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Originally Posted by swirlyd  I would like some good references from movie/TV DVDs - in terms of level. If I extract the AC3, convert it to AIF and import to Pro Tools, will that be an accurate representation of the final mix (including where the peaks are?) - or has the overall level (and peak) been altered on its way to the DVD. |
It depends on the extraction method. Some methods will apply dialog normalization (and likely reduce volume), some will transfer the AC3 sound to AIFF/WAV at the same level. (How did you rip?)
You can determine that if you play that same DVD on your computer in a software player (with DRC set to off) that is known to apply dialnorm correctly, and compare volume to the extracted files.
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Originally Posted by swirlyd For example, I ripped the audio from an episode of CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (not because it's an amazing sounding show, it just happened to be lying around) and put on "Inspector" - the dialogue seemed to hover at -18dbFS and the RMS played between 30 & 27. Very rarely did anything go above -14dbFS. That's pretty much the way it should be, right? |
What RMS played between 27 & 30? Dialog or overall? Try and determine RMS ballpark of just dialog, with no music. What do you mean by 'rarely did anything go above -14dbFS' - peak or RMS?