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Originally Posted by danijel  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?) |
I use Mac The Ripper to get an AC3 file - that can be converted to AIF in Quicktime, then imported into PT.
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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.
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?
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Overall RMS was around there (27/30) - everything stayed around or just below -18dbFS (I'm in Europe so am used to -18dbFs as 0, but maybe this show hits -20dbFS being from the States) - the maximum peak was around -14dbFS.
I thought it would be a bit louder with higher peaks (up to -9dBFS or so), but it's not the most dynamic show....