SRS 5.1 Surround Sound Audio Encoder Now Available on Microsoft’s Expression Encoder 4 Pro Video Production Tool

SRS Labs (NASDAQ:SRSL), the industry leader in surround sound, audio enhancement, and voice post-processing technologies, announced today that its SRS 5.1™ surround sound audio encoding technology is now available as part of the Service Pack 2 upgrade to Microsoft’s Expression Encoder 4 Pro video production tool for streaming content.

"Streaming has quickly become one of the most popular and convenient methods for transmitting content to the masses and we’re very excited that our SRS 5.1 surround sound encoding solution is now available to even more streaming content creators via the Microsoft Expression Encoder toolset,” said Allen H. Gharapetian, Senior Vice President of Marketing for SRS Labs. "It used to be that streaming content would mean long buffering times, pixilated pictures and low audio bit-rates. However, with today’s advanced technologies and broadband infrastructure, streaming has evolved into instantaneous access to content with stunning HD picture and, when paired with SRS 5.1, brilliantly immersive surround sound too.”

SRS 5.1 is designed to provide content creators with the tools to create and deliver true, high-quality streamed surround sound encoded content across TVs, PCs, media tablets and mobile devices. Users who upgrade to Microsoft Expression 4 Service Pack 2 will automatically get access to SRS’ powerful surround sound audio encoding engine, making it extremely easy for content creators and developers to equip their content with immersive SRS 5.1 surround sound. Because millions of TVs, A/V receivers, PCs and mobile phones today feature one or more SRS audio solutions, such as Circle Surround®, TheaterSound™, StudioSound HD™, and TruSurround®, every one of these CE devices are natively equipped with the capability to decode SRS 5.1 surround encoded content, resulting in a "surround everywhere” entertainment experience.

Some of the other major benefits associated with SRS encoding and decoding solutions include:

• Multichannel and front-rendered surround sound
• Smooth steering and full bandwidth for a seamless and immersive surround environment
• Backwards compatibility with legacy matrix decoders and stereo
• Surround streaming over bit rates as low as 96kbps

"We are excited about the addition of SRS 5.1 to Expression Encoder 4 SP2. It enables our customers to create the highest quality surround sound streams from multi-channel recordings,” said Eric Zocher, General Manager, Microsoft Expression.

To learn more about Microsoft’s Expression Encoder 4 Pro Service Pack 2, please visit the following link: http://bit.ly/rAXBA1. For more information about this announcement, SRS or our technologies, please contact us at pr@srslabs.com or visit us on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

SRS Labs’ company description and important cautions regarding forward-looking statements made in this release is available at www.srslabs.com/boilerplate.