I was wondering how to sync the 1989 laserdisc audio to the GOUT dvd. I have the audio and can’t seem to get the timing right to the GOUT at all. It’s very frustrating and I know there has to be a way to do this! Does anyone have any ideas?
pardon my not knowing much about the audio side of things,but what is the reason for putting the LD audio onto the GOUT video?
and if there are better audio versions for the 3 GOUT versions,which are better and why?
just trying to understand the audio side of things.
Thanks
and to sync it just add the video into VDubMPEG and then browse for your LD audio then click on interleaving and start adjusting it until you have it right,then you will know what your delay is.
There are several different audio mixes for Star Wars:
- 1977 theatrical mono (considered at the time to be the "definitive," or "most complete" mix, with many differences, such as a different voice for Aunt Beru, "Blast it, Wedge," instad of "Biggs," different alarm sounds, etc., etc.) - never officially released on home video, but a fantastic restoration taken from two broadcast sources is available (I have the links to the GOUT-synced restoration if anyone's interested, just PM me)
- 1977 theatrical stereo (I'm not too familiar with the differences here)
- 1977 70mm six-track (equivalent to a 4.2-channel mix - L, C, R, Surround, and two LFE, if I recall correctly) - never released after the theatrical run, though the 1997 SE mixes for all 3 films are based on this mix ("You were lucky to get out of there" instead of "You're lucky you don't taste very good" in ESB)
- 1985 LD remix - the one livserge is talking about. This mix is the one many (if not most) of us here (myself included) grew up with, and is very similar - though not identical - to the theatrical stereo
- 1993 LD remix - the one on the GOUT. This one was available on the 1993 and 1995 LD releases and the 1995 "Faces" VHS set. Many new sounds added, such as glass-breaking sounds in the detention cell block fight, etc.
I'm not an authority on sound mixes, but this is what I remember. Each is distinctly different from the other. I prefer the mono mix myself, and I'm glad Ady restored a lot of mono mix-exclusive things into Revisited.
ChainsawAsh do you have any or all of these mixes by any chance?
Here's what I have:
Star Wars
- 1977 Theatrical Mono - uncompressed WAV, synchronized to GOUT
- 1997 Theatrical Stereo - uncompressed WAV, synchronized to GOUT
- 1985 Laserdisc Stereo - 3 uncompressed WAVs, not combined or synchronized to anything
- 1993 Laserdisc Stereo - uncompressed WAV, synchronized to GOUT (better quality than highly-compressed GOUT audio)
Empire & Jedi
- 1993 Laserdisc Stereo - uncompressed WAV, synchronized to GOUT (better quality than highly-compressed GOUT audio)
Sadly, I don't have the 1980 theatrical stereo mix for Empire (no mono mix for Empire or Jedi exists, and the 6-track surrond mixes are unavailable), or the 1985 laserdisc remixes for either one.
I've heard that the 1983 theatrical stereo, 1985 laserdisc mix, and 1993 laserdisc mix are all identical for Jedi, but I don't think it's ever been confirmed.
I've also heard that the 1980 theatrical stereo and 1985 laserdisc mix are identical for Empire, but I know of at least one difference between the 1985 and 1993 Empire mixes - there's a sound effect of a crashing snowspeeder missing in the 1993 mix.
The Star Wars mono mix is up on Rapidshare, and I can PM you the links if you want. I can upload the other mixes later on, but probably not today (they're just sitting on my computer hard drive right now).
I know this is asking alot but is there any way of getting a package of all of them?
Thanks for the response by the way.
Could I second the request for the whole set please? :-)
I'm doing my Empire and Jedi GOUT conversions soon, and it would be great to have superior audio to slot in.
By the way, the tracks that are already synced to the GOUT - is that NTSC or PAL versions?