HDCAM SR 5.1 Surround Sound Question.

Juan Salvo
March 3, 2012 at 6:23 am

In qt pro you can set a trait for each channel. I.e. left, right, center, etc. however I always just export discreet tracks out of the movie and encode individually. I’ve had many sets of mislabeled audio channels so I always check the mapping on a surround sound system.
Michael Gissing
March 3, 2012 at 10:39 pm

Unfortunately for you there is no one standard for track assignment. The tape should be labelled.

Likely possibilities are –
1=Left
2=Center
3=Right
4=LS
5=RS
6=Sub
or
1=Left
2=Right
3=LS
4=RS
5=Center
6=Sub

Have a look at the credits and see who did the sound post and email or ring them to have the track layout clarified
Reuben Fink
March 4, 2012 at 8:29 am

Thanks for the advice. I’m in the process of trying to get ahold of the sound mixer. Should the dub include a stereo mix on tracks 7 & 8? I imagine if I try and mix down the 5.1 to stereo it wouldn’t sound right would it?

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Michael Gissing
March 5, 2012 at 12:07 am

A proper stero fold down mix should also be on the tape. Again it should be clearly labelled. Stereo mix is most commonly tracks 1&2.

Do not just do a foldown yourself. There is a formula for foldowns but it should be done with proper monitoring and with the ability to do subtle trimming of surround and center channels.

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