Posted by Ty Ford on 09/19/05 22:12

On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:26:21 -0400, Moving Vision wrote
(in article <lSuiwHKNLwLDFwKt@movingvision.demon.co.uk>):

> As for the MPEG 2 audio the key is to digitise it into the system as 48K
> PCM before doing anything with it. Once it's PCM you can muck about with
> it 'till the cow come home and it won't be subject to further
> compression issues.

Until you make a new DVD master and then you do what? .....Oh, right,
compress the audio you have already reduced by 75% again. So what's left is
25% of 25%.

The first generation MPEG 2 recorded to tape on such
> as the Z1 is quite good enough for most purposes and actually better
> then most other compact DV's because of the broadcast standard preamps.

Whose broadcast standard preamps? I'm feeding from a Sound Devices 442. You
use the preamps on the cameras????

Guess what. Go for it. However, I won't let you or anyone else go on about it
in ignorance.

Ty Ford



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