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Why do some music videos have the audio in increased tempo & pitch from original soundtrack?

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srdigit16 Original post #1
Jul 15, 2022 at 9:40 AM
I have noticed this when watching movies VCD as well. But in DVDs usually the tempo & pitch are same as original soundtrack
Desmond
Desmond #2
Jul 15, 2022 at 8:25 PM
Perhaps because the encoding is done at a lower bitrate on VCDs to conserve space?
Nerevarine
Jul 15, 2022 at 9:11 PM
VCDs, now thats a term i havent heard in a long time.
patkim
patkim #4
Jul 15, 2022 at 11:18 PM
@soorajdigit can u give an example. may be a video on youtube and its original video?
for vcd r u comparing for the same movie between vcd and dvd?
S
Jul 19, 2022 at 11:29 AM
@soorajdigit can u give an example. may be a video on youtube and its original video?
for vcd r u comparing for the same movie between vcd and dvd?
for e.g
video
audio

video
audio

Nowadays it is rare. also some remastered old songs have same tempo & pitch
Zangetsu
Jul 19, 2022 at 8:27 PM
VCDs, now thats a term i havent heard in a long time.
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Actually is CD-R but we used to call it Video CD (logo was printed in movies in earlier days). When DVD came it was major upgrade over VCD :)
Desmond
Desmond #7
Jul 19, 2022 at 9:16 PM
I think that is just what the studio decided to mix the audio as.

There is also this - Loudness war - Wikipedia
patkim
patkim #8
Mar 2, 2024 at 8:01 PM
May be this thread on Reddit might have the explanation you are looking for?? The difference in FPS may be contributing to increases in Pitch by semitone?

*www.reddit.com/r/ELI5Music/comments/2s3c4v/why_is_popular_music_in_films_always_pitched_up/

I notice that the song ‘Kaun Tuje’ from MS Dhoni movie is in D-minor but the downloaded MP4 (may be DVD rip) that I have of the entire movie, it’s half step up in E-flat minor. I just after a long time watched that MP4 file today and realized this difference.