The new THX Ultra2 performance standard, devised by Lucasfilm’s THX Consumer Division, includes processors that deliver 7.1-channel playback of any 5.1-channel source and, for the first time, a THX ...

1971: Still in his 20s, Lucas founds Lucasfilm Ltd., the same year he releases his debut feature, THX 1138. 1973: The first film under the Lucasfilm banner is released: “American Graffiti,” a ...

The THX enhancements were masterminded by a team headed by Tomlinson Holman of Lucasfilms (as in George Lucas of Star Wars fame). The Lucasfilm people found that their films sounded different in ...

But Lucasfilm’s THX division needs convincing. Dolby Digital EX was developed by Dolby Labs and Lucasfilm to add a matrixed rear-center channel to 5.1-channel film and DVD soundtracks. For home ...

George Lucas founded THX as a branch of Lucasfilm in 1983, in partnership with Tomlinson Holman. Not being satisfied with the inconsistent audio experience in movie theaters across the country, THX ...