Dolby Pro Logic II

Background

Dolby Pro Logic is a sound processing system developed by Dolby Labs to decode film and TV soundtracks encoded in Dolby Surround, which allows a stereo soundtrack encoded with it to be transformed into 4.0 surround (left, center, right, and center surround). The second version of this system was introduced in 2000, transforming a standard stereo or Dolby Surround-encoded soundtrack into full 5.1 surround. The system was since expanded to add in a center surround channel and height channels.

1st Logo (2000-200?)

Logo: On a black background, the Dolby Pro Logic II logo fades in and out.

Variants:

Sometimes the logo is black on a white background.
"DOLBY" may fill in the whole space of the rectangle.
"Presented in" may be at the top of the logo.
Occasionally, the "PRO LOGIC II" bar and "SURROUND" will be replaced by "PRO LOGIC II" in plain text.
Copyright info might be shown at the bottom.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Uncommon. Used in games such as Conflict: Desert Storm, Burnout 2, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Super Mario Sunshine, Mario Kart: Double Dash, and Battalion Wars for GameCube.

Editor's Note: None

2nd Logo (2002-2008)

Nickname: "Fire"

Logo: On a black background, clouds of fire burst onto the screen, revealing the Dolby logo in golden 3D. We can see "SURROUND" below, and "PRO LOGIC II" under it, written on a golden bar.

Variants:

Sometimes on titles like Monster Jam: Maximum Destruction for GameCube, copyright info is shown at the bottom.
On some later games like Genji: Dawn of the Samurai for the PS2, the logo has a sleeker appearance and "DIGITAL" replaces "SURROUND".
There's a re-done version used on some other later games. A fiery explosion plays in reverse, then forwards again, revealing the Dolby Pro Logic II logo albeit in a plain white form (like the first logo). Occasionally this version simply reads "Dolby Digital".

FX/SFX: The flames.

Music/Sounds: A burst of windy fire.

Availability: Uncommon. Appears on some games from the time, like Star Wars: The Clone Wars (GameCube port only), Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana, and I-Ninja. This trailer is also available on the Dolby demo disc Explore Our World: We've Got the Whole World Listening. The later version can be seen on the PS2 and Wii versions of Scarface: The World Is Yours (while the PC and Xbox versions have the "Digital" variant).

Editor's Note: None.