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From: athos@apple.com (Rick Eames)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Video Madness
Date: 26 Aug 92 17:44:07 GMT
Followup-To: rec.video
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.

I just bought a Pioneer 511S for my AV Receiver.  I like it, but am having
a nightmare of a time getting connections going.  This is what I have:

Cable box.
JVC VCR
LaserDisc Player
RCA TV.

Okay, so my problem at first was that the monitor only handled RF.  I had
to get an RF converter to handle that, but that was fine.  My problem is
this: I have to run the cable through the damned VCR to get it on the TV. 
The problem here is if I want to tape a show, I actually have to have the
cable box set to the specific station.

How do most people handle this situation?  It's kinda frustrating.

--
Rick Eames
athos@apple.com
My opinions are my own, thank you very much!
From: schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: 'Video Noise Reduction'
Date: 27 Aug 92 19:08:45 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

In article <9208270701.AA06783@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> itsmagic@VNET.IBM.COM ("Wayne G. Namerow") writes:
>Greetings,
>     Mitsubishi (and probably others) provide a switchable Video NR circuit
>with their projection TV's. Does anyone know what this noise reduction does?
>Outwardly, it appears to brighten the picture, get rid of the noise and
>reduce horizontal resolution. Any solid information would be appreciated.

Probably averages consecutive scna lines.

-- 
_______________________________Mike Schuster________________________________
NY Pub. Access UNIX/Internet: schuster@panix.com | 70346.1745@CompuServe.COM
The Portal (R) System: schuster@cup.portal.com   | MCI Mail,GEnie: MSCHUSTER
From: dcha@flex.com (Douglas Cha)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Media choice for VCRs?
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 92 07:45:27 HST
Organization: Flex Information Network [Hawaii] 808.531.3539

stark@cs.wisc.edu (Jennifer Stark) writes:

> I've just recently bought one of the net.favorite Hi-Fi VHS
> VCRs (Sony SLV-696HF), and I've come to wonder what kind of tapes
> I should buy for it.
> 
> Surely there's a difference between the el-cheapo Taiwanese discount
> tapes that you buy at Wal-Mart, and S-VHS tapes - but in particular,
> what tapes should I look for for good video reproduction, low oxide
> loss, and minimal dropouts?  Are tapes marked "Hi-Fi" actually
> worth paying extra for?  Any recommendations?  (I've heard Scotch
> tapes are good).
 
My advice is to buy a few tapes, (one cheapo, one fairly good, and one 
excellent) and test it out yourself.  Don't buy S-VHS, since you won't be 
recording at S-VHS on your SLV696HF machine.  I usually tend to buy the 
Maxell HGX-Black Magnite or the Maxell XL-HiFi when I'm doing any dubs 
off LD's or off my other HiFi unit.  When I record stuff like Seinfeld, I 
just use Maxell HGX-Gold.

I can actually tell a slight difference when I use the HGX-Gold vs the 
better HGX-Black Magnite.  Some people can't, who knows?

A recent article in Video Review explained all the new methods of VHS 
tapes and how new technology has improved the quality of tapes alot.  
I'll summarize the findings later if you want.

--------------------
Doug Cha
dcha@flex.com
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu (William R. Cruce)
Subject: Re: Pioneer 2080 Problems
Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 16:13:40 GMT

In article <1992Sep1.165743.1120@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com> denton@ssd.comm.mot.com (Perry Denton) writes:
>I recently purchase a Pioneer 2080 LD player, demo-model, ...
>But when I got home, I noticed how noisy the machine is.
>At startup, it whines and whizzes very loudly, and during
>play sounds like I am camping listening to crickets.

While it is possible that there is some malfunction, LD players are
often noisier than we are used to for, say CD players.  Much of the
noise can be eliminated or minimized by proper mechanical treatment.
My Pioneer 3070 was noisy initially.  I placed it on a very solid
platform (minimize resonances), put squishy rubber damping feet under
it (available at most audio and video stores), and put several other
components (VCR, surround sound decoder) on top of it to add mass.
That has done the deed for me.  Good thing.  I had been so annoyed that
I considered putting it inside one of those "houses" they used to make
for noisy mechanical printers -that would have made it a little inconvenient
to access the disk drawer :-). 

