Grateful Dead [1080p HD Remaster] July 8, 1995 - Solider Field - Chicago, IL

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Full post-production job on this. We used 3 camera sources, and constructed a brand new matrix from two existing recordings to get this sounding really good. The audio job here by josh is absolutely wonderful.

The three video sources and all audio sources are listed below, and we describe how they were all used to make this video

I used *EXTENSIVE* amounts of stabilization throughout all of the sources to try to get a less shaky picture...There's still some distortions in the picture, but the overall video is far more stable.

Colors have been corrected. Black levels adjusted to be proper inky black and white balance adjusted. (Ok, all the levels are adjusted) -- It's obvioulsy still not near "perfect" -- none of these sources were above "sub-par" at all to start with, but it's a labor of love so we fight the uphill battle :)


For a late-term dead show, jerry is pretty lucid throughout most of this, it's enjoyable as 1995 gets, which is very rare in July (and this was the 2nd to last show before everything came to an end)


Most lineage is below, anything that is missing right now will be added, mostly complete as of posting.


Thanks everyone

All video work and audio patch was performed by Josh Davis and Christopher Hazard


December 10, 2023


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Grateful Dead
July 8, 1995
Solider Field
Chicago, IL

-------------- Video Sources used for this new production (3) -----------


Three separate video sources were used to build this -

Source 1
(pro shot footage for first 3 songs)
Proshot ~ High Generation ~ VHS ~ Transfer ~ Movie Studio Platinum 12.0 ~ DVD Architect 5.0
Proshot video provided by GreyfulDave and received from vladsmythe

Source 2
Audience shot of Pro Shot Stadium Screens~VHS (low gen)~Panasonic DMR-EH75V ~ Transfer ~ Movie Studio Platinum 12.0 ~ DVD Architect 5.0
Audience video provided by bondpa

Source 3
Audience shot from Jerry side of stadium with wide shots and closeups of stage, provided by Nosmo King



Notes:
The pro shot source was a high gen source and had issues with stuck frames throughout. The previous person who edited it made some cuts and crossfades to try and keep the video in sync. Most of the stuck frames have now been removed and some of the crossfades as well.

Source 3 provides the second half of Jack Straw and he never zooms in during it.

The only camera that had footage for Queen Jane was source 3, and for some reason he never zoomed in for the entire song.

Source 2 filmed the pro screens, that footage looks better as set 1 goes on and the sun sets more.

Link to archive of the new audio built for this video: https://archive.org/details/gd1995-07-08.167438.matrix.davis.flac1648

--------NEW SOUND PATCH---------

Grateful Dead - July 8, 1995
Soldier Field - Chicago, IL


Matrix source built for this video using the following 2 sources:
Source 1:
SBD -~ Dat (44.1k)

Transfer Info:
Dat (Tascam DA-20) -~ Tascam SS-R05 -~ Samplitude Professional v11.2 -~ FLAC
(2 Discs Audio / 1 DVD FLAC)

All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller
charlieniller87@earthlink.net
June 27, 2011

Notes:
-- Disc change is seamless
-- This is the only purely digital source in circulation


Source 2:
Oade Micro Mics ~ DAT Master @ 16bit/48kHz- 11th Row

pedigree:DAT Master ~ DAT ~ DAT

processing:DAT ~ Tascam DA45-HR ~ SD Usbpre2 ~ Adobe Audition ~ CDWAV ~ TLH Flac 8