HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: dyang@faline.bellcore.com (Danny Yang)
Subject: Re: Correction: CHLC Join us and get 3 LDs again
Organization: Morristown Research and Engineering
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 16:03:57 GMT

In article <1992Dec13.194857.2444@eecs.nwu.edu>, kaufman@eecs.nwu.edu (Michael L. Kaufman) writes:
|> In article <l_c2cf+@rpi.edu> kimp@rpi.edu (Phil Kim) writes:
|> >Apprently, I misread the fineprint.  It said "You must buy 2 more 
|> >LDs at $29.99 or higher again."  So don't cancel your membership.  
|> >CHLC is trying to rip you off!
|> 
|> Those bastards. The nerve of them offering you 5 films for $63 plus s&h.
|> 
|> Michael
|> 

If you join, quit, re-join, quit again, do you get an invitation to rejoin again?
If yes, why would anyone buy the sixth disc at regular price?

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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: dna@ampex.com (David Altekruse)
Subject: Re: Sony/Nintendo/Picture combo
Organization: Ampex Corporation, Redwood City CA
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 22:23:14 GMT

>
>Question: Should I be concerned about these toys burning images
>into my brand new TV? 
>
Yes, you should be.  Any CRT-based TV set (which is all but some little
hand-held LCD screen sets and a couple LCD front projectors) will permanently
"burn" an image on the screen if an image is left on for a long period of
time.  Normal TV images are always changing so this is not a problem.  But
leaving a game with a non-changing image on the screen for hours at a time,
day in and day out, will burn an image on a CRT.  (This is also a 
problem with computer displays which is why most computers have "screen
saver" programs which either blank the screen after some time of non-use or
put a changing picture on the screen.)  

Things that you can do to reduce the CRT-burning problem with games is:

1) Find games which frequently change the entire image on the screen even
   when the game is not in use.  Unfortunately I have no idea how you
   would find out what these are short of buying or renting them first.

2) Don't leave a game on the TV for long periods of non-use.

3) Likewise, don't use one single game for many hours.  Switch over to
   other games from time to time. 

4) Reduce the brightness and contrast of the picture.  This may mean
   closing drapes and diming lights in the room.  This, by the way, is
   good advice in general as it will prolong the life of any TV CRT and
   will actually result in a better, sharper picture.

5) Consider buying an inexpensive 13"-20" TV set ($150-$200) just for game
   use if it turns out the game gets really heavy use.  The cost of 
   replacement will be a lot less if the CRT does get seriously burned 
   (compared to having to replace a more expensive set) and the kids can 
   be playing while the the rest of the family is watching TV. 
  
- David Altekruse, dna@ampex.com
From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: S-VHS quality
Date: 11 Dec 92 08:37:01 GMT
Article-I.D.: vidiot.4555
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <gregpen.723946058@crash.cts.com> gregpen@crash.cts.com (Greg Penetrante) writes:
<
<Here's another rhetorical question: IS IT POSSIBLE FOR SONY OR PANASONIC TO 
<RELEASE THEIR BETACAM OR M-II FORMATS INTO THE CONSUMER WORLD? Or will these
<giant Japanese conglomerates lose their broadcast/industrial market share????
<Or are they folks just too damn greedy?

While the question wasn't meant to be answered, any piece of professional
gear is available to the consumer world, if they are willing to pay the bucks.
All professional video cameras and decks can be purchased by anyone walking
in off the street.
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: glk9533@tm0006.lerc.nasa.gov (Greg L. Kimnach)
Subject: Re: D O E S   A M E R I C A   S A Y   Y E S   T O   J A P A N ?
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center / Cleveland, Ohio
Distribution: usa
Date: 16 Dec 1992 13:43 EST  

In article <71744@cup.portal.com>, Power@cup.portal.com (Ron A Uitz) writes...
>The first time this was posted, I thought to myself that Japanese trade
>practices were off topic.  Now that this has been posted again, I'll 
>waste bandwidth myself asking why it is posted here.  The commentary
>makes some interesting points (mostly stolen from a PBS documentary),
>but it belongs somewhere else.  

au contraire....this is a news group dominated by japanese hardware users.
From: ab@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Allen B)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Info on synchro-edit cable for mycamcorder
Date: 18 Dec 92 19:08:48 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Purdue University

In article <1992Dec15.053226.19656@netcom.com> giff@netcom.com (David W.  
Gifford) writes:
> I just purchased a new camcorder which has a connector for
> a feature called synchro-edit, whereby the camcorder controls
> an attached VCR during dubbing to do simpler insert editing.
> 
> Is this a particular special cable, or can I just
> use a standard 1/4" plug such as you might find on a
> microphone?  If its a special cable, are they
> expensive?  My local Radio Shack gut doesn't know
> anyting about such a cable (gee, surprise!) nor does 
> the local video specialty store.  

