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Dolby E HDCAM channel order?
Hi all,
Hoping someone can clarify something…we have a debate running about the ‘standard’ channel order for a Dolby E stream delivered as data tracks on a HDCAM tape.
I am being told the defacto standard is (1-6) L,R,C,LFE,Ls,Rs.
However I have a facility saying L,C,R,Ls,Rs,LFE is a recognised standard for broadcast.
Can anyone confirm the latter statement?
(I know – we should just ask the broadcaster for specific tech specs, but we did that and got nothing back, so this is a retrospective query)
Cheers,
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Hi Jim,
LCR is the film standard, LRC is the SMPTE standard. The difference was designed to confuse everyone and foster many debates about which is correct. I think LRC was developed to maintain consistency with stereo formats, with the first 2 tracks always being LR.
No one has been able to sufficiently explain this to me so, for HDcam masters, I ship my tracks L,C,R,Ls,Rs,Lfe. And subsequently, no one has ever called me to tell me I’m a buffoon.
Perhaps some of our other members can shed some additional light. I’m interested, as well.
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