Twenty years ago, audiences were dazzled by a movie called Star Wars and a new multichannel sound system DOLBY STEREO. In 1988, Dolby improved the soundtrack with the release of Robocop in DOLBY Sr. In 1992, Batman Returns marked the launch of DOLBY DIGITAL, 5.1 channels of high quality digital sound. And in 1999, with the long-awaited arrival of Star Wars: Episode I-The Phantom Menace, Dolby Laboratories and Lucasfilm joined forces once again to create DOLBY DIGITAL SURROUND EX, the latest innovation in motion picture sound. With over 65.000 theatres equipped to play Dolby soundtracks, and 10.000 films recorded in Dolby formats, Dolby Laboratories continues to make films sound better than ever before. To review the next episode in sound innovation, visit our web site.