Rochester, MN (31-Mar-00)

COMBINED ROCHESTER DASH-F RATING ON 10-POINT SCALE:
DISTANCE/POSITION: 9
AUDIO: 10 (rating for audio upgrade sources)
STEADINESS: 8  
HEADS/OBSTRUCTIONS: 8
FOCUS: 8

AVERAGE QUALITY = 8.50 (excludes Distance/Position)
PROS: Excellent audio source and vocals; Larry's overall musicianship; "Gates of Eden" a relatively rare treat; good close-ups, panning, zooming; cool shots of a very enthusiastic crowd; fine performance of "Ring Them Bells" at the Portland show.
CONS: Poor resolution on extreme close-ups; not enough of Charlie up close; clipped cut Portland tracks.

VIDEO SOURCES & LINEAGE:

VIDEO SOURCE (VS) 1 (source for both Rochester & bonus Portland tracks)
Two mini-dv tapes shared by Tom P. & Raygun.
Tapers: unidentified
4+/2/4/4/4 (Rochester)
Left balcony 30˙ (Rochester)
5/3/4/5/5 (Portland)
Left Balcony 30˙ (Portland)
1:38:48:19 (Rochester)
0:18:31:05 (Portland)
NTSC
mini dv tapes > CANON ZR700 NTSC Camcorder>iMovie 6.03

VIDEO SOURCE (VS) 2
D292 (DVD obtained in trade)
Taper: unidentified
5/4/5/5/4 (rating at DVDylan) (this source's rating: 4+/2444+)
Left Balcony 40˙
01:33:00
NTSC
D292 > Philips DVP 3140 > CANON ZR700 NTSC Camcorder > iMovie 6.0.3

AUDIO SOURCES & LINEAGE:

AUDIO SOURCE 1:
LB-4019 (comparable to this but transfer unknown)
Excellent quality
Taper: unidentified
Shared by OutsideTLaw
CDs > xACT > aiff > Toast Titanium 11.0.4 > disk images > iMovie 6.0.3.

AUDIO SOURCE 2 (unknown source for Rochester band intros missing on LB-4019)
LB-????
Very good quality
Taper: unidentified
Trade CDs
CDs > xACT > aiff > Toast Titanium 11.0.4 > disk images > iMovie 6.0.3.

AUDIO SOURCE (AS) 3 (source for Portland bonus tracks)
LB-2561
Excellent quality
TTaper: The Ottoman
EAC editing and flac encoding: Candleman
Shared via DropBox by blindwilly
flac files> xACT > aiff > Toast Titanium 11.0.4 > disk images > iMovie 6.0.3.

DISTANCE/POSITION:
Both cams from left balcony. Filmers achieve good panning and zooming with Dylan head-to-toe or waist up much of the time

AUDIO:
AS 1 & 3 excellent. No echo, cuts, or clipping with up-front vocals. AS 2 not as good, but needed to fill the missing band intros and transition to following song.

STEADINESS: Both sources relatively steady, VS 2 a bit steadier

HEADS/OBSTRUCTIONS: Both sources relatively unobstructed, VS 2 a bit better

FOCUS/COLOR/LIGHT/RESOLUTION: VS 2 is better than VS 1, but VS 1 has more close-ups

EDITING: Disc author used more of VS 1 since VS 2 was sound upgraded previously as D292.su

PERFORMANCE/HIGHLIGHTS/SPECIAL MOMENTS: Typical 2000 show, i.e., a great show; Larry's overall musicianship; "Gates of Eden" a relatively rare treat; a very enthusiastic crowd; Bob's joke about Larry's hurt toe during intros.