DSOTM on DVD-Audio...is coming! (1 Viewer)

Mark_Waldrep · Apr 2, 2003

I thought it might be of interest to those assembled here that DSOTM will also be issued as a DVD-Audio discs by EMI sometime later this year. This is reliable information as it came directly from the company...that's about all I can say at this point.

With UMG and BMG now firmly committed to the DVD-Audio camp, there should be little doubt that the format will not only survive but prosper. Some very important new acts will be preparing DVD-Audio releases for this year...not just catalog stuff but new albums.

Camp · Apr 2, 2003

Pardon my ignorance, DSOTM??

TIA (thanks in advance),

PS Nystrom · Apr 2, 2003

Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd

Al B. C · Apr 2, 2003

Me thinks this could get interesting.

Thanks Mark.

Mike Broadman · Apr 2, 2003

Uh-oh, if Dark Side is on both high-res formats, we could end up with a debate over which format is better.

I wonder who will mix it and if it would be significantly different than the SACD.

NP: Marillion, Front Row Club #3

Doug_B · Apr 2, 2003

I learned that DSOTM will be issued as a DVD-Audio title later this year. The same mixes AND lots of cool extras...should be interesting to compare. No firm date as yet, just a commitment from EMI.

Doug

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Lee Scoggins · Apr 2, 2003

The same mixes AND lots of cool extras

This creates an interesting question: James Guthrie created new mixes in DSD format.

Maybe Guthrie will downconvert to a PCM format from DSD. So you will have both DSD and PCM in the chain.

That will make the comparison less than a "pure DSD" versus "pure PCM" bakeoff.

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Michael St. Clair · Apr 2, 2003

Don't have the time or the URL right now, but I thought one article stated that he mixed the 5.1 in analog.

Dan Joy · Apr 2, 2003

All technical bullsh!t aside, I will hold off all "one format is better than the other" until I have both copies in my system and can tell myself

Nick V · Apr 2, 2003

You've gotta love the sublte opinionistic bashing of one format by a supporter of the other. LOL

Maybe Guthrie will downconvert to a PCM format from DSD

Why not upconvert to PCM from DSD?

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Lee Scoggins · Apr 2, 2003

Why not upconvert to PCM from DSD?

Er, Nick...no bashing intended. There are technical reasons for this. The DSD process was originally designed to allow "downconverting" to PCM formats from the higher sample rate of DSD 2.8 MHZ down to 96 or 192khz with integer based conversion. If you go to Sony's web site, you will see a discussion on process.

Essentially you can't upconvert from DSD to PCM due to the technology implementation.

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John Kotches · Apr 2, 2003

Well, the term "upconvert / downconvert" carries connotations that can be either positive or negative.

I think the term transcode is more accurate, since we are talking about two different encoding schemes.

Regards,

Thomas_Berg · Apr 2, 2003

Well, the term "upconvert / downconvert" carries connotations that can be either positive or negative.
I think the term transcode is more accurate, since we are talking about two different encoding schemes.

thanks for the clarification. the whole 'up/downconvert' had me confused there for a sec

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Kevin C Brown · Apr 2, 2003

I would agree with Lee though. If the *original* mix is in DSD, then "downconverting" is the right word to use, because *any* conversion whatsoever can *only* result in the same fidelity or worse. 2nd law of thermodynamics at work.

LanceJ · Apr 2, 2003

I have yet to see anyone prove that the multichannel sacd tracks have the same resolution as the stereo sacd tracks.

LJ

Justin Lane · Apr 2, 2003

Great news for DVD-A. The are many possibilities for bonus material for a release such as this.

I also wonder if this disc was mixed already in PCM, since it was originally rumored to be a DVD-A from the get go. What if the SACD that was just put out was mixed in DSD from already existing PCM masters for the earlier rumored DVD-A release. Uh oh, don't want to open that can of worms.

J

Charles J P · Apr 2, 2003

I would agree with Lee though. If the *original* mix is in DSD, then "downconverting" is the right word to use, because *any* conversion whatsoever can *only* result in the same fidelity or worse. 2nd law of thermodynamics at work.

But why do dismiss, out of hand, the possiblity that it would be the same? You seem to make the illogical jump that because technically it must be the same or worse, in reality it must be worse. I think it will likely retain all the resolution of the DSD recording. Of course, if it was remastered in analog, than the whole DSD vs PCM circle jerk is moot.

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Justin Lane · Apr 2, 2003

Even if this disc does come out on DVD-A from a DSD master (remeber DSD is supposed to be an archiving tool and not an audio format), wouldn't this be a giant slap in the face by EMI for Sony? Sony and EMI are competitors to begin with in the music market, so it looks like EMI took the charity Sony gave them, and is now going to stab them in the back by putting out a DVD-A with mastering paid for by Sony.

With all this talk of the strategies of the various companies in getting Hi-res accepted by the masses, this has to be the best one to date.

Brian-W · Apr 2, 2003

so it looks like EMI took the charity Sony gave them, and is now going to stab them in the back by putting out a DVD-A with mastering paid for by Sony.

Not really...

If anything, Sony may have paid for limited exclusivity, i.e. can't appear on other formats for a period of time.

Additionally, Sony will capitalize off of all the sales that promotes SACD to consumers.

So not a slap in the face. A later release on DVD-A really can't hurt Sony since the bulk of sales are already done, even if just for the redbook version only. Same could be said if the DVD-A came before the SACD.

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BrianMagog · Apr 2, 2003

In the following article, James Guthrie discusses SACD vs. DVD-A, it's an interesting read for fans of the disc:

http://www.audiorevolution.com/news/...darkside.shtml

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