There are a few different kinds.  A "Control-S" cable is a
small minijack type connector.  A "Control-L" or LANC is
usually a DIN, but I've seen camcorders with different
configurations.

I got my Control-L cable (to go between 2 Sony VCRs) by mail
from Sony in IL.  It was kind of expensive, but I use it a lot
and couldn't find it anywhere else.  (Of course my local
Sony dealer bites.) 

Check your camcorder and VCR's ports and make sure
they're compatible.  Control-L ports are usually marked
with a circle with an L cut out of it.  See if your manual
mentions a part number for the cable as well. 

ab
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: sweet@adobe.com (Dick Sweet)
Subject: Re: Hi8mm vcr that doew RC time code, know of any?
Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated, Mountain View
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 22:31:09 GMT

In article <1992Dec15.211502.15671@cs.rochester.edu> ray@cs.rochester.edu (Ray Frank) writes:
>I'm looking for a Hi8mm vcr that puts down an RC time code.  We need this
>so we can get to an exact frame without too much difficulty.  I talked to
>a Sony rep and he says that Sony does not make such an animal.  The 
>closest they come to such a vcr is their EV3000 that puts down a time
>stamp on each frame but this only gets you to within one second of the
>recording.
>Does such a VCR exist or does it only exist in the VHS formatt at this
>time?
>
>thanks for any help
>
>ray

Sony does indeed make such a vcr, it is called the V-deck (has a numeric
name ending in 1000)  Probably the reason your Sony rep was unaware of it is
that is is sold by the computer peripherals division.  It's not cheap.  It
costs over $2K and has no tuner, timer, or such consumerish things.  It does
have an RS232 (422?) port on the back and a published protocol for talking
to it from a computer.  Mine came with a hypercard stack that allows control
from a Mac.  One of the commands is to seek to a given frame, which might
come in handy for your applications.  I bought mine at Walt Davis Enterprises
(aka San Francisco Video).

Dick

Newsgroups: rec.video
From: doug@cc.ysu.edu (Doug Sewell)
Subject: Re: 8mm vs. C-VHS: a beginner's question
Organization: Bush in 92 ? NOT!
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 08:34:08 GMT

echi@cisco.com (Eric P. Chi) writes:
: 
: I am in the market for a Camcorder for family use and got confused by 
: various models in the street. Can someone give a comparison for models based
: on this 2 format?  I seems to notice that 8mm gets quite popular days. BUt I
: really like if the camcorder's tape can be used directly with my VCR.
: 
Along these same lines:

I've been told by two people (one that bought a camcorder a year ago,
and another a salesperson - that has a vested interest) that the 8MM
format is better than the VHS-C (and that even standard VHS cameras
are better than VHS-C).  Another salesperson, at a store that carried
a broad selection of both types, said that "this problem has been
fixed".  I'm reluctant to take a commissioned salesperson's opinion
on this (-: since I indicated a preference (at the time) for VHS-C,
and the responses I got lined up with what the stores had to sell.

Another question/comment: Almost every Sony 8MM auto-focus camera
I looked at, at two stores, and regardless of price, seemed to "fiddle 
around" a bit before the auto-focus locked.  A Canon 8MM camera seemed
to lock right away, as did an RCA VHS-C camera.  Is this common ?  Will
it matter in typical use (I was rapidly moving the camera to force it
to have to re-focus each time I paused) ?

Finally, if I don't need the features of mid-range cameras, and I
don't expect to do any serious taping, is there any reason to not
go with the low-priced (< $700, sometimes under $600) name brand
camera (I'm leaning towards Canon right now, but can be convinced),
rather than a more expensive one ?

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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: yuen@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Geoffrey L Yuen)
Subject: powered, active antennas
Keywords: TV reception problems
Reply-To: yuen@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 17:41:20 GMT

I lived on the 13/F of a highrise building and have lots of ghosts
infesting my TV images except for maybe two stations; would one
of these amplified antenna (Schotz, Recoton, Germini) help me
get better reception (some ads claim I get 28 Db improvement !?) ?

Which one of these have better reputation or performance ?

(I am not planning to get cable.)
I desparately need to correct this because I am using a lens kit to
project a large image (6'); any ghost or aberration got magnified
tremendously on the big picture. On good stations & videotaped 
materials, the quality was quite acceptable.

Many thanks in advance

- Geoff




Newsgroups: rec.video
From: bladin@wam.umd.edu (Ilana J. Getz)
Subject: Event Video Survey
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 01:09:47 GMT

Hello all...

I am conducting a survey on how event videographers promote
their businesses. If this applies to you, please take a minute
and answer the following questions. I will post a summary after
all of the responses are tallied.

