Sony SDDS Print Master manual Akai DD8 machines - Care and Use

5 Akai DD8 machines – Care and Use

5 Akai DD8 machines – Care and Use

5.1Models

T here are two models of the DD8. Camera sites have the most recent model, which is the DD8 plus.

5.2Media

Masters should be supplied on 2.6Gb MO cartridges, with 1 reel per side.

Note: please check with the optical transfer facility and the film distributor before using Akai DD8 MO discs for SDDS masters. Not all optical transfer facilities have Akai machines. I t is not a standard requirement. I f you’re not sure, mix to DT RS.

5.3At the optical camera transfer facility

T he audio will be transferred digitally via AES into the camera. T he camera is synchronised to a PAL video sync. T imecode is used for positional information, and is synchronised with a CB electronics Bi-phase to timecode converter. T he easiest and safest method is for the camera facility to make a “straight across” transfer without re- assigning tracks, changing sync etc. Please bear this in mind when making masters.

5.4T rack assignment

I t would greatly help the transfer facility if the standard track assignment is adhered to. T his can be found at section 1.2 on page 4. T racks can be swapped internally when making clones etc. T his can be set up in two ways. Either

§“routing inputs” by pressing SYST EM – I NPUT S, or

§“track mapping” by pressing SYST EM – MORE – MORE – T RACKS. T his lets you swap round the output assignments of recorded tracks.

5.5Synchronisation at the dubbing theatre

Sampling Frequency 44.1kHz with Film speed 24 FPS. R emember! 44100 samples for every 24 frames of picture.

T he DD8 can be synchronised in several ways.

§Video Sync (recommended)

§Biphase

§Word sync

§T imecode only (not recommended, and will not work with NT SC pulldown)

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