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Topic: dts and SRD tags
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John Wilson
Film God
Posts: 5438
From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 05-28-2000 03:34 AM
Now that our sound is up to scratch, new tags have been approved.Has anyone bought any new ones lately? What're the current versions and prices? Do they give new ones away free then if you want more you buy them? What about dts? What's the sonic landscape like? Also, if anyone has an old Simpsons THX tag, I would love to take it off your hands if you no longer need it. (That last request is not for the theater, that one's for me ) TURN IT UP! TURN IT UP! ------------------ "It's not the years honey, it's the mileage". Indiana Jones.
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Scott Norwood
Film God
Posts: 8146
From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas)
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 05-28-2000 07:30 AM
This is from memory:
There are at least two DTS tags--the original "flying disc" version (is this still available?) and the new "sonic landscape" version. "Flying disc" is a bit dated, since many theatres have been running it since "Jurassic Park" came out. I really like "sonic landscape," personally; it's a tad subtle on the sound side, but the visuals are nice and it works well with just about any type of film.
The latest SRD tags are "aurora" and "rain." "Aurora" is EX-encoded, but doesn't say EX. I believe that the same is true of "rain." I really like "Aurora," since it's perfect for any sort of sci-fi movie.
Older SRD tags include "city" (which is great for action films), "egypt," "canyon," "train" (of which there are two versions...the original one is much better IMHO), and one or two others that I can't remember right now.
Are the new SDDS trailers still using only Dolby A on the optical track?
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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today
Posts: 12859
From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99
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posted 05-28-2000 05:03 PM
Dolby's "Aurora" is cool. Rain is dumb. It sounds like it was recorded at 11025Hz! It is also very wishy-washy like a poorly encoded 128-kbps MP3 file. It's really bad. Only the little "ding" at the end comes from the EX channel. I don't like Dolby's new soundmark jingle. They could have come up with something much better. Canyon and Egypt (and Temple which is SR only) are very boring. There is no animation, only the camera moves. And they sound like 22050Hz! I'm probably pissing Dolby off by typing this (not my problem that they have bad sound logos) The City is cool and the original Train is by far the best!DTS's flying disc is extremely dated and sounds very shrill. The Sonic Landscape is short, subtle, and classy. I like it. It doesn't go for the "WOW" factor that every other digital tag goes for. I like how short it is. Many may even overlook it. The original SDDS tag sucks ass. It had about 20 seconds of black silence at the beginning. I haven't seen any of the newer SDDS tags, but everybody tells me that they really aren't anything special. Maybe I should review each sound logo. Officially. dating back to Henry (or is it Harry) Mancini's (did I spell that correctly?) wonderful SR trailer. Either way, it was done by the Pink Panther guy.
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Scott D. Neff
Theatre Dork
Posts: 919
From: San Francisco, CA
Registered: Oct 1999
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posted 05-28-2000 10:49 PM
I've ALWAYS thought it was important to make sure the sound trailer was correct.I'm in the process of training my junior projectionists to add and remove trailers... ie. policy trailers. The good ole' union guy already knows how, but I have to REMIND him to remove an SRD trailer when it switches to an SDDS house. Why is that? Shouldn't a UNION projectionist with 45 years experience KNOW when a trailer needs to be changed WITHOUT being told??????
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