Talk:THX

Deep Note

There is conflicting information on the main THX page and the Deep Note page. On the main THX page it states that the band Asia created the sound first: "It was released on their 1985 album Astra, and predates the "Deep Note" by approximately three years." whereas on the Deep Note page it states that THX's Deep Note debuted in 1983. Implication that Asia's use of the sound came first should be removed.

Tsamb (talk) 04:58, 18 August 2008 (UTC)tsamb.

The whole section "The Logo and the Deep Note" is a very confusing read, and needs to be rewritten. It reads like it was pieced together over a long time by different people every time a new trailer was screened in theaters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.237.142.20 (talk) 11:56, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Quality control

Some people have claimed that theatres equipped with THX systems may have violently differing soundtracks, which is quite contrary to what is said in the article ie. either the theatre staff, the distributor of the film or THX Ltd. have been tampering with the sound data to play cruel jokes on movie goers.

Furthermore some people in Helsinki Finland link the rapid removal of THX systems from both major competing multiplexes quite simultaneously in late 2002 or early 2003 was not due to "obsoletion of technology" or "that THX was not advanced enough" as reported by Helsingin Sanomat the largest daily in Finland, but infact it was related to outrage over the trickery in soundtracks sometimes being quite offensively modified eg. in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones released (16 May 2002).

I submit the above information anonymously to avoid persecution and to enjoy films in THX-free theatres in the future if infact someone else then Lucasfilm or THX was responsible. --83.102.16.158 16:53, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)

In case it's not obvious to someone, this unsourced material is off-topic here (and would be even were its contributor not anonymous) since only verifiable info goes into articles. Maybe it will inspire research that might lead to something verifiable, but we're not holding our breath.
--Jerzy•t 16:15, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Naming

I have gotten in touch with Tom Holman (inventor of THX) to clarify the name issue. I will modify the article later today with the information he relayed to me. -- Ilya 19:37, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Ok, so I suck at being timely. In an email, Dr. Holman said:

The name THX was meant at it's inception to include me and the film.  Jim
Kessler, then head of Sprocket Systems (1982) thought is up as a homage
to George and to me.  My partner Fritz Koenig was in the room at the time
when he said something like "TH, THX, hmmmm.  That's Tom Holman's
Crossover (X) and THX 1138 in one."  We changed it a few months later to
Tom Holman's Experiment.  There is a video tape of George saying
unequivocally that it was named for Tom Holman, although he got the story
a little wrong and says I asked for it.  I haven't put the video tape
into circulation as that would be the nuclear option. But if the
encyclopedia is to get it right, it should tell the story above.

If someone gets to this first, please incoroporate this into the article.
-- IlyaHaykinson 22:17, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Shouldn't this article mention that THX is named after George Lucas's first movie?
-- 68.81.232.62 21:12, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

The second paragraph of the Applications section does say that.
-- IlyaHaykinson 05:27, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Dict Def

If this dict def

"Thx" is also a common abbreviation for "thank you" or "thanks", mostly in text messaging.

can be encyclopedically incorporated into an article, e.g. text messaging, there could be a discussion of whether that article should be lk'd from the ToP Dab. But no dict defs in ToP Dabs, which exist for navigation.
--Jerzy•t 15:36, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Not. That is a completely different word sense. I.e., a different word that has nothing to do with THX the process. It would belong in its own article, (if anywhere). Piano non troppo (talk) 10:15, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

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The Simpsons Movie

If an unauthorized parody of the THX "Tex" trailers is found on The Simpsons Movie DVD as an easter egg, where can you find it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.31.75.93 (talk) 16:08, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Parodies

I saw a few parodies of THX on LiveVideo and YouTube. They are intitled, "TLTH", "KEN" and "EHX". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.243.17.185 (talk) 19:54, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Other Tom Holman innovations

Shouldn't this section (Other Tom Holman innovations) be moved into Tomlinson Holman (or deleted where duplicated) since he has his own article and all? Any thoughts/opinions? VernoWhitney (talk) 21:03, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

THX - certification or actual technology?

