Should spoken word videos require LPCM?

[vladsmythe]

My dvds are primarily documentaries. Is the experience diminished because they are AC3 and not LPCM? I'm torn on this issue. Also, some of my very old tapes were recorded off television prior to Hi-Fi recorders. Should they be dis-allowed even if they represent crucial historical significance?
I have never had a complaint...ever - well

[retired]

Not necessarily, but you do upload more than interviews, right?
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[vladsmythe]

If anyone here fix these (new LPCM sound synch) so they are watchable? Thanks in advance.

Sting 1996-08-11 Vancouver, British Columbia (NTSC) - 05-15-08 ACTIVE
Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir xxxx-xx-xx Morning News (NTSC) - 05-14-08 ACTIVE
The Beatles 1994-02-xx 30th US Anniversary CBS (NTSC) (RESEED) - 04-11-08 ACTIVE
Various Artists 1987-02-24 Grammy Awards (NTSC) - 03-05-08
Various Artists 1990-06-06 International Rock Awards (NTSC) - 03-04-08 ACTIVE
Grateful Dead 1987-12-31 Oakland, CA [Set 3] (NTSC) - 03-02-08 ACTIVE
Grace Slick 1990-06-12 Joan Rivers Show / Frank Zappa Interview (NTSC) - 02-23-08
BB King 1993-02-04 Street Stories (NTSC) - 02-18-08 ACTIVE
Grateful Dead 1987-07-14 Evening Magazine (NTSC) - 02-16-08 ACTIVE
Bill Graham 1986-06-11 West 57th CBS (NTSC) - 02-10-08
John Lee Hooker xxxx-xx-xx Tonight Show & CBS Sunday Morning (NTSC) - 02-09-08
Traffic 1994-xx-xx VH1 To One (NTSC) - 02-07-08 ACTIVE
Woodstock 1994-08-10 Behind the Myth & Magic (NTSC) - 02-06-08
Dizzy Gillespie 1989-12-25 San Jose, CA (PBS) (NTSC) - 02-02-08
James Brown 1996-xx-xx Jerry Springer Show (NTSC) - 01-27-08
BB King 1991-11-13 Later with Bob Costas (NTSC) - 01-25-08
Pete Townshend 1996-05-03 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NTSC) - 01-21-08
Charlie Watts 1993-10-26 Later with Bob Costas (NTSC) - 01-19-08
Eric Clapton 1994-xx-xx Through the Ages VH1 (NTSC) - 01-18-08
Grace Slick 1998-09-18 Late, Late Show CBS (NTSC) - 01-10-08
Pink Floyd 1989-xx-xx Shine On MTV (NTSC) - 01-09-08
Mickey Hart 1992-02-xx S.F. Bay Area PBS (NTSC) - 01-09-08
Bob Marley 1987-10-27 West 57th CBS (NTSC) - 01-04-08
Various xxxx-xx-xx Top of the Pops (NTSC) - 01-02-08
The Rolling Stones 1994-xx-xx Conversations VH1 (NTSC) - 01-02-08
The Beatles 1994-02-xx 30 Year Anniversary (Pt 2) (NTSC) - 01-01-08
David Crosby 1993-01-19 Whoopi Goldberg Show (NTSC) - 12-24-07
Various Artists 1980s Solid Gold In Concert (NTSC) - 12-24-07
Crosby, Stills and Nash 1987-10-03 West 57th CBS (NTSC) - 12-21-07
Simon & Garfunkel 1993-09-30 Dateline NBC (NTSC) - 12-20-07
The Rolling Stones 1994-xx-xx Voodoo Lounge Special (MTV) (NTSC) - 12-13-07
Apollo Hall Of Fame 1993-xx-xx New York, NY (NTSC) - 12-11-07
Jethro Tull 1993-1995 Various TV Appearances (NTSC) - 11-10-07 ACTIVE
Grateful Dead 1985-xx-xx West 57th (NTSC) - 10-02-07
The Beatles 1994-02-xx 30th US Anniversary (CBS) (NTSC) - 10-01-07
The Rolling Stones 1989-09-22 20/20 (NTSC) - 09-27-07
The Rolling Stones 1994-11-13 60 Minutes (NTSC) - 09-18-07
Jimi Hendrix 1994-06-01 The Conspiracy Tapes (NTSC) - 08-17-07
Jerry Garcia 1991-02-27 "Lifelines" (NTSC) - 08-10-07
Bob Weir 1992-05-10 Cachagua, CA (NTSC) - 08-03-07
Dizzy Gillespie xxxx-xx-xx TV Appearances '90-'91 (NTSC) - 07-21-07
Ken Kesey & Merry Pranksters 1999-xx-xx "Alive and Trippin" VH1 (NTSC) - 07-19-07
Ringo Starr 1998-06-17 New York, NY (NTSC) - 07-17-07
The Turtles & The Grass Roots 1992-xx-xx VH1 Hitmakers (NTSC) - 07-15-07
Grateful Dead 1985-05-xx 20th Anniversary Profiles (NTSC) - 07-15-07
Grateful Dead 1991-xx-xx Edge PBS plus CBS News (NTSC) - 07-13-07
Keith Richards 1996-xx-xx VH1 to 1 (NTSC) - 07-11-07
The Moody Blues 1986-xx-xx Cover Story (NTSC) - 07-10-07
Paul McCartney 1986-xx-xx Cover Story (NTSC) - 07-01-07
Jimmy Page & Robert Plant 1994-xx-xx "Ever Onward" (NTSC) - 06-08-07
Ray Charles 1994-07-06 "Now" (NTSC) - 06-07-07
Red Knuckles and The Trailblazers 1988-xx-xx Nashville, TN (NTSC) - 06-01-07
Paul McCartney 1991-11-17 (NTSC) - 05-30-07
Paul McCartney 1993-xx-xx VH1 to 1 (NTSC) - 05-29-07
John Lennon 1986-xx-xx MTV (NTSC) - 05-22-07
Pete Best 1993-09-06 Chicago, IL (NTSC) - 05-14-07

