thing explodes into various particles, which then turns into "d," "t," and "s", followed by the appearance of a blue box around the DTS text. Above the DTS blue box are the words "THIS THEATRE FEATURES" in orange. Finally, the word "DIGITAL" zooms out above the blue box, and the word "SOUND" zooms out below the box, all in white font.


'''FX/SFX''': The disc zooming out at us, the individual words followed by the dissolving; the appearance of "DTS" and "THIS THEATRE FEATURES" text followed by the zoom out of the "DIGITAL SOUND" text. All in fine quality and in CGI.
'''FX/SFX''': The disc zooming out at us, the individual words followed by the dissolving; the appearance of "DTS" and "THIS THEATRE FEATURES" text followed by the zoom out of the "DIGITAL SOUND" text. All in fine quality and in CGI.
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'''Availability''':  
'''Availability''':  


*Rare for the normal version. In theaters, it was used until 1999 or 2000 when DTS (allegedly) received complaints over the trailer's exceptionally loud nature, and/or how it wasn't well-suited for quieter movies.
*Rare for the normal version. In theaters, it was used until 1999 or 2000 when DTS (allegedly) received complaints about the trailer's exceptionally loud nature, and/or how it wasn't well-suited for quieter movies.
*This made its official debut alongside THX's "Grand" trailer on the theatrical premiere of ''Jurassic Park''.
*This made its official debut alongside THX's "Grand" trailer on the theatrical premiere of ''Jurassic Park''.
*It later reemerged on DTS-certified Laserdiscs and DVDs, such as ''The Wedding Singer'', Vertigo and Universal and Sony titles like the first DVD releases of ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' and ''Babe'', Superbit releases such as ''Gattaca'', ''Johnny Mnemonic'', ''Panic Room'', ''xXx'', ''Spider-Man'', ''Snatch'', ''Seven Years in Tibet'', ''The Patriot'' and ''Labyrinth'', several music/concert DVDs, DTS-enhanced DVDs of ''Saving Private Ryan'', ''Jurassic Park'', ''The Lost World: Jurassic Park'', and DTS LaserDiscs from Walt Disney Home Video such as ''Pocahontas'', ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'', ''Toy Story: Collector's Edition'', ''Flubber'', and ''Hercules''.
*It later reemerged on DTS-certified Laserdiscs and DVDs, such as ''The Wedding Singer'', Vertigo and Universal and Sony titles like the first DVD releases of ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' and ''Babe'', Superbit releases such as ''Gattaca'', ''Johnny Mnemonic'', ''Panic Room'', ''xXx'', ''Spider-Man'', ''Snatch'', ''Seven Years in Tibet'', ''The Patriot'' and ''Labyrinth'', several music/concert DVDs, DTS-enhanced DVDs of ''Saving Private Ryan'', ''Jurassic Park'', ''The Lost World: Jurassic Park'', and DTS LaserDiscs from Walt Disney Home Video such as ''Pocahontas'', ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'', ''Toy Story: Collector's Edition'', ''Flubber'', and ''Hercules''.
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*However, the short version is extinct as was only shown in theaters for this logo's first year, such as ''Carlito's Way''.
*However, the short version is extinct as was only shown in theaters for this logo's first year, such as ''Carlito's Way''.
*Due to the digital nature of its encoding, on laserdiscs, the audio can only be heard through a special DTS modulator to decode DTS audio, where on DVDs it can only be accessed if you select the DTS option in the DVD's audio menu and then play the movie.
*Due to the digital nature of its encoding, on laserdiscs, the audio can only be heard through a special DTS modulator to decode DTS audio, where on DVDs it can only be accessed if you select the DTS option in the DVD's audio menu and then play the movie.
*If your player cannot decode DTS audio, this logo (and the following movie) will either be silent or play back with major distortion.
*If your player cannot decode DTS audio, this logo (and the following movie) will either be silent or playback with major distortion.
*Can also be seen on some Nutech Digital DVDs if you select DTS, such as ''Tom Sawyer'', ''Peter Pan'', ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'', ''Wind in the Willows'', ''The Odyssey'', and ''Treasure Island'', among others.
*Can also be seen on some Nutech Digital DVDs if you select DTS, such as ''Tom Sawyer'', ''Peter Pan'', ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'', ''Wind in the Willows'', ''The Odyssey'', and ''Treasure Island'', among others.
* Some of the last DVDs to feature this logo are ''Leon: The Professional: Deluxe Edition'', ''Closer'', and ''Stealth''.
* Some of the last DVDs to feature this logo are ''Leon: The Professional: Deluxe Edition'', ''Closer'', and ''Stealth''.
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'''FX/SFX''': CGI animation mixed with live-action animation.
'''FX/SFX''': CGI animation mixed with live-action animation.


