Have you synched Empire and Jedi so that no padding is required at the beginning this time?
With Empire, I started where the noise floor began in the waveform (which happened to be roughly a second before the Fox logo cue), thinking that this might be related to the offset required. This did not hold true for Jedi, where there were only a few milliseconds of noise floor at the head. My guess is that they will both need to be adjusted.
I don’t remember making the statement but that’s nothing new. If I did, I would have been wrong. From a glance at the waveform it appears to be the least dynamic of all – including the mono mix. Maybe the thinking at the time was to optimize it for the “pre-home theater” / lower-volume crowd – who knows?
And I presume it's not as dynamic as the 70mm-derived '93 mix?
With Empire, I started where the noise floor began in the waveform (which happened to be roughly a second before the Fox logo cue), thinking that this might be related to the offset required. This did not hold true for Jedi, where there were only a few milliseconds of noise floor at the head. My guess is that they will both need to be adjusted.
On Empire, you say that sonically it is superior to the GOUT audio. Is the sub-standard GOUT audio due to a difference in the transfer or mix, or just the effects of compression to 192kbps AC-3?
Perhaps both. The PCM of Empire is audibly and visibly more dynamic. I also came across at least one example where the actual timbre was different.
I’ve never heard a db figure associated with this, I’d be curious as to the source. If it’s a Dolby standard, then it’s likely referenced to 0 db = 85dbc in a properly calibrated theater (or home theater). Dialogue level is a great absolute in setting playback level. I heard it referred to once as “associated level”. While nobody really knows how loud an exploding sail barge is, everybody has very much the same notion as to where a comfortable dialogue level should sit, because it’s something everybody can “associate” with.
Belbucus - just thought of another question: you said previously you expected the '85 mix would have more dynamic range than the '77 mix. Is this the case?
Perhaps both. The PCM of Empire is audibly and visibly more dynamic. I also came across at least one example where the actual timbre was different.
FYI, Dolby Digital soundtracks are mastered so that the "normal" listening level of dialogue (where people are speaking in a normal voice) is at -31 dB.
I’ve never heard a db figure associated with this, I’d be curious as to the source. If it’s a Dolby standard, then it’s likely referenced to 0 db = 85dbc in a properly calibrated theater (or home theater). Dialogue level is a great absolute in setting playback level. I heard it referred to once as “associated level”. While nobody really knows how loud an exploding sail barge is, everybody has very much the same notion as to where a comfortable dialogue level should sit, because it’s something everybody can “associate” with.
Belbucus - just thought of another question: you said previously you expected the '85 mix would have more dynamic range than the '77 mix. Is this the case?
I don’t remember making the statement but that’s nothing new. If I did, I would have been wrong. From a glance at the waveform it appears to be the least dynamic of all – including the mono mix. Maybe the thinking at the time was to optimize it for the “pre-home theater” / lower-volume crowd – who knows?
And I presume it's not as dynamic as the 70mm-derived '93 mix?
(See above)