New York City, NY (20-Jan-98)

BOB DYLAN
"Positively 4 Penn Plaza"
The Theater At Madison Square Garden
New York, New York, USA
January 20, 1998
DVDylan ID #1116

Total Time: 1:37:28:15
DASH-F average: 13.5/15 = A-

PERFORMANCE/HIGHLIGHTS/SPECIAL MOMENTS:
-Dylan in very good mood
-strong vocals
-after "Positively 4th Street" Dylan tells audience he's "not talking about anybody out there."

Improvements over D293 & D1069:
-two new very good/excellent video sources so less need for stills
-four alternate angles

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: varies from far (3) to very close (15) (see details for VS 1-4 below)

AUDIO: 15 (excellent)

STEADINESS: 13 (average of source material used/see VS 1-4 below for details)

HEADS/OBSTRUCTIONS: 13 (avg. of sources used/see VS 1-4 below for details)

FOCUS/COLOR/LIGHT/RESOLUTION: 13 (avg. of sources used/see VS 1-4 below for details)

EDITING: editor used VS 4 only for footage missing on VS 1-3; stills kept to a minimum; VS 1 generally used for instrumental parts; VS 2 & 3 used mostly for closeups while Dylan is singing

AVERAGE QUALITY = 13.5 (A-) (excludes Distance/Position)
PROS: 4 video sources makes for a more interesting watch
CONS: Had to use inferior VS 4 video source for final song

VIDEO SOURCES & LINEAGE:
VS 1: 2 Mini-dv tapes (new source)
Dash-F: 334+4+4+
Position: Right floor 10˙
Taper: Unidentified
Camera: Unidentified
Source: shared by Tom P. & raygun
Mini-dv tapes > SONY DCR-HC20E PAL Camcorder > iMovie 6.03

VS 2: Hi8 tape (new source)
Dash-F: 52435-
Position: Right floor 20˙
Taper: Unidentified
Camera: Unidentified
Source: shared by Tom P. & raygun
Hi8 tape > Sony Digital Video Camera Recorder (DCR-TRV480) > iMovie 6.0.3.

V-3: Hi8 Tape (source for D1069)
4+/3/3/3/5
Position: Left floor 20˙
Taper: Tom P.
Camera: Unidentified
Source: shared by Tom P. & raygun
Hi8 tape > Sony Digital Video Camera Recorder (DCR-TRV480) > iMovie 6.0.3.

VS 4: D293 (sourced from 2nd gen VHS tape and used for D1069)
DVDylan Dash-F rating: 43443
Position: Right floor 30˙
Taper: Unidentified
Source: shared by Tom P. & raygun
DVD > MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 > dv > iMovie 6.0.3

AUDIO SOURCE & LINEAGE: LB-4300
Excellent sound (A)
Taper: Bobby Bourbon
Mics: Schoeps MK4V
Source: shared by Luisbp51 via DropBox
DropBox > flac > Toast Titanium 11.0.4 > Disc images > 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.