Dolby Digital Settings is a new feature in Windows 7 Media Player. It is used for enhancing sound effects if you are watching the Dolby digital content in windows media player.

There are three modes available in the Dolby digital settings of Windows 7 media player.

1. Normal - Reduces the audio range of all Dolby Digital content for a quieter listening experience.
2. Night - Reduces the audio range of all Dolby Digital content and increases dialogue for a quieter listening experience optimized for laptops.
3. Theatre - Increases the dynamic range of all Dolby Digital content for a full listening experience.

Refer the following steps to change the Dolby digital settings:

1. Run Windows Media Player. If you are in library mode please switch to now playing mode.
2. Right click on the bottom pane, and then navigate to Enhancements > Dolby Digital Settings
3. Under Dolby Digital settings, select the right mode and close the dialog box.

By default, Windows Media Player can only play a limited type of audio and video files (WMA, MP3, WMV, ASF, MPEG etc.). For playing other types of media files (MP4, 3GP, MOV, FLV etc.) in Windows Media Player, you need to either download a separate media player or find suitable codec packages for Windows Media Player.

This is also a Codec based solution. But by using these codecs, you will be able to play all major media files right from Windows Media Player for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. You will no longer be restricted to using a specific player.

These Codec Packages can play DVD’s, movies and video clips of almost any file types using Windows Media Player.

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Codecs for Windows 7

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