Creating a DTS CD

[Xoanon]

I have some LPs I wish to record and archive at 88/24 or 96/24 for optimum sound quality.

Is it possible to make 2-channel DTS CDs from these? I know you can make 44.1khz 5.1 DTS CDs but is stereo DTS an option? And can a DTS-CD accept 96/24 or only 44/16?

[El Heggunte]

Hi there.

Technically, yes it is possible to create a "normal" stereo DTS-AudioCD, however it would be a waste of bitrate + time + effort

Do the math:

Uncompressed "RedBook Audio" = 1411kbps

"Normal" DTS-CD = 1234.8kbps --- and 2.0 DTS @ 44.1kHz sounds "lossless" at 512kbps

As for the UN-common DTS-CDs, afaik, these are stereo-only , BUT also must be sampled at 88.2kHz
Besides, ¿ are you sure your receiver does support such type of DTS streams ?

[Xoanon]

What about burning the 98/24 LPCM files to a DVD-R disc, would that create a DVD Audio disc? Can you make a menu for choosing playback of tracks?

[El Heggunte]

What about burning the 98/24 LPCM files to a DVD-R disc, would that create a DVD Audio disc?

Only if you author those files as a compliant AUDIO_TS folder:

http://dvd-audio.sourceforge.net/spec/index.shtml

Can you make a menu for choosing playback of tracks?

Yes, but you'd have to use an appropriate authoring software.

Apparently the dvda-author package already supports some basic menus:

http://dvd-audio.sourceforge.net/advanced.shtml

However I really don't know if the result would be "acceptable" when compared to a commercial software like DiscWelder Chrome

FWIW, I prefer N0 menus plus the "boring" foobar2000 interface

[Xoanon]

Sorry, I meant a DVD-Video disc but with audio playing over still images (menus). In DVD Lab Pro, for example?

[El Heggunte]

Still pics with audio are 100% OK for DVD-lab PRO.

Just make sure your hardware player does have a decent Digital2Analog converter, of course

[Xoanon]

Sure So just to be sure, still pics with 96/24 audio are fine for DVD Lab Pro too?

PCM is huge, is there a lossless codec I can use to compress them?

[El Heggunte]

2.0 @ 96kHz @ 24-bits = 4608kbps

Lossless compression, only for DVD-Audio,
BUT you don't want DVD-Audio, right?

Maybe you'd better try an ** audio-only Blu-Ray **

--- tons of disc space, and also lossless compression
(TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio)

The choice is yours, don't be late