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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                                 August 15, 2005

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                            DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                     001-32431                 90-0199783
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(State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
      incorporation)                                         Identification No.)

                               100 Potrero Avenue
                          San Francisco, CA 94103-4813
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (415) 558-0200
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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ITEM 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On August 15, 2005, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release  announcing  an  update  to its  guidance  for its  fiscal  year  ending
September 30, 2005. A copy of the press release issued by the Company concerning
the foregoing results is furnished  herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.

     This information  shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended  (the  "Exchange  Act"),  or
incorporated  by reference in any filing under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.

ITEM 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

         The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit No.    Description
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99.1           Press release, dated August 15, 2005, entitled "Dolby
               Laboratories Updates Fiscal 2005 Financial Guidance"







                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                  DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC.

                               By:/s/ Martin Jaffe
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                                  Martin Jaffe
                                  Executive Vice President, Business and Finance


Date: August 15, 2005






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.    Description
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99.1           Press release, dated August 15, 2005, entitled "Dolby
               Laboratories Updates Fiscal 2005 Financial Guidance"