Originally posted by Dunedain
Belbucus: Is this sync of the Definitive Collection PCM soundtrack with the 2006 DVD of A New Hope exactly the same as the official soundtrack that comes on the DVD? I mean, if you watched the official DVD with the DD 2.0 soundtrack and then the same DVD video but with this PCM soundtrack instead, would you be able to tell anywhere during the movie where the timing of the soundtrack is off on the PCM version, or is the syncing so exact even you couldn't tell the difference?
Belbucus: Is this sync of the Definitive Collection PCM soundtrack with the 2006 DVD of A New Hope exactly the same as the official soundtrack that comes on the DVD? I mean, if you watched the official DVD with the DD 2.0 soundtrack and then the same DVD video but with this PCM soundtrack instead, would you be able to tell anywhere during the movie where the timing of the soundtrack is off on the PCM version, or is the syncing so exact even you couldn't tell the difference?
As I mentioned earlier in this thread, the PCM track should be sample-for-sample identical to the DVD's AC3 track. The only spot that I could not 100% confirm was at the DVD layer change, but so far no one has cited this as being a issue. So yes, once lined up, the PCM track should synch exactly with the AC3 track from start to finish. As far as lining it up, one should take note of the delay offsets mentioned in the previous 2 posts (roughly a second). Once agreed upon, this offset can be reliably applied to any of the forthcoming soundtracks when I issue them (Dolby Stereo, Mono, and '85 Mix - probably in that order).