Is something wrong with my Mummy Returns DVD?

[Ravenous]

Its movie weekend and Im watching a buncha movies on our new tv and surround sound set up. Well we just saw The Mummy Ultimate Edition with DTS and it sounded loud and awesome! But now Im watchin The Mummy Returns and its in English 5.1 and it sounds like crap! I have to have the volume real loud and it sounds like the sound gives out once in a while. It also sounds like some things arent as loud as it should be . Like when that dide in the begining is shot in the neck with the sling shot, that doesnt sound loud and neither does his yell after it. What the hell is going on here?

Im watching it as I type and the part just played when all the beatles pop out of the sand and attack the digging people. They start yelling and I can barely freaking hear them!

[Velvet G]

Hey there. The first thing I would do is try it on another player at a friend's house and see if it does it on his/her equipment. That would rule out or confirm the disk as the problem.

The Mummy UE you played was DTS but you indicated that TMR was DD 5.1. Check to see if you have your receiver set to normalize dialog. If you happen to have a Sony receiver, it's called Compression and has a range from off/standard/max. If it's on max, things tend to be really quiet. It's supposed to keep the big explosions and such to a minimum for late night viewing while leaving the spoken dialog intact.

You also might want to post this in the The Glitch Exhaust as more people who might be able to help you will see it there.

Good luck.
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[Ravenous]

If you happen to have a Sony receiver, it's called Compression and has a range from off/standard/max. If it's on max, things tend to be really quiet. It's supposed to keep the big explosions and such to a minimum for late night viewing while leaving the spoken dialog intact.

I DO have a sony man! And I have it on max. But why such the big difference than the 5.1 as apposed to DTS? That one never quited up. If I should take off the max, than what should i put it on??

thanks for the help man.

[Lenny Nero]

Originally posted by Ravenous
If I should take off the max, than what should i put it on??

Uhh... "Off"

Originally posted by Ravenous
Is something wrong with my Mummy Returns DVD?

Yeah, the movie sucks

[Ravenous]

uhhhh, why off and not standard??

Its an alright movie

[chlngr1970]

How about answering the question...thanks...


To answer your question... Compression is limiting your dynamic range in case others are trying to do anything but watch the movie ( like sleep ) and setting the compression to off give you the maximum dynamic range. Setting the compression to Max, gives you the least range so as to not bother others...Get it

j

[Ruined]

Just a general reply to this topic, it seems two different concepts are being confused here.

Dialogue Normalization is a feature of Dolby Digital which is supposed to keep the dialogue level constant from one DVD to the next, so that you don't have to constantly adjust the volume knob when switching DVDs. (Overall master volume levels often vary from one movie to the next). Dialogue normalization only adjusts the master volume level at a constant rate at the start of a movie, therefore not having any impact on how loud some scenes are in relation to other scenes in the movie. For example, if a one DVD has dialogue that is on average 2db louder than the norm, that DVD will automatically have its master volume lowered by 2db at the start, so that you don't have to play with the volume knob at all.

Dynamic Range Compression, on the other hand, is a general feature which compresses the dynamic range of the soundtrack within the movie itself - in other words, it prevents there from being any really loud parts or really quiet parts, they are all adjusted to a similar volume level with this feature activated. This is a good feature if you are living in an apartment and don't want any major changes in overall volume (Like loud explosions waking up the neighbors) throughout the movie.

So, if you are not living in an apartment, you should turn Dynamic Range Compression off, but you can leave Dialogue Normalization on if you wish without any ill consequences. On a related note, most receivers let you enable or disable Dynamic Range Compression, while most leave Dialogue Normalization on by default, and do not allow you to disable it.

In reference to this instance, you should turn off Dynamic Range Compression for better dynamic range on your Mummy Returns DVD as another poster recommended.

[chlngr1970]

Correct me if I am wrong ( I forgot to post this earlier ) but does DRC affect dts at all. I know it doesn't on mine, cause I have the outboard processor, and whatever comes in...goes out .

Just an idea...

j

[jtorrance]

In response chlngr, I believe he's right. DRC is defeated by the dts signal and is out there in all its glory.

[Ravenous]

Yea you guys are right. I screwed around with it and on DTS Its not affected at all. Only the DD. So I switched it to off and it works fine. I had it on MAX cause the dumb instructions reccomended it. But it sounds perfect now! Thanks for your help!!

[Ruined]

Originally posted by chlngr1970
Correct me if I am wrong ( I forgot to post this earlier ) but does DRC affect dts at all. I know it doesn't on mine, cause I have the outboard processor, and whatever comes in...goes out .

Just an idea...

j

The Dynamic Range Compression feature is not limited to Dolby Digital, but it depends on the receiver/decoder involved whether or not it will work with DTS. With many decoders, DRC only works with Dolby Digital, however there are a few that support DRC for dts as well, such as Analog Devices' "Melody" dts decoder. Also, some DVD players, like Panasonics, support Dynamic Range Compression, though I'm not sure whether they support both DD and DTS.