DTS-HD MA vs DTS Core Difference in the Movies
...and lastly, what about full-length movies?
| Movie Name | FC | FL | FR | LFE | SL | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Clockwork Orange (1971) | -92.48 | -93.15 | -92.88 | -58.88 | -93.69 | -93.82 |
| Alien (1979) | -95.88 | -97.85 | -97.78 | -56.97 | -104.55 | -104.67 |
| All About Eve (1950) | -109.86 | -105.52 | -105.56 | -87.89 | -116.46 | -116.47 |
| Finding Dory (2016) 7.1 | -88.89 | -98.55 | -98.19 | -72.19 | -71.18 | -70.59 |
| Interstellar (2014) | -68.57 | -72.42 | -71.91 | -43.83 | -83.18 | -83.09 |
| Koyaanisqatsi (1982) | -96.03 | -94.62 | -95.69 | -50.85 | -97.95 | -97.95 |
| Les Misérables (2012) 7.1 | -85.71 | -90.22 | -89.52 | -70.12 | -64.20 | -64.23 |
| Mary and Max (2009) | -87.71 | -91.19 | -89.20 | -54.03 | -100.54 | -94.32 |
| Ray (2004) | -92.26 | -92.88 | -92.63 | -62.72 | -94.52 | -94.35 |
| Singin' in the Rain (1952) | -101.53 | -101.42 | -101.22 | -79.80 | -104.51 | -104.58 |
| The Artist (2011) | -91.41 | -94.73 | -94.65 | 78.36 | -95.61 | -95.60 |
| Tron: Legacy (2010) 7.1 | -75.38 | -78.72 | -78.29 | -56.73 | -55.16 | -53.50 |
| Whiplash (2014) | -74.32 | -85.74 | -86.93 | -70.32 | -90.65 | -90.74 |
| Witness for the Prosecution (1957) | - | -93.16 | -93.16 | - | - | - |
| Average | -89.23 | -92.16 | -91.97 | -52.77 | -90.17 | -89.53 |
Comparing to the trailers, DTS-HD MA and DTS Core difference equals around super quiet -90 decibels.
The other interesting aspect is file sizes of DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS Core. Especially this matters for large movie collections stored on hard disk drives.
Tech specs of DTS-HD MA streams with file sizes:
| Movie Name | MA Bitrate (Kbps) | MA Size (GB) | Core Size (GB) | Layout | Bit Depth | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Clockwork Orange (1971) | 2065 | 2,0 | 1,4 | 5.1 | 16 | 02:14:12 |
| Alien (1979) | 3411 | 2,8 | 1,2 | 5.1 | 24 | 01:53:47 |
| All About Eve (1950) | 3207 | 3,1 | 1,5 | 5.1 | 24 | 02:15:51 |
| Finding Dory (2016) | 4526 | 3,1 | 1,0 | 7.1 | 24 | 01:35:21 |
| Interstellar (2014) | 3693 | 4,4 | 1,8 | 5.1 | 24 | 02:46:05 |
| Koyaanisqatsi (1982) | 3922 | 2,4 | 0,9 | 5.1 | 24 | 01:26:40 |
| Les Misérables (2012) | 4799 | 5,3 | 1,7 | 7.1 | 24 | 02:35:01 |
| Mary and Max (2009) | 3429 | 2,2 | 1,0 | 5.1 | 24 | 01:30:38 |
| Ray (2004) | 3717 | 4,0 | 1,6 | 5.1 | 24 | 02:29:44 |
| Singin' in the Rain (1952) | 2179 | 1,6 | 1,1 | 5.1 | 24 | 01:41:00 |
| The Artist (2011) | 1830 | 1,3 | 1,1 | 5.1 | 16 | 01:38:42 |
| Tron: Legacy (2010) | 5731 | 5,0 | 1,3 | 7.1 | 24 | 02:02:56 |
| Whiplash (2014) | 2186 | 1,6 | 1,1 | 5.1 | 16 | 01:44:52 |
| Witness for the Prosecution (1957) | 1667 | 1,4 | 1,2 | 2.0 | 16 | 01:54:29 |
| Total | 40,2 | 17,9 | 27:49:18 |
Looks like DTS-HD Master Audio leftover overhead equals to 22.3 GB for 28 hours of video approximately.