	* What is the scope of your services, and what are your
	  prices? Do you offer prepackaged deals, or services
	  on an as-needed basis? How did you decide on your
	  price structure?

	* How and where do you advertise, if at all? What methods
	  are most effective, and what methods have failed? How
	  much do you spend on ads per month?

	* What kind of information do you put in your ads? Prices?
	  Special services?

	* What other kinds of information do you have available for
	  clients who request it? Brochures? Demos? What do these
	  emphasize?

	* When potential clients call, what questions do they ask?
	  What do they seem most and least interested in? What kinds
	  of problems do they present and how do you overcome them?

	* What sets you apart from your competition? (In your ads
	  and in reality, if they are different :-)  )

If you have any other information or interesting stories to tell,
please include them! Please respond via Email, and I will post
a summary. 

Thanks!!
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: hofmann@cs.uiuc.edu (J. Scott Hofmann)
Subject: Price of Sony T5 SVHS VCR?
Originator: hofmann@gooshie.cs.uiuc.edu
Reply-To: hofmann@cs.uiuc.edu (J. Scott Hofmann)
Organization: none whatsoever
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 19:20:19 GMT

   Can someone please give a current price for the Sony T5 (T4?) SVHS VCR? I'm
thinking of upgrading my old VCR and will settle for no less than the best :)

                                                   scott


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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: "robert winkler" <robert.winkler@canrem.com>
Subject: video toaster
Reply-To: "robert winkler" <robert.winkler@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: rec
Date: 16 Dec 92 14:46:00 EST

Hi Everybody!

Could anyone tell me where I can get DETAILED informnation about
NewTek's Video Toaster?

I'd appreciate any Canadian or US address. Also, is there any such
system for IBM?

Your help would be TRULY appreciated. Take care

Robert
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: hans@smab.se (Hans C Larsson)
Subject: Re: NICAM => Digital output.
Organization: Saab Missiles AB, RLD-Gbg, Sweden
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 09:00:32 GMT

kega@nobeltech.se (Kent Gabrin) writes:

>  Hello all,

>Since I'm an owner of DAT players with digital input I wonder if it
>exists any VHS machines (or TV tuner) with Stereo NICAM *) decoder
>that has a digital output? Or if any manufactories are planning to
>include digital output of comming NICAM products.

>NICAM = Nearly Instantenaously Companded Audio Multiplex. A digital
>system to broadcast stereo sound television used here in Sweden.

...and the United Kingdom too.
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From: pd@sics.se (Per Danielsson)
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.photo,rec.arts.books
Subject: Re: Photo CD
Date: 20 Dec 92 17:41:08 GMT
Organization: Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Kista

In article <1gr4nmINNc1t@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> pharris@ucscm.ucsc.edu (Peter Harris) writes:

>As to the question iwho needs it?b Well, for one
>thing itts the most stable archiving system Itve
>heard of.(except for the (in)famous Polaroid
>Carbon Pigment Print, whose estimated display
>life is over a millenium.)

This has been discussed here previously, I think. What is the life
expectancy of a CD? Remember, CDs haven't been around for more than
about 10 years. A print will last a very long time. Perhaps a hundred
years or more.
Digital (mostly magnetic) media seems to go out of fashion very fast.
Have you tried to read a 7-channel tape lately? A punched tape?
Can we be certain that somebody a hundred years from now can read a
PhotoCD?
A print can certainly be viewed a hundred years from now.
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Swedish Institute of Computer Science, PO Box 1263, S-164 28 KISTA, SWEDEN
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: kimnach@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (GREG KIMNACH)
Subject: Video Review
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Distribution: na
Date: 14 Dec 1992 11:46 EST  

It's back.....just got the annual buyer's guide.  Subscription: 8 issues 
per year at $15.97. 

Greg
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From: cd248@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Richard Sherman)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Built in VCR plus seems USELESS!!!
Date: 16 Dec 1992 07:45:34 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: cd248@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Richard Sherman)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


I just got a VCR w/ VCR PLUS built in.  In this form, it seems
worthless!
VCR Plus only records for the exact length of the show.  If it's an hour
show, it starts when the VCR clock reaches 8:00 and stops exactly at
9:00.  The problem is, nothing begins or ends on time.  Around here,
most shows end late.  I tried setting my clock 4 minutes back so it
starts and stops late but that hasn't helped in most cases.
 
I know the VCR Plus system you can get separately has an "add time"
feature that allows you to add time to your recording but it's not
built in to our VCR.
 
Is there anything I can do to make this system useable??
 
Thanks.
 

