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S DD S Prin t M aster Guide lin es R e v i s i o n 2 , O c t o b e r 2001[...]
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1 S DD S P rin t M a s te r F o rm a t S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 2 o f 26 C ontents 1 S DD S Pri n t M a s te r F o rm a t 4 1.1 Media 4 1.2 Tra ck a ssi gnments 4 1.3 Synchronisa ti on 5 1.4 Audio and l evels 5 1.5 Media labe lli ng 6 1.6 Ch ecki ng 6 1.7 Tes t t apes 6 2 N ot es , H i n t s a n d T i ps 7 2.1 Se tti ng[...]
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1 S DD S P rin t M a s te r Fo rm a t S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 3 o f 26 5 A k a i DD 8 m a c hi n e s – C a r e a n d U s e 14 5.1 Models 14 5.2 Media 14 5.3 A t th e op tica l cam er a transfe r fac ility 14 5.4 Tra ck a ssi gnment 14 5.5 Synchronisa ti on a t th e dubbi ng theat re 14 5.6 L evels 15 5.7 Problem s w [...]
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1 S DD S P rin t M a s te r Fo rm a t S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 4 o f 26 1 S DD S Prin t Maste r Format 1 . 1 Me di a T h e f o llo w in g a r e ex a m pl e s o f th e t y pe s o f m e d i a s u i t ab l e f o r d e liv e r in g a n S DDS P r i n tm a s te r . H o w e v e r , f a c ilitie s v a r y f r o m s i t e t o s [...]
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1 S DD S P rin t M a s te r Fo rm a t S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 5 o f 26 1 . 3 S yn c h r oni s a t i on S a m p lin g f r e qu en c y 44. 1kHz . i.e . 44100 s a m p l e s f o r e v e r y 24 fr a m e s o f p i c tu r e . 48kH z c a n b e u s ed , b u t th i s w ill b e s a m pl e- r a t e- c on v er t e d i n t h e c a m[...]
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1 S DD S P rin t M a s te r Fo rm a t S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 6 o f 26 1 . 5 Me di a l ab e lling T h e t a pe o r d i s c s h o u l d b e l a be lle d w i t h : § T h e n a m e o f th e f ilm § T h e r ee l n u m b e r § T h e w o r d s “ S DD S m a st e r” § T h e l a n g u a ge v er s i on § T h e da t e T [...]
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2 N o te s , Hin t s a n d T i ps S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 7 o f 26 2 Notes , Hin t s and Tips 2 . 1 S e tti n g u p t h e s t u di o T h e du bbi n g t h ea t r e m on i t o r i n g s y s t e m s h ou l d b e equ a lis e d t o t h e i n du s t r y s t a nd a r d I S O - 2969 “ X ” c ur ve , a s u se d i n c i ne m [...]
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2 N o te s , Hin t s a n d T i ps S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 8 o f 26 i n t h e du bbi n g t h ea t r e an d di gi t a l a u d i o i s u se d w h e n t h e n egat i v e i s m a d e . Extr a car e m u s t b e t ak en . I f N T S C v i d e o s y n c i s u se d i n t h e du bbi n g t h ea t r e , i t i s v e r y i m p o r t [...]
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2 N o te s , Hin t s a n d T i ps S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 9 o f 26 2 . 5 T h e i m p o r t an c e o f c h e c k i n g S DD S m a s t e rs D ig i ta l m a c h in e s a r e u s u a ll y r e lia b l e i n us e . Ho w e v e r t h e y a r e s t ill p r o n e t o e rro r s su c h a s : § He a d e rro r s – a g e o r d irt[...]
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3 D A S H M a c h i n e s – C a r e an d U s e S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 10 o f 26 3 D AS H Machi ne s – Care and Use 3 . 1 Mod e l s T h e r e a r e f i v e m odel s i n c u rre n t u s e § S o n y PC M 3324 § S o n y PC M 3324A § S o n y PC M 3324S § S o n y PC M 3348 § S o n y PC M 3348HR T h e t o p t w o ma[...]
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4 D T R S M a c h i n e s – C a r e an d U s e S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 11 o f 26 4 DTR S Machi ne s – Care and Use 4 . 1 Mod e l s D T R S m a c h i n e a r e s em i - pr of e ssio n a l m a c h in e s d e si g n e d f o r “ l a rg e ” h om e s t u di os . T h e y b e c a m e qu i c k l y a d o p t e d a s a s [...]
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4 D T R S M a c h i n e s – C a r e an d U s e S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 12 o f 26 4 . 5 C omp a t i b ilit y N o t e t h a t th e r e i s n o di ffe r e n c e i n lin e u p pr o c edu r e bet w ee n t h e T a s c a m DA - 88 a n d th e S o n y PC M - 800 . Bo t h m a c hi ne s u s e t h e s a m e S o n y H i - 8 tr a [...]
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4 D T R S M a c h i n e s – C a r e an d U s e S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 13 o f 26 4 . 11 H i n t s f o r m a k i n g pr i n t m a s te r s o n D T R S m a c h i n e s I f p o ssi b l e pl a y b a c k th e m a s t e r i n a di ffe r e n t m a c h i n e t o w h i c h i t w a s re c o rd e d . I f a D A 98 i s a v a ila [...]
