As it seems there is some interest in multichannel audio capture cards - useful to capture matrix decoders output, for example - I thought to start a list; features should be as following:

• fair price - less than 500 quids
  
• multichannel line input - 4 ch min, 8ch welcome
  
• variable sample frequency - 44,1 & 48kHz min, 96kHz welcome
  
• interface in order of preference: PCIe, PCI, USB, FireWire
  
• Windows compatibility mandatory, WIN + MAC appreciated
  
• RCA analog input/output are very welcome
  
• S/PDIF digital input or output are highly appreciated
  

• ESI U168 XT - 16in 8out USB 2.0 24/96 dig. in/out - https://www.esi-audio.com/products/u168xt/
  
• ESI U86 XT - 8in 6out USB 2.0 24/96 dig. in/out - https://www.esi-audio.com/products/u86xt/
  
• TASCAM US-16X08 - 8in 8out USB 2.0 24/96 dig. in/out - https://tascam.com/us/product/us-16x08/
  
• Behringer UMC1820 - 8in 10out USB 2.0 24/96 dig. in/out - https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=P0B2J
  

• ESI ESP 1010e - 8in 8out PCIe + 19" interface 24/96 dig. in/out  - https://www.esi-audio.com/products/esp1010e/
  
• ESI ESP 1010 - 8in 8out PCI + 19" interface 24/96 dig. in/out - https://www.esi-audio.com/products/esp1010/
  
• Roland Edirol UA-1000 - 8in 8out USB 2.0 24/96 dig. in/out - https://www.roland.com/us/products/ua-1000/
  

La Dolce Vita (1960) Japanese BD audio synced to Criterion Blu-ray

More info:

https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/search/lab...%281960%29

The Sound of Music (1965) DVD 2002 audios synced to Blu-ray


English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) Synced to 50th Anniversary Blu-ray

English (Dolby Digital "4.1") Synced to 50th Anniversary Blu-ray






From DVDCompare...

"Notes
- ABOUT THE AUDIO: There are some mixed reports, but the audio seems to be 4.1, which means that there are 3 discrete audio signals (left/center/right) with mono audio signal for the rear speakers. So the DVD player probably list this as 5.1. Also, the R1, R2 UK and R4 releases also include a 2.0 stereo track. The R2 Holland releases however do not."

So the 2002 DVD is L/C/R and mono surrounds. Whether that is called 4.1 I dont know, there is no LFE channel. But I have confirmed the surrounds is mono, but on 40th Anni the surrounds slightly stereo.

So I think 2002 DVD is more accurate to 70mm 6 track mix. Both have directional dialogue, but 2002 has the apron slap sound. 40th Anni has reaches slightly higher frequencies.


I believe 2002 DVD is just a reissue of disc1 of Five Star edition so should be the same. Whats strange though is specs on the back cover say 4.1 but its actually 5.1. It still has the apron slap sound and directional dialogue though.

Thanks a lot, NeonBible.

• Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital "4.1")
  

Hey everyone!

I've been seeing lots of mentioning of tracks being "downmixed" from the 5.1 to 2.0 stereo or mono. 

How are people able to tell it is a downmix as opposed to a separate mono mix? Is there an analysis tool people are using? Just very curious.

My Laserdisc Wishlist to sync:

The General (1927) [LV21476] (piano score by William Perry)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Blow-Up: Criterion (1967)
Life of Oharu: Criterion (1952)
Grand Illusion: Criterion (1937)
Sansho the Bailiff: Criterion (1954)
The Seven Samurai: Criterion (1954)
The Third Man (1949)
Walkabout: Criterion (1971)

What is the minimum bit-depth to get good audio quality?

