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Hi folks.
I made a DVD for a client that played back fine on my edit system when I tested it, but when they played it back in the board room there was an echo on the track.
I exported the audio from FCP using Compressor with the following settings:
Name: Dolby Digital Professional 2.0
Description: 2.0 Dolby Digital audio at 192kbps
File Extension: ac3
Estimated file size: 82.4 MB/hour of source
Audio Encoder
Format: AC3
Sample Rate: 48.000kHz
Channels: 2
Bits Per Sample: 16
Target System: DVD Video
Data Rate: 192 kbps
Compression Preset: Film Standard
Audio Coding Mode: 2/0 (L, R)
BitStream Mode: Complete Main
Center Mix Level: -3dB
Surround Mix Level: -3dB
Dolby Surround Mode: None
LFE Exists: No
Dialog Normalization: -27 dbFS
Copyright Exists: Yes
Original Content: Yes
Audio Production Information Exists: No
RF Overmodulation Protection: Off
Channel Bandwidth Lowpass Filter: On
DC Highpass Filter: On
LFE Channel Lowpass Filter: On
3dB Attenuation: Off
phase 90: Off
Deemphasis: Off
Does anybody know what on earth would cause this, or could it just be their playback system that needs a kicking.
Any advice would be greatly appeciated

Do you think that could be what the problem is?
I just got a bit more info from the client. Turns out the echo only starts halfway through the disk. I check it all on my end again and seems fine here... Ho humm..
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