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5 A ka i DD 8 m a c h i n e s – C a r e an d U s e S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 14 o f 26 5 Aka i DD 8 machine s – Care and Use 5 . 1 Mod e l s T h e r e a r e t w o mode l s o f th e DD8 . C a m e r a s i t e s h a v e t h e m o s t r e c e n t m o d e l , w h ic h i s th e DD 8 p lus . 5 . 2 Me di a M a s te r s sh o [...]
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5 A ka i DD 8 m a c h i n e s – C a r e an d U s e S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 15 o f 26 I f a P A L s y n c i s u se d , t h i s is se t u p a s f o llo w s § P r e ss SY ST E M – D I G I § S e t S a m p l e R at e t o 44. 1k Hz § S e t D i g ita l S y n c t o P A L V id e o s y n c § P r e ss SY N C § S e t E x [...]
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5 A ka i DD 8 m a c h i n e s – C a r e an d U s e S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 16 o f 26 5 . 8 D r i v e s er v i c i n g T h e r e a r e n o o ffi c i a l s e r v ic e i n t er v a l s f o r d riv e s , b u t s e r v i c i n g a t l e a s t o n c e a y e a r is r e c o mme n d ed . S e r v ic in g c a n o nl y b e per f[...]
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6 S DD S - T h e i n du s t r y ' s b e s t s o u n d i n g f or m a t S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 17 o f 26 6 S DD S - T he industry' s best s oundi ng format S on y Dy nami c Digit a l S ound â (S DDS â ) i s t he motion picture i ndustry' s mos t advanc ed digita l s ound f o rma t, desig ned exclusivel[...]
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6 S DD S - T h e i n du s t r y ' s b e s t s o u n d i n g f or m a t S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 18 o f 26 6 . 5 F u r t h e r d e ta il s – Wh y i s i t th e bes t so und in g s y s t e m ? I n no r m a l o p e r a t io n t h e S DD S p l a y b a c k e q u i p m e n t u s e s b o t h s i d e s o f th e f il m f o[...]
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6 S DD S - T h e i n du s t r y ' s b e s t s o u n d i n g f or m a t S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 19 o f 26 6 . 6 T es t i m on i a l s “ E i g h t c h a nne l S DD S i s a w e so m e ! I t m a ke s a h u g e di ffe r e n c e o n Pe a r l H a r b o r . I ’ v e n e v e r h e a r d a m o v i e s ou n d s o r ea l .[...]
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7 D o l b y l e ve l v e rs u s o p e ra t in g l ev el . H is to r ic a l n o te s . S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 20 o f 26 7 Dolb y leve l versu s operati ng level. Historica l notes. T h e c u rre n t s ta n d a r d f o r d i g it a l c in e m a s o u n d h a s a h e ad r oo m o f 20d B a b o v e t h e s tu d i o r ef er[...]
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8 S u b w oof er s S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 21 o f 26 8 S ubwoofers - t a ke n f r o m t e c h no t e T N 99051701 “ s e tti n g t h e s u bw oof er s ” , b y C r a i g C o nne lly 8 . 1 I n t r od u c t i on T h e t op i c o f s e tti n g s u bw oof e r l e v e l s is t h e s u bj ec t o f n u m e r o u s a rt ic l[...]
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8 S u b w oof er s S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 22 o f 26 40 63 100 160 250 400 630 1K 1.6K 2.5K 4K 6.3K 10K 16K Center channel loudspeaker response 40 63 100 160 250 400 630 1K 1.6K 2.5K 4K 6.3K 10K 16K Digital subwoofer (LFE) channel response 10dB higher SPL T h e m ea s u r em en t i s m a d e a c o u s t i c a lly , n o[...]
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8 S u b w oof er s S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 23 o f 26 8 . 7 S e tti n g t h e d i gi t a l sub w oof e r i n t h e c i n em a. I n a s i m ila r w a y a s o n t h e du bbi n g s t a g e i n S t e p 3 , t h e l ev e l o f th e di gi t a l su b w oof e r i s s e t b y u s i n g a m u l t i - c h a nne l r e a l tim e a n [...]
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8 S u b w oof er s S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 24 o f 26 o f it s lo w p a ss f ilt e r , o r e v e n e lim in a t e t h e s y n t h es i z e d s i gn a l a lto g e t h e r , d e p e n d in g o n th e c a pab ilit ie s o f th e s c r ee n l o ud s p e a k e r s a n d t h e a u di t o r i u m ’ s a c o u st i c a l r e s [...]
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9 G l o ssa r y o f T e r m s S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 25 o f 26 9 Glo ssar y o f Terms T e r m A l s o K n ow n A s D e s c r i pt i on S y n c p i p He a d pop 1kH z t o n e o f 1 f r a m e d u r a ti o n us e d f o r s y n c h r o n i zi n g s ou n d a n d pi c t u r e D o m e s ti c v e r s i o n O r i g in a l v e [...]
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9 G l o ssa r y o f T e r m s S DD S P rin t M a s te r G u i d e lin e s , P a g e 26 o f 26 WWW. S DDS . C O M ® S o n y & S DD S a r e r egi s t er e d t r adem a r k s o f th e S on y C o r p o r a t i o n ® D o l b y a n d S R D a r e t r ademar k s o f D o l b y L a b o r a to r i e s[...]