• Dynamic Range: How Quiet is Quiet? - http://web.archive.org/web/2013030317153...Range.html
  
• Why Compact Discs Sound Great - https://kenrockwell.com/audio/why-cds-sound-great.htm
  
• Audio Myth - "24-bit Audio Has More Resolution Than 16-bit Audio" - https://benchmarkmedia.com/blogs/applica...-bit-audio
  
• The great audio myth: why you don’t need that 32-bit DAC - https://www.androidauthority.com/why-you...ac-667621/
  
• The 24-Bit Delusion - https://www.mojo-audio.com/blog/the-24bit-delusion/
  
• DSD vs. PCM: Myth vs. Truth - https://www.mojo-audio.com/blog/dsd-vs-p...-vs-truth/
  

• 24-Bits Makes Sense! - https://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=922 [it seems not; read first comment]
  
• 24bit vs 16bit, the myth exploded! - https://web.archive.org/web/201202010845...h-exploded
  
• Audibility of a CD-Standard A-D-A Loop Inserted into High-Resolution audio Playback - http://drewdaniels.com/audible.pdf
  
• Audio Myth -"DSD Provides a Direct Stream from A/D to D/A" - http://web.archive.org/web/2015090300422...a-d-to-d-a
  
• MQA: A Review of controversies, concerns, and cautions - https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/reviews/m...ions-r701/
  
• High Resolution Audio: A History and Perspective - https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=...x90N7LcwHz
  

• BD25 with animated menus that look and behave like the official Criterion discs, with a background video, pop up menus and resume function
  
• Video taken from the 4k Remastered Blu Ray
  
• Original chapter stops used on the Laserdisc
  
• English 2.0 PCM from the laserdisc (thanks Alexpeden2000 and Zoidberg)
  
• Isolated Score AC3 from the laserdisc
  
• Audio Commentary with Martin Scorsese AC3 from the laserdisc
  
• English, French, German and Spanish Subtitles
  
• Theatrical Trailer
  
• Storyboards
  
• Production Photos
  
• A Chorus Of Isolation
  
• Martin Scorsese Filmography
  

When Death Sentence was released on DVD there were two versions, Unrated and R Rated. The blu ray release unfortunately only contains the R Rated cut. Just to clarify there is an unrated released on blu in France and possibly other places, but it uses Upscaled SD footage as opposed to true HD footage. This project is a full HD restoration of the Unrated cut.

The main source of the video is the German Concorde Blu Ray. This seems to be the best blu ray out there as it is 1080P and has DTS HD audio (only High Resolution for English not Master Audio) but it's better than Dolby Digital like the UK disc. The French disc seems to have DTS HD Master Audio but I don't have this and I do wonder what real world difference it will make.

The source of the unrated scenes is a webrip from Amazon Germany, 1080p with German AC3 and English AC3 640 kbps.

The blu ray was used where possible, unrated scenes have been cut in, in some places just the unrated audio was used. To my ears the audio matched up quite well, I had to boost the volume in one of the unrated segments. The English and German audio were both exported and encoded as 5.1 DTS-HD MA.

Details of what is extra can be found here:

https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=4695

• BD25 with menus, pop up menus, background video and resume
  
• 1080P Video 2:40:1
  
• English and German 5.1 DTS-HD MA (German has subs in parts that weren't dubbed)
  
• Spanish 2.0 AC3
  
• English, French and Spanish subtitles
  
• Fox Movie Channel Presents: Making A Scene
  
• Fox Movie Channel Presents: Life After Film School With Kevin Bacon
  
• Webisodes
  
• Interviews with Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Preston, Aisha Tyler and James Wan***
  
• B Roll***
  
• Theatrical Trailer
  

Hello everyone! I Love IMAX/Open Matte Release

There is no blu ray for this movie so the video comes from a 1080p webrip.

• BD25 with a menu, background video, pop up menu and resume function
  
• 1080P 2:40:1 taken from the webrip
  
• English 5.1 DVD DTS
  
• English, French, German and Italian 5.1 AC3
  
• Audio Commentary with Director Rod Lurie
  
• English, French, German, Spanish and Audio Commentary subtitles
  
• HBO First Look: Inside The Walls Of The Last Castle
  
• Deleted Scenes with optional Audio Commentary
  
• Theatrical Trailer
  
• Production Notes