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Author Topic: do you prefer DTS or Dolby ? John Scott Master Film Handler Posts: 252 From: Oakdale, MN, USA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 07-03-2002 05:18 PM                     For practicality sake, I prefer DD (sorry Karen). 99.9% of all prints and trailers (including PSA's) are encoded with DD. Secondly as a manager, its more fool-proof in the booth as the kids seem to forget to put in the discs, switch the discs, change the trailer disc, etc. Add on top of that, our company's policy trailer is only encoded in DD. For sound sake and promotional support, I prefer DTS (nothing is worse than hearing a changeover go through the projector) though.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-03-2002 05:44 PM                        SR-D shouldn't fault at changeovers or reel splices. I've never run a changeover booth with SR-D, so I don't know what would cause it to fault in this case (though there's an issue with poorly timed changeovers), but the only time I've heard an otherwise good SR-D track fault at a splice has been when the theatre used opaque or zebra tape. Use clear splicing tape and SR-D will be fine. SDDS should be, too, but I've heard a number of lab-new prints fault at good splices made with clear tape when played in SDDS. I agree, though, that DTS will hold up better over time as prints deteriorate due to poor handling, as long as the late-run houses get the disks with the prints (or can obtain them later).  |  IP: Logged Jamie Sanson Film Handler Posts: 33 From: Port Macquarie,NSW, Australia Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-03-2002 08:21 PM                     .......No way, Dolby Digital is definitely the best...... David in which way? 1 Convenience (it is that) 2 Or better sound (it's not that)  |  IP: Logged John Hawkinson Film God Posts: 2273 From: Cambridge, MA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-04-2002 06:03 PM                     I'm kind of sorry I bumped this up--I only wanted to do so for purposes of citation, not to renew the flamefest Would it be possible for people to refrain from "Foo is the BEST!" and stick with "Foo is better because of bar!"? --jhawk  |  IP: Logged

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