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From: ponder@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Carl Ponder)
Subject: Finding video releases; also, any Gilbert & Sullivan?
Organization: Motorola Inc.  Austin, Tx.
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 15:16:59 GMT

Thanks to "rec.music.cd", I have found some very comprehensive sources
of CD recordings. I'm starting to look for videos now, and don't know
of any good sources. I am particularly interested in rock concert films,
preferably on laserdisk. 

Another thing I am looking for are recordings of Gilbert & Sullivan 
operettas -- "HMS Pinafore", "The Mikado", and "The Pirates of Penzance" 
in particular. I called PBS Home Video about their series "The Complete
Gilbert & Sullivan", but they said they were not authorized to distribute
it. This series was staged specifically for television, and I thought it
worked better than, say, the Joseph Papp production of "The Pirates of
Penzance" that had Linda Ronstadt & Kevin Kline. Is this series available
through any other source? Or can any of you recommend favorite productions?

Thanks in advance,

	Carl Ponder
	oakhill!ponder@cs.utexas.edu
From: howarth@med.uth.tmc.edu (Jack W. Howarth)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Opinions on some LDs wanted
Date: 22 Dec 1992 17:38:29 GMT


   I am interested in comments on the quality of the transfer and sound
on the following LaserDiscs

West Side Story (LBX)

Tom Jones (LBX)

My Fair Lady (LBX)


  Thanks in advance
                   Jack

--
Jack W. Howarth, Ph.D.                      Univ. of Texas Medical School
Research Fellow                                            P.O. Box 20708 
Department of Biochemistry                           Houston, Texas 77225      
From: pvj@hprnd.rose.hp.com (Paul Jacobson)
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 18:24:02 GMT
Subject: Ready to buy a Sony TR-101??
Organization: HP Roseville Networks Division
Newsgroups: rec.video

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     I had have read a few notes concerning the new Sony CCD TR-101
handy cam camera. Apparently Sony has placed an imbargo on the mail
ordering of this camera. Sony states that they want to hold the fixed price
of 1599.00 through retail stores, and not allow any mail ordering of this
camera until mid 1993. From my info gathering I found this to be very true
with the exception of some grey market activity.

     I personally purchased one of these cameras from a reputable mail
order house at the beginning of December. The camera is USA warranted
and they are a Sony Authorized dealer. I called them back to order some
Hi-8 tapes and spoke to the fellow that sold me the camera and asked him
what the deal was with the mail order imbargo as I had just bought the 
camera 3 weeks prior from him. He stated it was true that they cannot 
openly sell any of these mail order anymore because of Sonys mail
order freeze. However, I mentioned that a friend was interested in the
same camera and wanted the same "good" price I had recieved. He stated
that he would honor this as long as "my friend" mentioned my last name
so he could refer to the invoice.

     So..my friends if you are seriously "ready" to purchase one of 
these TR-101's Email me and I'll give you the details.

P.S. I forgot to mention that the price I paid was 1249.00/NO TAX/3% shipping
     Oh..and by the way I have absolutley no affiliation with the dealer.

                             Paul Jacobson
From: Dale_Adams@gateway.qm.apple.com (Dale Adams)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Visible scan lines in large TVs
Date: 18 Dec 92 20:31:09 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.,  Cupertino, CA

In article <Bz0MD7.GAG@fc.hp.com> rjn@FC.HP.COM (Bob Niland) writes:
> The NTSC standard has only ~482 horizontal scan lines of active picture. If
> you sit less than 4 picture-heights from ANY size monitor, these lines will
> become visible (unless the display is defocused).
> ...  
> If you insist on sitting at-or-closer-than 4PH, you will need an RGB-capable
> monitor and device called a "line doubler", or an IDTV (built-in line
> doubler).  This may get you to 3 picture-heights, possible less, before scan
> lines become visible again.

