In article , John Phillips
wrote:
On 2007-07-14, harrogate3 wrote:
... why the hell did they find it necessary to show it on TV 30
minutes later than live.

I assume it's what they found out in practice a few years ago. You
can't fully synchronise too many combinations of:

[snip]

So TV and radio broadcasts of the Proms seem now to be deliberately well
separated to avoid complaints of poor synchronisation.

I have assumed it is because they now have the equipment to 'time shift'
the broadcast, and so do for convenient sheduling. Maybe it would also
allow some flexibility in case they want to snip out some of the 'padding'
in the interval should the concert run a few mins late.

Whatever, I watched/listened again yesterday afternoon to the recording I'd
made, and once again found it enjoyable. This time I enjoyed the Elgar
more. Pleased that my new recorder seems to have done a decent job.

Looking forwards keenly to the other proms. :-)

BTW In case anyone is interested BBC Music Mag this month has a cover DVD
of prom items. The music is excellent (and 48k LPCM). However you may
prefer to listen with your eyes shut! The video has been quite roughly
converted into 60/480 format. The result is quite obvious 'judder' on pans
and zooms. Bit like the cameras are being moved on octagonal wheels. ;-

And watching the fingers of the pianist too carefully when he is playing
may make you feel sea-sick... The effect is so bad it shows up even on
bowing of violins.

Frustrating given that the original was presumably in UK format. Someone
with more video experience than I may be able to diagnose the reasons
better. But I get the impression the needless 'conversion' simply takes the
'nearest' 25Hz frame and uses it for each 30Hz one... Whatever, the results
aren't too impressive. Bit sad that domestic video of home recordings from
DTTV should look better than a 'professional' product from the organisation
for whom the proms are an artistic flagship, with access to the original
recordings!

But the music is good. :-)

Slainte,

Jim

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