[ProAudio] DVD Dubbing Problem

[Jim Brown]

On 5/22/2025 11:05 AM, Bob Katz via ProAudio wrote:
> f I recall, mini-dv was a medium dedicated to Sony's lossy coded format. 
> If I'm right then the so-called "16 bit 48 kHz" files are lossy encoded. 
> The lossy encoded wordlength in the file is apparently 16 bit but when 
> decoded it will expand to 18 bits in linear pcm format (formerly lossy 
> coded) or more.
> 
> And if I'm right then David Josephson's point about finding the original 
> player makes sense and you have to play it from the original software. I 
> suggest having a bit-scope on the digital output to sense the output 
> wordlength coming from the decoder. You could do that by playing the dig 
> out (SPDIF) into a good DAW and run a plugin called "bitter" on the 
> bitstream.
> 

Thanks Bob. The dubs I've made to DVD were Firewire from a semi-pro 
player (not Sony) to a standalone DVD recorder that claims to enhance 
toe video. For all of that material I simultaneously recorded the same 
mix to 2-track DAT.

Jim Brown