'''Music/Sounds''': TBA. It could be the next logo's music, or waterdrop sounds.
'''Music/Sounds''': TBA. It could be the next logo's music or waterdrop sounds.


'''Availability''': Scarce. This logo was made as an alternative to the previous logo, but it is a similarity to the Imagine Entertainment logo resulted in DTS nearly being sued by said company. As such, it was only seen in three theaters in both St. Louis and Albuquerque before DTS pulled this logo very fast. However, it still exists in the hands of private collectors.
'''Availability''': Scarce. This logo was made as an alternative to the previous logo, but it is the similarity to the Imagine Entertainment logo resulted in DTS nearly being sued by the said company. As such, it was only seen in three theaters in both St. Louis and Albuquerque before DTS pulled this logo very fast. However, it still exists in the hands of private collectors.


'''Editor's Note''': It's better than the last logo and the next one above...
'''Editor's Note''': It's better than the last logo and the next one above...
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'''Nicknames''': "Organic", "DTS Balls", "Another Lost Trailer", "Balls from Hell"
'''Nicknames''': "Organic", "DTS Balls", "Another Lost Trailer", "Balls from Hell"


'''Trailer''': On a black background, several strands of silver balls spin around, morph and generally have energetic motion for the duration of the logo. The center dots spin and pull and turn slightly purple, as chandelier-like designs fly out of the middle center. The center dots then turn light purple and merge together, as the background balls curve, into the DTS logo. The text "DIGITAL SURROUND" appears at the top and bottom of "dts", respectively, alongside the former company website below, when the dots in the background fade out.
'''Trailer''': On a black background, several strands of silver balls spin around, morph, and generally have an energetic motion for the duration of the logo. The center dots spin and pull and turn slightly purple, as chandelier-like designs fly out of the middle center. The center dots then turn light purple and merge together, as the background balls curve, into the DTS logo. The text "DIGITAL SURROUND" appears at the top and bottom of "dts", respectively, alongside the former company website below, when the dots in the background fade out.


'''Trivia''': It was believed that this might've possibly been the prototype to a rumored "lost" trailer entitled "Raindrops", which allegedly was first released around 1995. In reality, however, it was an entirely separate trailer, as seen in the Other Links section. The logo first appeared on the company's website in 1997 and was toted as a brand new trailer. Despite initial beliefs that it might have appeared in theaters, by 1999 it was being called on the company website an Internet-exclusive trailer.
'''Trivia''': It was believed that this might've possibly been the prototype to a rumored "lost" trailer entitled "Raindrops", which allegedly was first released around 1995. In reality, however, it was an entirely separate trailer, as seen in the Other Links section. The logo first appeared on the company's website in 1997 and was toted as a brand new trailer. Despite initial beliefs that it might have appeared in theaters, by 1999 it was being called on the company website an Internet-exclusive trailer.
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'''FX/SFX''': All CGI.
'''FX/SFX''': All CGI.


'''Music/Sounds''': Various industrial bass noises, such as a brief creepy piano at the beginning, several whooshes, deep bass notes and waterdrop noises.
'''Music/Sounds''': Various industrial bass noises, such as a brief creepy piano at the beginning, several whooshes, deep bass notes, and waterdrop noises.


'''Availability''': Very rare. Its existence was not known until recently, and the only way to see it is either on YouTube or the 3 links below the Editor's Note. Since this is an Internet trailer, you do not need any additional equipment to hear the audio. Because of the limitations of Internet video sharing in the '90s, the video quality is quite poor; it's unknown if a higher-quality version exists, or if it ever appeared on home releases.
'''Availability''': Very rare. Its existence was not known until recently, and the only way to see it is either on YouTube or the 3 links below the Editor's Note. Since this is an Internet trailer, you do not need any additional equipment to hear the audio. Because of the limitations of Internet video sharing in the '90s, the video quality is quite poor; it's unknown if a higher-quality version exists, or if it ever appeared on home releases.
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'''Music/Sounds''': Several calm piano notes with a choir, followed by three more piano notes when each letter in "dts" shines.
'''Music/Sounds''': Several calm piano notes with a choir, followed by three more piano notes when each letter in "dts" shines.


'''Availability''': Common. Appears on DTS DVDs of the time, like on several Universal, DreamWorks and Fox titles. Again, the audio can only be heard if you have the right equipment. It was also used in some cinemas at the time.
'''Availability''': Common. Appears on DTS DVDs of the time, like on several Universal, DreamWorks, and Fox titles. Again, the audio can only be heard if you have the right equipment. It was also used in some cinemas at the time.


