DreamWorks and Paramount may be holding back the 3D on the new Blu-ray Disc version of “Megamind” but the animated comedy features the world premiere of Dolby TrueHD Blu-ray, the home version of Dolby Surround 7.1 introduced in theaters last year..
A few days ago at Dolby Laboratories in Burbank, Dolby’s Craig Eggers introduced http://hollywoodinhidef.com/ and a few other media to Supervising Sound Editor Erik Aadahl, who explained the distinction of 7.1 sound in a screening room and demonstrated the contraptions created and used to make sounds such as a laser blast, as seen in the following video highlight.
— By Scott Hettrick