It's a bit less than 3 PH on my system (Runco Super-IDTV on a 10' diagonal 
screen - i.e., a 6' picture-height).  I sit at a distance of 14-15 feet and 
see no visible scan lines with typical program material.  I have to move 
quite a bit closer than that before scan lines are visible.  At my viewing 
distance, there's still the occasional artifact (like stair-stepping on 
near horizontal diagonal lines), but overall it's an enormous improvement 
over conventional NTSC.  Of course sitting this close you do become pretty 
critical of poor quality video signals.  :-)

- Dale Adams
From: goldberg@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mark Goldberg)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Looking for external microphone for Sony Hi8 Camcorder
Date: 28 Dec 92 14:52:29 GMT
Reply-To: goldberg@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mark Goldberg)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Annapolis, MD

In rec.video, hofbauer@csri.toronto.edu (John Hofbauer) writes:
>I'm looking for a simple external microphone to record voice (so mono
>is sufficient).  My dealer showed me a lapel mike but it came with a
>1 meter long cord which is much too short.  What else can people
>recommend?

It depends on the type of sound recordings you are planning.  If it will
be used for voice-over, then I recommend a cardioid unidirectional.
If planning to use it in a documentary situation where the speaker will
be on camera, then I recommend one of the mini-shotguns; they have a
greater working distance than cardioids and can be held outside of frame.
If the speaker will be on camera in a staged interview situation, then
the lapel mike will work.  If the one the dealer showed is limited only
by a short cord and you like the mike otherwise, just by a cord extender.
I own two lapel mikes for use with my two prosumer camcorders.  They
came from Radio Shack and cost about $20 @.  They needed cord extensions.
   /|/| /||)|/  /~ /\| |\|)[~|)/~   |   Everyone's entitled to MY opinion.
  / | |/ ||\|\  \_|\/|_|/|)[_|\\_|  |      goldberg@oasys.dt.navy.mil
========Imagination is more important than knowledge. - Albert Einstein=======
From: jpb@calmasd.Prime.COM (Jan Bielawski)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Any info on the new Sony 3 CCD camcorder?
Date: 29 Dec 92 19:46:46 GMT
Organization: Computervision, San Diego, CA

In article <T90534AM.92Dec30010342@cs1.sfc.keio.ac.jp> t90534am@sfc.keio.ac.jp (Akira Mito) writes:
<In article <28DEC199207351237@tm0006.lerc.nasa.gov>
<glk9533@tm0006.lerc.nasa.gov (Greg L. Kimnach) writes:
<
< |>which has TBC, but I prefer VX1.(Both have 530 horizontal lines
< of
< |>resolution)
< |^^^^^^^^^^^^
< |Remember:  This is a camera spec., not the "quality" of the recorded image.
<
< Yes.
<
< |Greg
< |--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
< |			   ED-Beta: Simply THE BEST!
< |"ED Beta is simply the best consumer videotape format available."
< |				       --VIDEO Magazime, Nov. 1992, page 30.
<
< Only ED-Beta machine can record at 500 lines of resolution as a
<consumer deck! (^o^)
<
<------------------------------------------------------------------------
<  Akira Mito(E-Mail:t90534am@sfc.keio.ac.jp)

	But its chroma resolution still stinks (as it does in all consumer
tape formats).  That's why Betacam with its 330 lines of resolution looks 
better than ED-Beta with its 500 lines of resolution.  I always wondered
why resolution of the chrominance wasn't fixed when manufacturers introduced
new, already incompatible, "super" formats like Hi8, ED-Beta and S-VHS.
Should have gone all the way and done it right.  Thank goodness digital
HDTV is on the horizon and the big difference that exists between consumer
and professional video will disappear just like it did in the world of audio
with its CD and DAT.

	Jan Bielawski
	Computervision, San Diego
	jpb@calmasd.prime.com
From: schwartz@valley.ops.lmsc.lockheed.com (Ted Schwartz)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re : Bay area LD rentals - Info for Unmesh
Date: 23 Dec 92 16:25:00 GMT
Organization: Lockheed

There's a shop in the Pruneyard shopping center on Bascom and Campbell in San 
Jose that has rentals. It's on the side next to the tower, I think near the 
Sports Fan. There's also a place next to the Target on Capitol Expressway, just 
east of Highway 101 that has sales and rentals.

Unmesh - I tried emailing to you twice, but my mailer waited a few days to tell 
me it bounced. I have the info you wanted. Email me a number where you can be 
reached, or look me up in the San Jose phone book.

