I believe the limit is 128 concurrent 'objects', most of them can be placed anywhere in 3D space by the recording engineers. The sound is not transferred as channels, but as 'objects' placed in 3D space.
With streaming services fragmenting in a big way, EI thought it would be a good idea to create a list of all the home cinema friendly titles that are available on Disney+ offering Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision playback. Dolby Atmos adapts to the actual number of speakers available. one of the best films to come out of Hollywood and now its one of the best sounding films too. And what’s more, it makes our list below of Disney+ Dolby Atmos/Vision titles. The Dark Knight (Dolby TrueHD 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0). Controversial opinion time (or not depending on your point of view) after careful consideration, EI has decided that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is the best Star Wars film ever, so there. This functionality requires you to have a receiver/soundbar capable of decoding and playing Dolby Atmos. Some popular channels that offer Dolby Atmos for some content titles include Disney+, Vudu, and Netflix. Even before the film's title appears on-screen, the sound field is alive with the sound of thunder, intense winds, and ominous tones. Exciting, if you like Star Wars that is, and here at EI towers, we do, a lot. Dolby Atmos passthrough is supported on the Roku Ultra, for all channels that offer this audio format in their content. Lionsgate brings this entertaining popcorn flick to Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD and gives both offerings a Dolby Atmos soundtrack - and boy is it a wild one. Most recently Disney+ announced exclusive content for the ‘ May The Fourth Be With You’ day (May 4) which celebrates all things Star Wars. Disney+ is the latest big dog on the block to be promising a high-quality streaming experience backed up with content exclusive to its platform.