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Locations List of people willing to assist with bit-perfect LD audio capture
#41
I can if it's an NTSC disc Neonbible
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#42
Actually looking to have a PAL LD captured this time Smile

But good to you know you do video as well!
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#43
I can capture PAL LDs with either digital PCM (bit-perfect) or analogue audio
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#44
(2022-08-16, 10:55 PM)zoidberg Wrote: I can capture PAL LDs with either digital PCM (bit-perfect) or analogue audio

Excellent. Will PM you.
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#45
Do we still have anyone in or near Japan who can capture bit-perfect PCM plus a good-enough video for sync reference?

I'm interested in picking up the Japanese LD of Edward Yang's A Brighter Summer Day (1991). It's available at one of the used-goods sites in Japan. If no one is near Japan anymore, I can import this to the US. Hopefully we have more active members here.

One of the best films from Taiwan, it's sadly seen very few home releases. One day I'll post a more detailed analysis with charts, but here's a summary:
  • The Criterion BD and FR Carlotta BD are exactly identical in audio but for a 4db difference. Their high frequencies appear to be filtered. (Video wise, FiM encoded the FR BD, so it will be my sync target.)
  • Additionally considering that Criterion sponsored the 4K restoration, I would guess the Taiwan/Korea/Japan BDs are more or less identical.
  • No DVD releases anywhere prior to the 4K restoration.
  • There are various VCDs from Mainland China and HK. AFAIK these feature MP2 encoded audio, which probably sounds terrible.
  • Then there is a Hong Kong LD. But no one is selling it anymore, not even on Mainland Chinese or HK sites. I was able to find a rip online. Unfortunately, the 2.0 mono was ripped into 96 kbps MP3, so the high frequencies were chopped off by MP3 compression.
  • Finally, we have the Japanese LD and also a Hi-Fi VHS. I hope to compare at least this LD's audio to the BDs.
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#46
Seems like nobody is near Japan. I'll get this imported to the US. Anyone here willing to lend a hand with bit-perfect PCM capture with video as sync reference?

Btw, if anyone is interested in other Japanese LDs, let me know. We can combine shipping. I'm probably going to use Neokyo as a forwarding service. They can hold an item for up to 45 days before dispatching a batch so that per-item shipping is cheaper.
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#47
In the Chicagoland area, can do bit-perfect captures of LDs (PCM, DTS, AC3). Happy to help contribute!
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