Los Angeles, CA (22-May-98)

BOB DYLAN
"Ranking Strangers"
UCLA - Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, California, USA
May 22, 1998
DVDylan ID #174.su2

13/15/11/10/13
Average technical quality = 49/60 = 12.25 (B+) (excludes Distance/Position)
Left floor 60˙
1:12:45:08
NTSC

PERFORMANCE/HIGHLIGHTS/SPECIAL MOMENTS:
-Great performances of "If You See Her, Say Hello" and "Rank Strangers To Me"

IMPROVEMENTS OVER D174.suu:
-split into 2 discs for better bitrate & resolution
-special effects eliminated
-fixed audio gap at start of "It Ain't Me, Babe"

DISTANCE/POSITION: 13 (mostly waist up)

AUDIO: 15 (excellent) (slight gap at start of "It Ain't Me, Babe")

STEADINESS: 11 (filmer had to deal with audience standing/dancing)

HEADS/OBSTRUCTIONS: 10 (filmer had to deal with audience standing/dancing)

FOCUS: 13 (occasionally uncentered; obstructions cause need for re-focus)

EDITING: Fills needed as indicated in setlist details. Brief gap in D-2/T-4 audio fixed.

Technical Pros:
-dynamic audio
-good panning by filmer
-Left floor 60˙angle affords tightly grouped shots of Dylan and band

Technical Cons:
-very shaky obstructed "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, but interesting crowd shots
-"Rank Strangers To Me" often uncentered and unfocused
-brief audio on "It Ain't Me, Babe
-few views of David

VIDEO SOURCE & LINEAGE
1st generation VHS tape shared by E.F.
Hi8 tape shared by Tom P. & raygun. (used only for comparative purposes)
VHS Videotape > Toshiba DVP/VCR SD-KV550 > Canon ZR700 > iMovie 6.03

AUDIO SOURCE & LINEAGE: (probably LB-7652)
Excellent sound (A- rating at LB)
Taper: Unidentified
Mics: Unidentified
Source: trade disc shared by OutsideTLaw
CD > Toast Titanium 11.0.4 > disk image > 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.