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Balc. R30°
Avg.Rating:
5.0 (4 votes)
DVDylan ID: D1134
Recording type: Audience
City/Venue: Amherst, MA, USA/University of Massachusetts, Mullins Center
Date: Thursday, 18th November 1999
Never-Ending Tour Concert #1162

Special thanks for the video to THE UNIDENTIFIED TAPERS, TOM P. & RAYGUN.
Additional thanks for the audio to THE UNIDENTIFIED TAPERS & OUTSIDETLAW.
Edited, sound upgraded & authored by YASSOU.
  • Disk 1 (1:05:28:20) (Songs 1-9/Tracks 1-12)
    -Opening Titles [used VS 2 & AS 2 for 9:24; fade in to titles over 11:10 clip]
    -Introduction [used VS 2; raised sound level of AS 1 to match later sound boost]
    -Somebody Touched Me [used VS 2; 3:14 wandering camera/used movie clip to fill; used AS 2 to fix lowered sound level on AS 1 from 47:15 to 1:01:26; removed 8 frames @2:35:06 for a/v sync]
    -Mr. Tambourine Man [removed 5 frames before next song for a/v sync; used VS 2 until 8:52:20 then VS 1]
    -It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) [obtsr. & out of focus 6:03 @11:39:04/1 still + 5 frames for a/v sync]
    -Boots Of Spanish Leather [2-frame still added before song for a/v sync]
    -Tangled Up In Blue [sound decreases @32:43:00/extracted audio from video soundtrack to raise level]
    -Man Of Peace [2-frame still added before song for a/v sync]
    -You're A Big Girl Now
    -All Along The Watchtower (w/Warren Haynes on guitar) [trans. to next song cut 21:15/used VS 2
    -Highlands [clipped 1:49:16/used VS 2 to fill; VS 1 cut 32:27 @1:00:56:26/used VS 2 to fill]
    -Band Introductions [end disk 1 message w/fadeout]
  • Disk 2 (0:56:13:03) (Songs 10-17/Tracks 13-23)
    -Opening Titles [titles over 16:00 clip]
    -Highway 61 Revisited (with Warren Haynes and Jorma Kaukonen on guitars) [obstr. 14:25/used VS 2 to fill]
    -Love Sick [obstructed 42:22/2 stills w/transition]
    -Like A Rolling Stone
    -Introduction Of Phil Lesh
    -Friend Of The Devil (with Phil Lesh)
    -Not Fade Away (With Phil Lesh, Warren Haynes and Jorma Kaukonen)
    -Alabama Getaway (With Phil Lesh, Warren Haynes and Jorma Kaukonen) [removed 3 frames before next song for a/v sync]
    -Blowin' In The Wind
    -Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 [missing on VS 1/used VS 2; 2-frame still added @49:45:03 for a/v sync; audio cut 36:23/extracted audio from video sources to fill gap; cut 14:25 audio/video]
    -End Thanks & Credits [end thanks/salute/fadeout; used 16:10 audio LB-2110 applause to fill]
» Toggle additional (technical) track info
Number of discs: 2
Running time: 02:01:42
Video standard: NTSC
Authoring: DVDs with menu and chapters are circulating
Disc author's rating:
5-point scale: 5-/5/5-/5-/5
15-point scale:13/14/13/13/14 (avg. 13.5 A-)

VIDEO SOURCES & LINEAGE:
VS 1: 2 mini-dv tapes (look like masters)
Right balcony 30˙
5/4+/5-/5-/5
14/12/13/13/14
NTSC
Taper: Unidentified
Shared by Tom P. & raygun
mini-dv tapes > CANON ZR700 NTSC Camcorder > iMovie 6.03

VS 2: data discs from Hi8 master tape
Left Balcony 30˙
4/3/5-/5-/5
11/8/13/13/14
NTSC
Taper: Unidentified
Shared by Tom P. & raygun
Hi8 master tape > firewire > Vegas > avi > 2 data discs > MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 > dv > iMovie 6.0.3.

