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#621766
Topic
Info: Jaws - PCM mono track
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Moth3r said:



digitalfreaknyc said:

I complained about this in blu-ray.com when the blu-ray came out and several people commented that the DTS 768 equals the PCM. I didn't understand why but they explained it.


48kHz = 48,000 samples per second.

Each sample is 16 bits, therefore mono PCM is 1 x 16 x 48,000 = 768,000 bits per second = 768kbps.

However, the specs above say that it is encoded as dual mono (same track in left and right channels) and uses 24 bit samples. Uncompressed this would be 2 x 24 x 48000 = 2304kbps, so 768kbps represents a track that has been compressed to a third of its original size. 


Right...but if you do the same math with 1 of the tracks (since they're both the same), would it matter? There is no such thing as "dual mono." That just seems to be how they encode things on blu-ray's.

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#620619
Topic
How to archive Betacam SP tapes?
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Moth3r said:


No, although the tapes look similar Betacam SP and Betamax are completely different formats.

I would look into getting a Betacam SP tape deck off eBay, and a capture card that can capture an analogue component input.


I'm not worried about the capture card. I capture everything through my hauppauge at this point since I really don't burn DVD's any more.

I'm more concerned about the outputs. Most of the ones I've seen on ebay have XLR outputs for audio and I never saw Component Video outputs...but I could be wrong.

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#619626
Topic
Preserving DTS LaserDisc tracks, specifically Jurassic Park
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The Aluminum Falcon said:



borisanddoris said:

Thanks again to everyone who helped me and all of us realize this dream.  I'm curious to see if Universal uses the original 5.1 or a remix for the upcoming 3D re-release.  One thing is for sure: the trailer's 2D image looks to have improved vastly over the Blu-ray video master.  With any luck, we'll get a nice, new Blu-ray as well!


I'd assume they'd continue to use the remix. I don't think that they'll make a new encode for the 2D BD video master (to save costs), but they'll probably issue it on a nice 3D BD. If that happens, one would have to extract the 2D image from the 3D BD for a high quality Jurassic Park. I'm just speculating, of course; this is what happened to Beauty and the Beast. Time will tell.


It's been announced today. It will have a separate blu-ray for the 2D edition.

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#618122
Topic
Info: General Terminator 1 & 2 Discussions.
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MrBrown said:

digitalfreaknyc said:


I know this may be slightly "off topic" but does anyone have a special edition DVD from other regions that has these extras?

"Unstoppable Force: The Legacy Of The Terminator" (9:13)
"The Terminator: Closer To The Real Thing" (11:26)

They're apparently on the French, Holland, Scandinavia and UK discs.
 

They are also on, at least, one German DVD release. I should have them at Home.


If you're able to upload for me, I would really appreciate it.

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#618121
Topic
Help: looking for... 'Dead Poets Society' - preservation of the US laserdisc version?
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MrBrown said:


Thanks for the info, I really would like to see a preservation of the complete extended Movie. At least I can watch it at home from LD. But I think DVDs are such more usefull, using at DVD watching evenings at friends homes.


Unfortunately, the massive difference between laserdisc and blu-ray makes this a project for someone else.

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#616875
Topic
DTS soundtracks on laserdisc and not on DVD or BD?
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_,,,^..^,,,_ said:



digitalfreaknyc said:

 

Actually, no. You should change evita.

*** shouldn't be next to it. And there's a problem with the BD, not the LD.

 


You are right, as *** was put wrongly there; according to this <a href="http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Preserving-DTS-LaserDisc-tracks-specifically-Jurassic-Park/post/616070/#TopicPost616070" target="_blank">post</a> - and to <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116250/" target="_blank">IMDB</a> (see technical specs) the original soundtrack was Dolby Digital - so I changed the description and added §§§ original soundtrack was not DTS. Maybe the Xmas lunch was a little too heavy to think clearly... (#@@)

 


Again, IMDB is, many times, wrong. Just because it doesn't say DTS on that doesn't mean that there wasn't a DTS mix. The simple solution is to check the credits at the end of the movie to see if there's a DTS logo, no?

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#614383
Topic
Info: Thread Closed, Please Delete. Thanks
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alex s said:


<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; background-color: #edeff4;"><span>An HD off the 16mm, it would be an even bigger undertaking than what we're doing now... to photograph each frame </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; background-color: #edeff4;"><span><span>off the print and restore it one at a time. Besides, the 16mm does not contain every deleted scene, with the most important scene of all, Jor-El talks to Superman after the first night of rescues, missing from it.</span></span></span>


Man...why can't WB just release the deleted scenes along with a definitive Blu-ray. :(