Ted Schwartz

schwartz@office.decnet.lockheed.com
From: lederman@taney.uscghq.uscg.mil
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: transferring film to video
Date: 29 Dec 92 12:11:58 EST
Followup-To: rec.video
Distribution: usa
Organization: United States Coast Guard

  
    I transferred some of my 8mm films to video with a similar
 method which is a bit easier.  I have a table-top viewing screen
 which contains a mirror and a back-projection screen.  The idea
 is that you can show your movies on a small screen which can be
 carried around, and without having to darken the entire room. 
 It's possible to rig up "shrouds" to exclude all light from the
 image path.  My one problem is that my old video camera has a
 seperate color temperature sensor rather than sensing color from
 the image.  I had to shine a separate light on it to correct the
 color.  A new camcorder probably won't have this problem.

    A better transfer ought to be with no screen in the path.  I
 have considered doing this by buying one of those "spy" devices
 you can put onto a lens which contains a mirror so you are
 shooting at right angles to the direction you are facing: this
 will correct the right-to-left aspect of the image.  Then if your
 camcorder can focus very close, or if you put a field lens
 between the projector and camera, you should be able to do a
 direct transfer with no screen.  I haven't tried this yet, but it
 should work.

    The "best" transfer would probably be with a camera where you
 can remove the lens and project the image directly onto the
 pick-up (tube or CCD) but my camera can't do this.
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.arts.books
From: briang@atlastele.com (Brian Godfrey)
Subject: Re: Photo CD
Organization: Atlas Telecom Inc.
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 21:57:00 GMT

In article <1992Dec24.180536.3749@atlastele.com> briang@atlastele.com (Brian Godfrey) writes:

Sorry, rec.video and rec.arts.books readers.  I didn't pay close enough 
attention to the Newsgroups line.  Don't know why those newsgroups were 
on the original, but they shouldn't have been.

-- 
--Brian M. Godfrey
  atlastele.com
From: mr@delfin.com (Mark Rosenberg)
Subject: Re: I finally got my camcorder by mailorder (long)
Reply-To: mark@delfin.com
Organization: Delfin Systems, Sunnyvale CA
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 17:10:06 GMT

In article <1hb35cINNm5n@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, at887@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Scott Butler) writes:
|> 
|> I finally got my camcorder (a Sony TR-81) through the mail.  After 
|> Total 
|> damage with camera, battery, and (ahem) shipping (apparently when he
|> said 'free' he meant that he'd upgrade me from two-day to overnite)
|> was $938.
|> 
And I thought I did well. My wife suddenly decided my son was growing
up too fast so I went from camcorder-ignorant and uninterested to an
owner in less than 24 hours. After talking with a salesman at the
Good Guys, I also selected a TR-81 and after plunking down $1199,
walked out with one. I got it home, played with it, (amazing what they
can put in such a small package) and the following day went shopping
for extra batteries, case, tripod, etc. and - lo and behold, at
San Jose Sony/Honda, they were offering it in a package for $1055.
This package included a nice Lowe minicam case. They also knocked 25%
off the price of all the accessories I bought (which were not overpriced
to begin with). I bought one there and made use of the Good Guys no-questions
asked return policy. While of somewhat questionable ethics, its kind of
nice to buy something at the Good Guys to see if you really like it and then
if you find a better price that they won't match (San Jose Sony/Honda does
not advertise, so I don't think the Good Guys will match their price), simply
return it. I will eventually be in the market for a new 31 or 35 inch
hi-res television to hook up to my satellite dish. Choosing a tv
off the salesroom floor is really difficult since they feed all the sets
with such crummy signals.


-- 
Mark Rosenberg
internet:mark@delfin.com
phone: (408) 562-1126	fax: (408) 748-1140
snail: Delfin Systems, 3000 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054-1814
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.video.production
From: drollin@seq.uncwil.edu (David A. Rollins)
Subject: VIDEONICS CG and EDITOR 4 SALE
Summary: VIDEO Devices for Sale
Keywords: VIDEONICS, DirectEd
Organization: Univ. of North Carolina @ Wilmington
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 08:30:32 GMT


THE FOLLOWING IS POSTED FOR A SELLER WITHOUT NET ACCESS!



