Star Wars 1997 DTS CD-ROMs (Released) — Page 10

Jetrell Fo said:

CapableMetal said:

If the changes don't affect frame count, yes. Its possibly not worth it though. If the mix hasn't been changed since the theatrical release, then the lossless audio on the blu-ray is better.

At least having the theatrical audio is beneficial for preservation.  

It's only really beneficial if the mixes differ. If they are the same then there is no benefit to cinema DTS. Its compressed, only partially discreet, and has a lower bit-depth and fewer samples per second than a lossless track found on a blu-ray. At least some Cinema DTS discs, if not all, have clipping in places too.

That said, it could be useful in determining whether there are any differences in the blu-ray track. If there do prove to be some, it would be worth preserving.

I've tweaked the surrounds on the SE mixes because they weren't right and I've stuck the final versions up on the spleen. Same format as before with video and the Dolby Digital tracks from the Laserdiscs for muxing so there is something to go along with/compare them to.

I'll make mono WAVs available privately to any who want them in the coming days.

So how does one mix the laserdisc video with the DTS audio?

I'm not sure I know what laserdisc video you're referring to, unless you mean the video reference for each film included with the DTS-HD files?

You need to mux them into a container such as MKV, M2TS, or something similar using one of the many free tools available (such as mkvmerge).

edit: But not MP4, I don't think that accepts DTS-HD.

I’ve seen contradictory information in different places; has it been determined if these 97SE theatrical mixes are the same as the on the 97SE laserdiscs (apart from codec, bitrate, and possible attenuation of the surrounds)?

Also, was the sound completely/majorly remixed for 2004 DVDs, or is the 2004 mix largely the same as either/both of the 1997 mixes (apart from obvious changes like Emperor, Boba Fett, etc.?)

boffy said:

I’ve seen contradictory information in different places; has it been determined if these 97SE theatrical mixes are the same as the on the 97SE laserdiscs (apart from codec, bitrate, and possible attenuation of the surrounds)?

I believe so.

Also, was the sound completely/majorly remixed for 2004 DVDs, or is the 2004 mix largely the same as either/both of the 1997 mixes (apart from obvious changes like Emperor, Boba Fett, etc.?)

Yup. If you have the DVD, listen to Tarkin and Leia right before Alderaan explodes, you will hear strange leveling issues that aren’t present in the 97 DTS track.

Hello,
I know this thread is pretty old, but I have all of those DTS S.E. Disks.
Star Wars S.E.
Empire Strikes Back S.E.
Return of the Jedi S.E.
and Episode 1 The Phantom Menace
All original DTS disks.
All in EXELLENT condition.
I am willing to sell them all.

143443jef said:

Hello,
I know this thread is pretty old, but I have all of those DTS S.E. Disks.
Star Wars S.E.
Empire Strikes Back S.E.
Return of the Jedi S.E.
and Episode 1 The Phantom Menace
All original DTS disks.
All in EXELLENT condition.
I am willing to sell them all.

For the sake of preserving them, I think this has already been recently accomplished. So you might have better luck with a collector in the Marketplace subforum.