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Originally Posted by Etch-A-Sketch  Well, as far as I know it is required by dolby. They will reject your dolby print if you don't have a fully filled foley track (M&E with no dialogue), or so I've been told. I've never actually tested them to see just what you can get away with. |
Dolby requires nothing of the kind. Dolby is there to assist in the Printmaster and make sure the room is calibrated and all goes well with the MO Disc you create. That's about it. How you have stuff routed or organized in your session, or what is in your M&E is not the purview of Dolby. In fact, M&E's are often created without Dolby even there, nor do they go through Dolby.
I think you are confusing Dolby with Distribution Company Deliverables that are reviewed by a Lab contracted by the Dist Co. that does QC reviews. But M&E's are for when the film goes to Sales or Distribution; the list of deliverables is part of that agreement and is beyond the original mix.
It is wise to edit the dialogue so that M&E's are easier to do later, but first and foremost it is to assist in getting the right "movement" to the track and provide a logical layout for the Dialogue (or Gaffing) mixer. I would talk to whomever is going to mix this. If you, then develop your on methods.