FOR SALE




Videonics DirectEd Plus Video Editing System

Edits video on decks with remote control capability.

Learns the remote control commands of your VCRs.

Creates an editing library of your video productions.

Has a built-in character generator capable of displaying
over 1,000,000 colors.

Edits from an ORIGINAL tape.

Built-in Special Effects Generator.

Built-in Graphics Library.

Arranges productions that are OUT OF SEQUENCE or from 
several different tapes.

Works with all video formats.


Price is $300, or best offer over $249.99.


Contact Dick Scholfield at: 919-259-6350 after 6:30 PM EST.

Collect calls are accepted, but not encouraged.

Please do not reply to this account.



------------------------------------------------------------



Videonics Video Titlemaker

Add brilliant, full color broadcast quality titles to all your videos.

Use the TitleMaker to add titles as you copy or edit tapes. It works
with VCRs and Camcorders of ALL video formats. The BUILT-IN GENLOCK
allows you to superimpose titles over video screens.

It can also be used "live" to present a running slate of on-screen
titles for display, video-DJ, point-of-sale, or video-billboard
applications. You can place titles on top of a wide variety of colored
or patterned backgrounds or on live or taped video material.

Over 1,000,000 colors are available.

Comes with all manuals. Uses RCAS and S-Video connections.


Price is $350, or best offer over $299.99.


Contact Dick Scholfield at 919-259-6350 after 6:30 PM EST.

Collect calls are accepted, but not encouraged.

Please do not reply to this account.
-- 
David Rollins                 |  I OWN A COMMODORE/AMIGA 2000.  
Email: drollin@seq.uncwil.edu |  I'M GOOD ENOUGH. I'M SMART ENOUGH,
Voice: 919-763-4115           |  AND DOGGONE IT, PEOPLE LIKE ME!
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: shirley@synopsys.com (Shirley Lu)
Subject: TR101 Reliability
Keywords: n
Organization: Synopsys, Inc.
Distribution: rec.video
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 07:52:00 GMT

Someone mentioned that SONY is discontinuing TR101 because of the
reliability problem of the image stabalizer.  Does anyone has more
detail on that?  Does any 101 owner has any problem so far?
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: jheath@CERIS.Purdue.EDU (Jim Heath)
Subject: Re: Any new Hi8 VCR's
Organization: Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems, Purdue University
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 17:52:01 GMT

From article <9212272136.AA03847@heartland.bradley.edu_>, by tquinn@heartland.bradley.edu (Terry Quinn):
> 
> 
> A while back I heard mention that Sony might see some competition 
> in Hi8 VCRs after the first of the year.  Right now, I am only 
> aware of the EVS3000, the EVS900 (reputedly discontinued), and the 
> VDeck.  Is anyone heard of any new Hi8 VCRs in the market, either 
> by Sony or others? 
> 

One of our local dealers told me that Sony has a new Hi8 VCR coming out in
a month or 2 at about half the price of the one he carries (current - $2000).
-- 
"Land of song, said the warrior bard,           Jim Heath
Though all the world betrays thee.
One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard, (The Minstrel Boy)
One faithful harp will praise thee."         (Thomas Moore)
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.photo,rec.arts.books
From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
Subject: Re: Photo CD
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 17:36:36 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In <1992Dec22.132050.10064@ircam.fr> francis@ircam.fr (Joseph Francis) writes:

>I've been starting to work with a friend, a Vogue photographer,
>who wants to do paintboxing effects on a PC or Mac platform (I've been
>steering him to PC); 

Don't you mean "former friend?" :-)
Xref: sparky rec.video:15271 rec.skiing:9038
From: bz754@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Derek J. Wojciech)
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.skiing
Subject: Anyone take their camcorder skiing this season? (hints wanted)
Date: 31 Dec 1992 20:33:45 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


I would like to take our new Sony TR-71 camcorder to our ski trips this year.
Has anyone taken their camcorder to the slopes?  I would like to shoot some
good action shots, so I would have to bring the camcorder up the lift and 
down the slope.  Can anyone recommend some good ways to protect my camcorder
while I am skiing and then stopping along the way to film?  Would a hard
carrying case (vs soft case) be a wise buy?  I probably wouldn't film while it 
was snowing, but if it was would their 'Sports Pak' water resistant enclosure
be another good choice?  It's pretty expensive ($150).  Is there another
way I could protect the camera from the elements (ie cheaper!)  Would there
be any adverse affects on the camera itself due to the colder temperatures?
I would appreciate any helpful advice!  Thanx!
 
