Best DVD to test your surrounds?

[kt]

since may topic na "Best DVD to test your LFE?" post naman kayo guys yung good demo dvd pang surrounds naman...
ive used for demos din yung SW episode1 yung podracing, hero yung may arrows na scene, saving private ryan...ano pa ba ok?

post away bros!

[Platinum]

DTS demo discs, latest is the demo disc 9. 

[jomonds]

HOFD - bamboo forest scene. 

[kt]

bro platinum yup ok yung DTS demo disc 9. thats wat most AV stores use for their demos. some titles to mention there are:
hero- blue room & arrows
i-robot
master & commander
kill bill 1 & 2
LOTR

wat pa ba ok guys? post lang kayo! hehe

[kt]

bro jomons yup astig nga yung HOFD! pati yung scene na may drums! hehe

[Platinum]

- Die Another Day, dts es, fencing scene, swooossshhh-sounds coming from all f-l-surround speakers.
- Independence Day, dts, last portion, sky-battle scenes.
- Daredevil, dts, action scenes
- Jurassic Park 1-3, dts, dyno scenes
- Terminator 3, dts, fight scenes 

[MAtZTER]

HOFD was on sale for P299 kanina!

I always use DTS demo disk 4 & 8 to demo LFE & surrounds to my guests. Beats having to open each DVD and forwarding to the awesome LFE & surround scenes.

The best for surrounds:

Xmen 2
Daredevil
Medeski, Martin & Wood- multi channel music
The Haunting
SPR
Eggles: Hotel California (separate instruments per channel)

Others:
The Corrs, unplugged
Air Force 1

[kt]

yup better add those jurassic parks dvds on my list! hehe

bro matz wats in the demo discs 4 & 8? yup ok nga mga DTS demo disc kaya nga napabili ako ng hero eh! hehe

[av_phile1]

Saving Private Ryan, in its first 30 minutes, gives your rear channels some of the most intense surround activity for a good 30 minutes.

[kt]

yup oks SPR pati pang LFE!

[casanegro]

Black Hawk Down! Choppers circling and RPG rockets galore flying accross your room! 

[MAtZTER]

yup better add those jurassic parks dvds on my list! hehe

bro matz wats in the demo discs 4 & 8? yup ok nga mga DTS demo disc kaya nga napabili ako ng hero eh! hehe

I dont have the disk here, but if I remember correctly:

DTS Demo disk 4:
Dances with wolves
The Haunting (DTS-ES)
Antz
Roy Orbison
Eagles: Hotel California
Sheryl Crow
Saving Private Ryan - end scene



DTS-ES Demo disk 8:
LOTR TTT (DTS-ES)-marshes & wall breach scene
Pirates of the Carribean (DTS-ES)- storm & Sea battle
X2 (DTS)- Jet fight scene
Daredevil
Martin, Medeski & wood (if that was correct) - 5 channel music, one instrument per channel,
    -great for testing your surrounds for multi channel music
Gangs of New York
Casper
Chicago
Heart

[Dowals]

I use PEARL HARBOR dts for my surround workout

[casanegro]

We Were Soldiers--"Broken Arrow" scene 

[casanegro]

Behind Enemy Lines. Missile --> F-18 habulan scene. 

[kt]

bro matz tnx for the info! hehe ganda nga talga ng mga demo discs! i was planning to get the DTS demo disc9 before eh...but i ended up buying the movies in it! hehe para mas sulit!  

[casanegro]

Matrix Revolutions -- Massive attack on Zion scene 

[MAtZTER]

bro matz tnx for the info! hehe ganda nga talga ng mga demo discs! i was planning to get the DTS demo disc9 before eh...but i ended up buying the movies in it! hehe para mas sulit!  

I did that too before, but later I got tired from opening each DVD and forwarding each to the best LFE & surrounds scenes to my guests. So I ended up getting 2 Demo disks  .

Actually , sobrang sulit sa akin mga demo disks, I have played them the most often among my collection. Like I said in another post, I use the loud LFE scenes in the demo disks as my stress reliever.. 

[kt]

bro matz! yup i do that too! yung tipong i test the surrounds n LFE kahit ako lang mag1! hehe it still amazes me listening to those superb sounds!

[av_phile1]

Using some free DVD ripping software, you could compile onto a DVD-R the best scenes from many DVDs by ripping the relevant showcase chapters.    Haven't done this myself, but I can see the potential by looking at what those rippers can do.   

[NongP]

nakabili ako kagabi ng Master & Commander DTS-ES, ok na ok yun sorround nya.  notice mo talaga yun hiwahiwalay na sounds na nanggagaling sa mga speakers.

[MAtZTER]

Using some free DVD ripping software, you could compile onto a DVD-R the best scenes from many DVDs by ripping the relevant showcase chapters. Haven't done this myself, but I can see the potential by looking at what those rippers can do.

When I was reading the instructions for dvdshrink, I think the software is capable of doing this. I just neither had the time nor the will to start making one  . So anyone who can do this, pls PM me  .

Daiichi showroom and 5th Ave Shang had a compilation like this from many different DVD scenes.

The most impressive surround scenes were:

AntZ: where Z was talking and the voice was panning around the speakers

Dragonheart: Also the voice panning around as Draco was flying and talking

[kt]

sir av & matz! cge try nyo n share nyo samin! hehe

[MAtZTER]

sir av & matz! cge try nyo n share nyo samin! hehe

Too lazy to start doing one nga eh... calling on fellow member DVD software wizzes!

I was also told by a cousin-in law that Se7en, DTS-ES was the best surround experience for him. He and his dad has a 2,000 DVD collection in 4 wall shelves. Geez, Nahiya lang ako mag sabi ng "can I go to your place and borrow a few?" 

[Jairus]

Mga bro..where can i get a copy of those DTS Demo Disks?

[dexterc]

snatch...       hear it for yourself

[kt]

bro matz! nahiya ka pa?!?! hehe tell him trade from your precious collection as well! hehe

btw wat wud happen if i set the audio to dts-es 6.1 if i only have a 5.1 setup?

[Dowals]

Mga bro..where can i get a copy of those DTS Demo Disks?

try the marketplace

[slowhand]

For discrete surround demos, yeah, agree that DTS demo discs are great for those.

There's another type of surround-sound demo, which for me is even more impressive. That's when all speakers, including surrounds, work together to create a coherent soundfield or a "bubble of sound" or whatever else it's called.

Examples (possible spoilers):

- Kill Bill Vol. 2. When the bride is being buried, there's nothing on the display, there's just the sound. And it will sound like you're inside the coffin, and the guy is shoveling dirt on top of your room (i.e. on your ceiling just above your head). So it feels like it's you who's being buried alive. Spooky.

- Requiem for a Dream. There's a scene where you're immersed in the middle of a drug-induced trip, complete with hallucinogenic sounds. IIRC there are several such scenes. What I do remember is that this film has great sound design.

- Super Speedway. Still one of the best demos. Here, your room is the car. The front tires are rumbling away in front of you. The engine is right behind you, just like it should be. And when the car hits "the bump" it feels like your couch is the driver's seat. WHAM!

- Blue Crush. When the big wave crashes, it rolls from the front of the room, toward you, and away from you toward the back of the room. It feels like you need a towel after that.

One of the best ones that pros use for testing an entire 5.1 system is U-571. No, not the depth charge scene. The one in the dining room. I'll look it up and post again.

[kt]

bro slow! thats a great detailed list! keep on posting!