'''Editor's Note''': This logo is a favorite of many because of its calm nature.
'''Editor's Note''': This logo is a favorite of many because of its calm nature.
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*A majestic piano composition, playing in synth with action and adding several whooshing sounds as the logo folds.
*A majestic piano composition, playing in synth with action and adding several whooshing sounds as the logo folds.


'''Availability''': The DTS Digital Surround variant can be seen on many DVDs with the DTS audio, but is not as common on there as the previous trailers were. The DTS HD Master Audio variant is uncommon and is seen on Blu-ray releases, as well as the DTS Demo Blu-rays.
'''Availability''': The DTS Digital Surround variant can be seen on many DVDs with the DTS audio, but is not as common on there as the last trailers were. The DTS HD Master Audio variant is uncommon and is seen on Blu-ray releases, as well as the DTS Demo Blu-rays.


'''Editor's Note''': The sudden start can get to some viewers, but otherwise it's a great logo. The DTS logo used in this trailer, in fact, was introduced in 2006.
'''Editor's Note''': The sudden start can get to some viewers, but otherwise it's a great logo. The DTS logo used in this trailer, in fact, was introduced in 2006.
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'''Logo''': On a black background, a <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-weight:normal;">blue</span> sound test/radiowave forms. Then, it turns into ocean and the background turns into <span style="color:rgb(135, 206, 235)">sky blue</span>. We pan down into the ocean and we see <span style="color:rgb(0,255,0);">green</span> wavy lines resembling seaweed with music notes on them. Then, the camera pans with coral reef-like objects, and many <span style="color:rgb(235,127, 0)">orange</span>/<span style="color:rgb(255,255, 0);">yellow</span> DTS rings from the previous logo appears. One DTS ring zooms in and flashes with causing the words "<span style="color:rgb(0,0, 0);">dts</span>" to flash in one by one and "HD" (both the ring and HD has white aura around it) flash as well. "Master Audio" then fade in.
'''Logo''': On a black background, a <span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-weight:normal;">blue</span> sound test/radiowave forms. Then, it turns into ocean and the background turns into <span style="color:rgb(135, 206, 235)">sky blue</span>. We pan down into the ocean and we see <span style="color:rgb(0,255,0);">green</span> wavy lines resembling seaweed with music notes on them. Then, the camera pans with coral reef-like objects, and many <span style="color:rgb(235,127, 0)">orange</span>/<span style="color:rgb(255,255, 0);">yellow</span> DTS rings from the previous logo appears. One DTS ring zooms in and flashes with causing the words "<span style="color:rgb(0,0, 0);">dts</span>" to flash in one by one and "HD" (both the ring and HD has white aura around it) flash as well. "Master Audio" then fade in.


'''Variant''': There is an extended version, where the beginning shows one wave at first before many others form behind it and rumble, and the ocean scene long pauses before the camera pans down. The underwater scene is also extended as well, with things related to audio and music forming various sea life, including CD and mobile phone fishes and a whale made from microphones. There is also an 3D anaglyph version of that variant.
'''Variant''': There is an extended version, where the beginning shows one wave at first before many others form behind it and rumble, and the ocean scene long pauses before the camera pans down. The underwater scene is also extended as well, with things related to audio and music forming various sea life, including CD and mobile phone fishes and a whale made from microphones. There is also a 3D anaglyph version of that variant.


'''FX/SFX''': Amazing CGI!
'''FX/SFX''': Amazing CGI!
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'''Music/Sounds''':  
'''Music/Sounds''':  
*'''Short Version''': Sounds of sound testing, and the ocean, then a tune with flutes and a choir, as well as flashing sounds for the "dts" text and the bubbling.
*'''Short Version''': Sounds of sound testing, and the ocean, then a tune with flutes and a choir, as well as flashing sounds for the "dts" text and the bubbling.
*'''Extended Version''': Same as above, but the sound testing sounds and the ocean sounds are time-stretched. When the camera pans down into the ocean, a extended version of the music plays.
*'''Extended Version''': Same as above, but the sound testing sounds and the ocean sounds are time-stretched. When the camera pans down into the ocean, an extended version of the music plays.


'''Availability''': Seen on Blu-ray releases from [[CBS Home Entertainment]], such as older movies and TV shows released by [[Paramount Home Media Distribution]] such as ''A Boy Named Charlie Brown'', and the now-defunct [[CBS Films]] releases from [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] such as the 2017 release of ''Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life''.
'''Availability''': Seen on Blu-ray releases from [[CBS Home Entertainment]], such as older movies and TV shows released by [[Paramount Home Media Distribution]] such as ''A Boy Named Charlie Brown'', and the now-defunct [[CBS Films]] releases from [[Lionsgate Home Entertainment]] such as the 2017 release of ''Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life''.

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