Originally posted by: Moth3r
Now, what about the French soundtrack of the Star Wars laserdiscs? Well, according to the LDDb, "the sound of this LD is Stereo and not Dolby Surround because the original 1977 French mix for the movie was only a two-track Stereo mix, due to limitations of French theaters at the time". So if this is correct, and I was to sample and encode the French track for a DVD, it would be wrong to set the surround flag in the AC-3 stream. Is there any way to confirm this?
Now, what about the French soundtrack of the Star Wars laserdiscs? Well, according to the LDDb, "the sound of this LD is Stereo and not Dolby Surround because the original 1977 French mix for the movie was only a two-track Stereo mix, due to limitations of French theaters at the time". So if this is correct, and I was to sample and encode the French track for a DVD, it would be wrong to set the surround flag in the AC-3 stream. Is there any way to confirm this?
Listen to it.
And maybe I'm not being clear. All a Dolby Stereo track is is a stereo track with surround information encoded in the out of phase material. It will always be carried over. Always. It's impossible for it not o be there once it's mixed. I don't care if htere is a logo on the package or not. The info is there.
Neil