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| DVDylan ID: | D1111 |
| Recording type: | Audience |
| City/Venue: | Montage Mountain Performing Arts Center, Scranton, PA, USA |
| Date: | Tuesday, 12th August 1997 |
Never-Ending Tour Concert #886
Special thanks for the video to D.G., TOM P. & RAYGUN.
Additional thanks for the audio to LEGENDARY TAPER F & OUTSIDETLAW.
Edited, sound upgraded & authored by YASSOU.
- Disk One (54:33:03) (Songs 1-8/Tracks 1-10)
-Opening Titles [fade in to titles over 22:12 still]
-Introduction [5:01 still w/trans.]
-Absolutely Sweet Marie [shaky start/3 stills/VS 2 for final 3:22:12; obstr. trans/3 stills]
-Joey [obstr start 12:27/1 still; shaky 26:12/VS 2; final 28:16 VS-2; 14:18 still for trans]
-All Along The Watchtower [shaky start 37:07/3 stills; 35:29 VS 2; 1:22:19 VS 2]
-Born In Time [shaky start 20:13/1 still w/fade in; shaky 17:13/1 still w/trans.; shaky trans. to next song 7:00/1 still w/trans]
-Silvio [used 31:28 VS 2; 14:15 still for trans.]
-Oh, Babe, It Ain't No Lie [shaky start 29:05/2 stills/1 VS 2]
-Mr. Tambourine Man [shaky start 15:29/VS 2 still]
-Tangled Up In Blue [shaky 17:23/VS 2 clip; shaky 19:00/VS 2 clip; shaky 36:19/VS 2 clip; shaky 36:23/VS 2 clip; end disk 1 message over 12:00 black still]- Disk Two (41:51:06) (Songs 9-14/Tracks 11-17)
-Opening Titles [fade in to titles overopening clip]
-Tough Mama [VS 1 5:13 for start; 4:06 VS 2 still then VS 2 for 1:57:29 then VS 1 to end]
-She Belongs To Me [VS 2 4:29:06; VS 1 2:06:09 to end; 9:14 still for trans.]
-Band Introductions [obstr. 1:20/1 still/all VS 1]
-Everything Is Broken [VS 2 for final 3:17:02; fade to break 1/cut 1:42:25 of break/6:00 still for a/v sync]
-One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later) [used 1:22:21 VS 2; fade to break 2/cut 1:08:27]
-Girl Of The North Country [used 36:29 VS 2; fade to break/left break since cam focused on stage]
-Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 [used VS 2 for ending]
-End Thanks & Credits [thanks/credits/salute/fade out; used VS 2]
| Number of discs: | 2 |
| Running time: | 01:36:24 |
| Authoring: | DVDs with menu and chapters are circulating |
Disc author'e rating:
4/5-/3+/3+/4 (5-point scale)
11/13/9/9/11 (15-point scale)
VIDEO SOURCES & LINEAGE:
VS 1:
Hi8 tape (from 2nd gen tape?)
42444-
Left balcony 30˙
1:38:49:12
NTSC
Shared by Tom P. & raygun.
Filmer: Unidentified
Hi8 tape > Sony Digital Video Camera Recorder (DCR-TRV480) > iMovie 6.0.3.
VS 2:
1st genVHS tape
5-2335-
Left floor 20˙
1:45:58:13
NTSC
Shared by D.G.
Filmer: Unidentified
VHS tape>Toshiba DVP/VCR SD-KV550>iMovie 6.03
AUDIO SOURCE & LINEAGE:
LB-5750
Rating: A- Recorded by Legendary Taper F
Shared by OutsideTLaw
LB-5750>Toast Titanium 10>disk images>Sound Studio 3.5.6>Sound Designer II>iMovie 6.0.3.
DVD PRODUCTION PROCESS:
Audio and video assets edited in iMovie 6.0.3; authored, multiplexed and burned to VIDEO_TS folder in iDVD 7.0.4.
(Tempted to give this a '5')
PERFORMANCE/HIGHLIGHTS/SPECIAL MOMENTS:
Very enjoyable concert. Bucky's mandolin on the acoustic set is very nice. Dylan introduces "All Along The Watchtower" as "a song about me." "One Of Us May Know (Sooner Or Later)" is a rarity previously performed live only on the 1978 tour. It was performed once more on the 1997 tour (the next night at Hershey, PA), but not since according to the database at dvdylan.com
Improvements over D924:
1. Missing/shaky/obstructed parts filled.
2. "Rainy Day Women 12 & 35" far more unobstructed and steady.
3. Better panning to capture all players.
DASH-F RATING ON 15-POINT SCALE
13/14/15 (A-/A/A+)
10/11/12 (B-/B/B+)
07/08/09 (C-/C/C+)
04/05/06 (D-/D/D+)
01/02/03 (E-/E/E+)
DISTANCE/POSITION: 11
AUDIO: 13
STEADINESS: 9
HEADS/OBSTRUCTIONS: 9
FOCUS: 11
AVERAGE QUALITY = 42/15 = 10.5 (B) (excludes Distance/Position)
PROS: good panning (VS 1) and zooming (VS 2); lots of Bucky (VS 1)
CONS: need for numerous fills; no harp except on "Rainy Day Women 12 & 35"
DISTANCE/POSITION: 11 (VS 1 good panning; VS 2 good close up zooming)
AUDIO: 13 (quite good; no cuts; good balance; a little rumble in loud bass parts)
STEADINESS: 9 (VS 1 mostly steady; VS 2 has more jostling from floor crowd)
HEADS/OBSTRUCTIONS: 9 (heads and bodies a problem for both; VS 1 a bit better)
FOCUS/COLOR/LIGHT/RESOLUTION: 11 (VS 1 not as good as VS 2, which is quite colorful)
EDITING: Editor used as much of VS 1 as feasible since D924 has only VS 2 footage. Both films have missing, unsteady, obstructed parts that call for fills.
VIDEO SOURCES & LINEAGE:
VS 1:
Hi8 tape (from 2nd gen tape?)
42444-
Left balcony 30˙
1:38:49:12
NTSC
Shared by Tom P. & raygun.
Filmer: Unidentified
Hi8 tape > Sony Digital Video Camera Recorder (DCR-TRV480) > iMovie 6.0.3.
VS 2:
1st genVHS tape
5-2335-
Left floor 20˙
1:45:58:13
NTSC
Shared by D.G.
Filmer: Unidentified
VHS tape>Toshiba DVP/VCR SD-KV550>iMovie 6.03
AUDIO SOURCE & LINEAGE:
LB-5750
Rating: A-
Recorded by Legendary Taper F
Shared by OutsideTLaw
LB-5750>Toast Titanium 10>disk images>Sound Studio 3.5.6>Sound Designer II>iMovie 6.0.3.
Reviewed by yassou on 27th August 2013