					Derek
 

-- 
'Fire and Love, the two extremes |  wojciech@ossek.nrl.navy.mil /    ***.
that we live between, Fire and   |-----------------------------/    **   '
Love, there's more to life than  | Surfing or Snowboarding         ****
the eye can see.'  Guardian      |      ridin' the Wave........._-*********
From: killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Accessories
Date: 29 Dec 92 14:53:49 GMT
Organization: SPC Community Access System

In article <1992Dec29.134009.12803@almserv.uucp>, e3urcs@fnma.COM (Russ Smith) writes:
> Get batteries. I bought a bunch of LED-metered 2-hour batteries. Well worth
> it. About $50 each.

A cheap accessory I recommend for everyone who buys and Sony TR or V CamCorder 
that uses NiCd batteries - buy one backup 6 "AA" dry cell adapter pack.  It is 
about $15 and serves 2 purposes...

	1) It can serve as a backup pack.  My batteries went dead when I was
on "The Rock" in S.F. Harbor.  I was able to buy "AA" cells at the store on
the island and keep recording. 

	2) NiCd's go dead on the shelf and have to be re-charged.  The "AA" 
packs do not.  There will come the day when you haven't touched your Camcorder 
for 2 weeks and you want to record something neat and unexpected.  You can 
just pop on the AA pack and start recording.

-- 
Jeff Killeen - DECUS U.S. Chapter NLC Chair | Email:killeen@eisner.decus.org

DECUS is for folks who are responsible for delivering computing technology.
The NLC is the national council for DECUS's Local User Groups - come join us!
Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Saturday, 2 Jan 1993 00:41:17 CST
From: Rich Chong <U41602@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Which SVHS decks are good?

I'm thinking about getting an S-VHS deck.
The main manufacturers appear to be JVC, Mitsubishi, and Panasonic.
I've read up on a lot of the stats between the brands, but the few
things that I don't see are things like quality, usability, reliability,
quality of playing older non-SVHS tapes. When I looked at the high-end
mitsubishi about 2-3 years ago, it had a problem in playing regular
VHS tapes with a very grainy picture. I'd like to move up without
invalidating the quality of my existing tapes.
All comments and experiences are welcome. Thanks.
rc
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: glk9533@tm0006.lerc.nasa.gov (Greg L. Kimnach)
Subject: Re: Adapter to Play 8mm tapes in VCR??
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center / Cleveland, Ohio
Date: 24 Dec 1992 09:13 EST  

In article <44092@fibercom.COM>, rrg@rtp.fibercom.com (Rhonda Gaines) writes...
> 
>I recently purchased a low-end Sony 8mm Camcorder.  Does anyone know
>if there are plans to make an adapter similar to the VHS-C for the
>8mm tapes?  If not, how much do the 8mm VCRs cost? 

Adapter?  There is no need for an adapter.  You can either play the video
back via the camcorder (I don't suggest this) or buy an inexpensive Video8
VCR.  There are a few 8mm (and Hi8) VCRs available.  Check Video magazine ads
for these.  And congratualations for avoiding VHS....:-)

Merry Christmas,

Greg
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                         ED-Beta: Simply THE BEST!
"ED Beta is simply the best consumer videotape format available."
                                     --VIDEO Magazime, Nov. 1992, page 30.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong)
Subject: Re: Video tape rewinders
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 16:26:28 GMT

In article <BzMMHA.35w@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> creps@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Steve Creps) writes:
}
}   I heard that rewinders may harm your tapes (break the end of the
}tape when it stops).  Has anyone else heard this?
}

Some will--some won't.  Do you want to take the chance of getting
the bad kind?   

I use an old VCR with wornout heads.  It cost nothing and has never
broken a tape.  
-- 

Norm Strong  (strong@tc.fluke.com)
2528 31st S.   Seattle WA 98144   USA
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.skiing