AUDIO SOURCES & LINEAGE:
AS 1: LB-4786
LB rating: A
Taper: unidentified
Shared by OutsideTLaw
CDs > Toast Titanium 11.0.4 > Sd2f disk images > > iMovie 6.0.3

AS 2: LB-2110 (used only for start of Disc 1 - see setlist details)
LB rating: A
Taper: unidentified
Shared by OutsideTLaw
CDs > Toast Titanium 11.0.4 > Sd2f disk images > > iMovie 6.0.3

DVD PRODUCTION PROCESS:
Produced by yassou on a MacBook Pro running Lion 10.7.5 and Apple software.
Audio and video assets edited in iMovie 6.0.3; authored, multiplexed and burned to VIDEO_TS folder in iDVD 7.1.2 (Professional Quality 2-pass variable bit rate encoding)

Additional notes on the audio:
LB-4786 used except LB-2110 used for Introduction, Song 1 and ending.
LB-4786 has some volume fluctuations on Songs 1, 5 & 10. There is clipping on Song 5 and the level decreases at 32:43:00.


5-/5/5-/5-/5
13/14/13/13/14 (avg. 13.5 A-)
Left Balcony 30˙
Right Balcony 30˙
2:01:41:23
NTSC

PERFORMANCE/HIGHLIGHTS/SPECIAL MOMENTS:
-"Highlands"
-Jamming with Phil Lesh, Warren Haynes and Jorma Kaukonen
-joke that Kemper only lies when he's in bed
-Robert Frost taught English at Amherst College, hence the sub-title.

(ratings below are for Video Source 1)

DISTANCE/POSITION: 14 (excellent camera work with appropriate zooming in and out)

AUDIO: 15 (great sound despite a couple of fluctuations)

STEADINESS: 13 (some off-target moments, but mostly very steady)

HEADS/OBSTRUCTIONS: 13 (a few obstructions, but mostly unobstructed)

FOCUS: 14 (good light and sharp focus)

EDITING: Editor filled obstructions and used Video Source 2 to fill. Audio Source 2 was used for cuts and fluctuations in Audio Source 1. See setlist details.

VIDEO SOURCES & LINEAGE:
VS 1: 2 mini-dv tapes (look like masters)
Right balcony 30˙
5/4+/5-/5-/5
14/12/13/13/14
NTSC
Taper: Unidentified
Shared by Tom P. & raygun
mini-dv tapes > CANON ZR700 NTSC Camcorder > iMovie 6.03

VS 2: data discs from Hi8 master tape
Left Balcony 30˙
4/3/5-/5-/5
11/8/13/13/14
NTSC
Taper: Unidentified
Shared by Tom P. & raygun
Hi8 master tape > firewire > Vegas > avi > 2 data discs > MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 > dv > iMovie 6.0.3.

AUDIO SOURCES & LINEAGE:
AS 1: LB-4786
LB rating: A
Taper: unidentified
Shared by OutsideTLaw
CDs > Toast Titanium 11.0.4 > Sd2f disk images > > iMovie 6.0.3

AS 2: LB-2110 (used only for start of Disc 1 - see setlist details)
LB rating: A
Taper: unidentified
Shared by OutsideTLaw
CDs > Toast Titanium 11.0.4 > Sd2f disk images > > iMovie 6.0.3

DVD PRODUCTION PROCESS:
Produced by yassou on a MacBook Pro running Lion 10.7.5 and Apple software.
Audio and video assets edited in iMovie 6.0.3; authored, multiplexed and burned to VIDEO_TS folder in iDVD 7.1.2 (Professional Quality 2-pass variable bit rate encoding)

Additional notes on the audio:
LB-4786 used except LB-2110 used for Introduction, Song 1 and ending.
LB-4786 has some volume fluctuations on Songs 1, 5 & 10. There is clipping on Song 5 and the level decreases at 32:43:00.

Reviewed by yassou on 09th January 2014