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Author Topic: DTS Track, Does This Make Any Sense? Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 04-21-2002 09:12 AM                     The DTS track on our print of Blackhawk Down had the track on the last two frames before the reel splices covered with a piece of white splicing tape cut to cover the DTS track only. Very neatly and obviously done for some reason. The splice was also done with white tape covering two half frames with the little strips touching. This was at every reel splice. Does this make sense to anybody? The print was otherwise in pretty good condition.  |  IP: Logged Antonio Marcheselli Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1260 From: Florence, Italy Registered: Mar 2000 posted 04-21-2002 02:25 PM                        I can't see the advantages of this tape. Once we thought to put a piece of tape on DTS track for few meters before intermission since DTS play until the end of track and we didn't have an automation to pulse a mute or another format. But two frame before and after... I really can't see what can change for DTS! Bye Antonio  |  IP: Logged Rick Long Jr Expert Film Handler Posts: 211 From: Toronto, Canada Registered: Jul 2000 posted 04-21-2002 02:35 PM                     The DTS track?? That's quite narrow. Could it be someones method of marking splices?  |  IP: Logged Mike Olpin Chop Chop! Posts: 1852 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Jan 2002 posted 04-22-2002 12:11 AM                     I wouldnt worry about it. From what i gather, DTS will drop out to backup only when the timecode is unreadable for 3-6 consecutive seconds.  |  IP: Logged Antonio Marcheselli Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1260 From: Florence, Italy Registered: Mar 2000 posted 04-22-2002 04:36 AM                        Perhaps the guy have made it would try to have DTS to drop out... He would try to demonstrate that DTS is undroppable! Antonio  |  IP: Logged Karen Hultgren Master Film Handler Posts: 492 From: Agoura Hills, CA, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 04-22-2002 06:09 PM                        DTS is designed to track any size edit and, when timecode is lost, it will freewheel for up to 4 seconds without defaulting. Putting white tape over 2 frames won't do anything. I have no idea why someone would do that. Karen at DTS  |  IP: Logged

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