Vancouver, Canada (14-May-98)

NB: This is a significant improvement over D180.su.

BOB DYLAN
General Motors Arena
Vancouver, British Columbia
May 14, 1998
D180.suu

9/9/9/8/9
Left balcony or rear 50˙
1:23:53:22
NTSC

DASH-F RATING ON 10-POINT SCALE

DISTANCE/POSITION: 9 (Left balcony 50˙)
AUDIO: 9
STEADINESS: 9  
HEADS/OBSTRUCTIONS: 8
FOCUS: 9

AVERAGE QUALITY = 8.75 (excludes Distance/Position)
PROS: Excellent audio source; great close- ups; great performance and player interaction. An upgrade to D180.su in terms of both audio and video quality.
CONS: need for stills to fill missing/obstructed parts

VIDEO SOURCE & LINEAGE:
Hi8 tape shared by Tom P. & raygun.
Filmer unidentified.
Hi8 tape > Sony Digital Video Camera Recorder (DCR-TRV480) > iMovie 6.0.3.

AUDIO SOURCE & LINEAGE:
LB-7084
Taper: unidentified
Excellent sound
shared by fupduck & rumrunners
HungerCity > MacBook Pro > flac > xACT > aiff > Toast Titanium 11.0.4 > SD II disk images > iMovie 6.0.3.

DISTANCE/POSITION:
Position from the left balcony or rear of venue. Filmer zooms in and stays close on Dylan. Lots of shots of Dylan interacting with his band save Kemper, who is never seen.

AUDIO:
Excellent. No echo, cuts, or clipping. Might run a bit faster than video soundtrack, hence need for occasional brief video cuts.

STEADINESS: Mostly steady.

HEADS/OBSTRUCTIONS:
Occasional bodies pass in front of the camera, but no heads.

FOCUS/COLOR/LIGHT/RESOLUTION:
Rarely out of focus with good color and resolution. Oddly, color and resolution are best on the close-ups.

EDITING:
Missing/obstructed parts were filled with stills. Very brief cuts were made to audio for a/v sync.

PERFORMANCE/HIGHLIGHTS/SPECIAL MOMENTS:
A dynamic performance. Dylan's guitar skills showcased on the acoustic numbers.