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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: Stephen Jonke <jonke@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov>
Subject: QuickTime comparison of LBX and P&S available
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A7527B5450015C5D@joe.gsfc.nasa.gov>
X-Xxdate: Mon, 14 Dec 92 22:56:36 GMT
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 22:56:39 GMT

Or shortly available at any rate.  I sent a comparison of a scene from the
film Cape Fear to sumex-aim.standford.edu.  It consists of two QuickTime clips
of the same 11 second scene.  One is pan & scan and the other is letterboxed
(both taken from the respective laserdiscs.)  I had some sound problems in
making these, but the comparison is still quite effective (see the "about"
file.)  The About file gives additional information on and comparisons of the
two video transfer techniques and suggestions on how best to compare the clips.

You'll need QuickTime version 1.5 to view the clips.  QT 1.5 is available for
free from ftp.apple.com as well as other ftp sites (including sumex-aim). 
Currently QuickTime 1.5 is only available for the Apple Macintosh, but soon
version 1.0 will be released for Windows and presumably sometime after that a
1.5 equivalent version will appear.  It is possible to save in 1.0 format, but
the file size would triple and the speed of playback would halve.  Still if
somebody else wants to do it....

Have fun!

Steve
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: jimr@mothra.rose.hp.com (Jim Ranlett)
Subject: Re: Pioneer CLD-D701 (my experiences)
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 01:11:10 GMT
Organization: HP - Systems Technology Division
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.8 PL6]

I could not see any problems with the CLD-52 units I auditioned in two
seperate stores.  I would not expect any since the circuitry in the
players are completely different.  From what I saw, the 52 was a very
nice machine.

I could not find any correlation between Image pressed LDs and any '1 second'
lines displayed by the D701.  I have compared the D701 against a 3090,
and without a doubt, the D701 is much better.  I only saw the lines on a
few disks, and they were barely noticeable.   I had to really crank up the
brightness and picture settings on the monitor to see it.  As to why Pioneer
has not fixed the problem, it may not be that simple to fix.  It may require a
circuit redesign.  If so, we will not likely see it until the D701's
replacement comes along, whenever that may be.  Also, the percentage of
users who actually notice the subtle problem may not be enough for Pioneer
to think about a fix.  Lastly, they may not be acutely aware of it.

I do agree with you, though, that the D701 is a very nice machine, even with
the occational line.  I still recommend it to friends as a player worth
consideration, based on my experiences with it.
From: Power@cup.portal.com (Ron A Uitz)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Any experience with the CameraSound, PA?
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 92 06:49:30 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: usa

>Has anybody dealt with PA based Camera Sound ?
>any positive/negative experiences ?

>Atul Hatalkar (hatalkar@mipos2.intel.com)

I just bought a high end cassette deck from them on Thursday.  They
were willing to match a scummy New York grey marketer's price, and
even though I didn't pay extra for overnight delivery, the deck arrived
on Friday.  I'm impressed.
From: fcelcruz@uc.pt (Luis Alberto da Silva Cruz)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Viewstore 4000 Inquiry
Date: 17 Dec 92 02:42:16 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

Hi,

	Does anybody know of any video monitor supporting the
following formats:

       Resolution                 Rate (Hz)       Interlace
_____________________________________________________________

       352 x 240                     30           Non Interl.
       352 x 288                     25           Non Interl.
       720 x 480                     30           Interlaced
       720 x 576                     25           Interlaced
       960 x 480                     30           Interlaced
       960 x 576                     25           Interlaced
       720 x 480                     60           Non Interl.
       720 x 576                     50           Non Interl.
      1440 x 960                     30           Interlaced
      1440 x 1152                    25           Interlaced
      1920 x 960                     30           Interlaced
      1920 x 1152                    25           Interlaced


Inputs : RGB with separated sync or on green.

    We will use this equipment with a Viewstore 4000 (a frame 
sequencer with multi format programming facilities) to view
results from video coding computer simulations. Since we're
starting using it any comments about this Viewstore will be
welcomed.

   I would appreciate if you could send anwers directly to me
at fcelcruz@uc.pt because I'm not on this list.

	Thank you all

	Luis Cruz
From: evissch@cad033.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Eise Visscher)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: V99 Hi8
Date: 15 Dec 92 17:42:01 GMT
Organization: Intel Corp.

In article <9212141615.AA14562@apxrr01.apex.dg.com>, white@APXTG03.APEX.DG.COM (Ken White) writes:
|> Has anyone heard of a Hi8 model call V99?  It sounds like a Sony model number
|> But I'm now sure.  A friend of mine is looking for a camera, and saw this model
|> advertised used for about $600, so I'm trying to find out something about it.
|> E-mail responses welcome. thanks.
|> 
|> +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|> | Ken White                                  white@apxtg03.apex.dg.com      |
|> | Advance Product Intro. & Dev.                                            |
|> +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Sony's original consumer Hi8 camcorder, nice, with the exception of slow, hunting
autofocus.
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