[retired]

Originally Posted by vladsmythe

If anyone here fix these (new LPCM sound synch) so they are watchable?

You can't fix them without re-encoding them (which is even worse than a standalone transfer) because the VBR is above 9000kbs

[vladsmythe]

Thank you for the invaluable information! I'm so glad there is always well-founded, prompt support here. You are a great resource!

[stantheman1976]

Originally Posted by retired

You can't fix them without re-encoding them (which is even worse than a standalone transfer) because the VBR is above 9000kbs

Wrong. Import video and new audio into editor like Vegas. Match new audio to old source. Output new audio track. Use authoring program that doesn't re-encode video to import video and replace old audio with new one.

[retired]

Wrong

Max bitrate for overall DVD = 10080 kbs
LPCM audio = 1500 kbs
Max video bit rate w/ LPCM audio = 8500 kbs (Standard rendering 8200-8400 kbs Per hour of footage)

Anything exceeding 8500 kbs w/ LPCM = NON-Compliant DVD

Standalones transferred at 9000 kbs+ can NOT have LPCM audio without Re-encoding the video.

[stantheman1976]

You still could do it with AC3.

[U2Lynne]

Originally Posted by stantheman1976

You still could do it with AC3.

Except, that isn't what the OP's question was about. He knows he can do it with AC3, because that is what he normally does.

[LeifH12345]

Originally Posted by vladsmythe

Should spoken word videos require LPCM?

If you've got the lossless audio, use it

If the video was recorded as AC3 or is AC3 being the best source available, whatever.

[vladsmythe]

Originally Posted by U2Lynne

Except, that isn't what the OP's question was about. He knows he can do it with AC3, because that is what he normally does.

Thank you Lynne. Thanks.