The article claims that "THX is mainly a quality assurance system", but according to thx.com the company develops actual technologies bearing its name. Here's a partial list: THX Advanced Speaker Array modes (Cinema, Games, Music), THX Surround EX, Re-EQ, Timbre Matching, Boundary Gain Compensation (BGC), Adaptive Decorrelation, THX Loudness Plus

So, is THX only a quality assurance system / certification, or is it also a set of technologies? Scatophaga (talk) 20:23, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

It's a little of both. It's primarily a certification. And when you're certified you also get access to certain technologies. For home theater receivers, for example, there's Re-EQ to re-equalize movie sound for smaller rooms and THX Loudness Plus for better balance at lower playback volumes. PizzaMan (♨♨) 14:26, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Unsourced Material

Article has been tagged for needing sources since 2009. Please feel free to reincorporate this information with appropriate references. Doniago (talk) 20:04, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

THX trailers
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The logo and the Deep Note

THX first appeared in theaters, in which their logo would show before the start of a film. Since THX was originally created for motion picture quality, the very first film to show THX was Return of the Jedi, in its theatrical debut on May 25, 1983. THX had certified home media releases beginning in 1993 with The Abyss on Laserdisc, 1995 with the original Star Wars Trilogy on VHS, and 1997 on DVD. In 2000, based on the long-lasting "Broadway" trailer, a new trailer called "Broadway 2000" could be seen in theaters and DVDs. The "Broadway" trailer on the DVD releases has a lower-pitched Deep Note, while the VHS/Laserdisc logo has a higher-pitched Deep Note that was similar to the "Wings" logo from its theatrical debut in 1983. The Deep Note was remixed and "pitched" a number of times between its debut in 1983 and today. While the long-well known crescendo was used as well, it became shortened once THX had "graduated" to VHS/DVD/Laserdisc releases of certified features, along with the Deep Note, and its pitch. However, beginning in 2007, with the introduction of the "Amazing Life" trailer, the Deep Note was cut to just one pitch (where both synth notes are in one pitch), following a variety of instruments that shape like flowers, mushrooms and other plants playing a short tune that plays in the trailer. In the same trailer, the mushrooms make drumbeats while the flowers and other plants vibrate other musical-pitched noises. With the release of Terminator 2: Judgment Day on DVD and Blu-ray, the Deep Note was slightly remixed, which was also in the same form in the Broadway 2000 logo.

THX first developed at Eileen Norris Theatre?

Hello,

Sorry - what is the source on the caption below the image of Eileen Norris Theatre at USC? It says THX was developed and installed there, but I can't find a record of that anywhere else online (other than places that seem to be citing this Wiki page).

Maybe this is trivia I'm just unfamiliar with - Tommy1880 (talk) 16:31, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

THX Certified Games

Can we have a section of the article dedicated to the THX Certified Games program? There are several games out there that boast certification from the company from development. I have quite a few myself, and they are mostly by Electronic Arts. I've conversed with someone who works at THX in 2010, and they said that THX certified the rooms and equipment that the games were produced. They also said that the program exists no longer. With a little research, we can compile a list of THX Certified Games, and maybe say what the program was in general. Most of the games I know of that had certification came in the mid-2000's, and the last game I know of that has THX Certification is MLB 09: The Show, which came out on March 3, 2009. We could also make THX Certified Games a category, that would be awesome.

This is a great article to start with. It says the program began in 2003, and lists the certified games that were released in that year and the year after.

I have several THX games, and am willing to list them, but first I'd like to know what people's thoughts on this approach and its necessity. I can also get in touch with the guy I talked to a few years ago as well. NASCARFAN160 (talk) 23:42, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

If anyone still wants to do it, i think it's a great idea to add a small section on THX certified games, with some examples. Doesn't have to be a complete list at first. Also, for those intereseted there's a 2010 article called THX: What WON'T You Certify?. PizzaMan (♨♨) 14:29, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Content written like an advertisement

I just wanted to note that a lot of stuff within the History section is written to promote their products, using subjective terms about the quality of them or their desirability ("innovative", "what consumers had been looking for", etc.). Reimeille (talk) 03:40, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

I noticed this as well, could probably fix by end of month Unijorse (talk) 23:02, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

History out of order

Product history is out of order (jump from a product released in 2003 to a product released in 2020) Unijorse (talk) 23:01, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Update Request - New CEO is Jason Fiber

New CEO is Jason Fiber. THX - THX Ltd. Promotes Entertainment and Technology Business Leader Jason Fiber to Chief Executive Officer. Pjthx (talk) 22:44, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

WP:SOFIXIT? DonIago (talk) 03:59, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Updates to THX Services

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• Audio and video certification of home theater equipment, consumer electronics devices, and large entertainment spaces. Provider of high-fidelity audio technology including 3D immersive audio, THX Spatial Audio, and amplification technology, THX AAA.

Pjthx (talk) 21:56, 6 February 2023 (UTC)