-- 
                 "So many windows, So little time"

Bill Cruce, N.E. Ohio Univ. Coll. of Medicine, Box 95, Rootstown, OH 44272
VOICE: 216-325-2511,  FAX: 216-325-0522,  INTERNET: wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: TFSTAM01@UKCC.UKY.EDU
Subject: CED videodisc player problem
Organization: University of Kentucky
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 19:00:27 GMT

     I have a stereo CED videodisc player with many discs.  Since the discs
come in caddies, and the machine has to take the disc out of the caddy,
the extra moving parts required by the machine mean more parts to break down.
So......it seems the moving parts in my machine are starting to wear out.
Is there anyone else here on the net with experience dealing with CED players?
If so, I'd like to know if you know anything about these moving parts, and,
particularly, how to fix them.  I believe I shall have to resort to do-it-
yourself procedures, as it would not be worth paying an authorized dealer
as they would charge twice what I paid for the player to even look at it!
(RCA that is.)
     Incidentally, this is my second stereo CED player I have gotten, both
for around $50.  I still have the old one for parts, but I believe it was
the moving (caddy opening) parts that went out of the old one first (but am
not completely positive of that).
                    (Both players were practically unused when I got them,
so, along with $5 per disc for around 40 - 50 discs, I feel I got a good
deal, as I paid much less than I would have if I had bought the same movies
on VHS - and CED is, usually, somewhat better quality than VHS - in case
anyone's interested.)
 
-Tim
 
From: mikep@hpmwtd.sr.hp.com (Mike Powell)
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 21:18:49 GMT
Subject: Film Animation system for sale/Computer
Organization: HP Santa Rosa Site (NMD MTA MWTD)
Newsgroups: rec.video



	Hi all.....
	
	Super-8 film Animation system for sale.  The Chinon camera is
	the top-of-the-line in Super8.  I have used this system for both
	"traditoinal" cell animation and for computer animation since the
	camera can be electrically triggered to capture a frame.

	The equipment:

	Camera - Chinon 200/12 XL Sound camera
		 Top of the line in Super-8 cameras.
		 Accepts 50 and 200' film cartridges.
		 12X Zoom, maunal or motorized (2-speed)
		 Macro lens setting.
		 Fades, crossfades and dissolves of picture and sound.
		 Short boom microphone.
		 Film speeds 18,24,25, and 30 fps.
		 Instant slow-motion function (30 fps)
		 Full auto -or- manual exposure controls.
		 Full auto or manual audio controls.
		 Single-frame setting (for animation)
		 Time-lapse settings (between 1 and 60 seconds)
		 Camera has external trigger jack (electrical contact)


	Goko motorized film editor/viewer -

		 For clear desktop viewing of Super8 film, used in
		 edit process.
		 Unit is motorized with adjustable speed.

	Motorized Beveled Splicer - (German)

		 Mortorized diamond-dust wheels grind precision bevel into
		 film for superior cement splicing.  		 
		
	Matte-box - (German)
	
		 This handy matte box attaches nicely to the front
		 of the Chinon, and includes matte cards for mountains,
		 binoculars, keyhole, etc...  Fully adjustable with
		 included bellows.
	
	EWA Back-winder

		 This device allows the backwinding of Super8 film
		 cartridges for purposes of multiple element shots or
		 double exposure "ghost" effects.

	All equipment is my own, and has received the very best care
	(especially considering I invested over $2K in it).  The camera
	has been kept in a padded aluminum case (the case is not for
	sale, sorry...).  All items are in new/perfect condition.

	The reason why I've decided to part with it is because I came up
	with the $$$ to go into full video animation, so I simply don't
	animate to film anymore...

	I hope this answers most questions about the equipment.

	-Mike-
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: trussell@cwis.unomaha.edu (Tim Russell)
Subject: Re: splitting cable signal
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 23:24:46 GMT

kimd@gizmo.usc.edu (Kim Daugherty) writes:

>A friend of mine wants to split his cable signal to feed 2 TVs.  However,
>when he does so, the signal is quite degraded.  Is there a way to boost
>or amplify the signal.  The cable company charges an extra $8/month to 
>install a second hookup which seems excessive.

    Well, Radio Shack and I'm sure many other companies sell video distribution
amps, which are basically splitters that add to the outputs so the signal
doesn't get degraded.  They're around $10.95 or so.  You wire them like a
splitter and plug them into the wall.

    I have a RS 4-way version, and it's worked well for me.  I have it
driving a TV, VCR, Digital Cable Radio, and a 40-foot cable run to my roomie's
TV and all signals look as good as the original signal does to my eye.

    Be aware that you may be doing something illegal by adding a second TV
w/o your cable company's permission.  If that worries you, call them and ask,
otherwise just unplug it before the cable tech comes in.  :-)

--
    Tim Russell                 Omaha, NE              trussell@unomaha.edu
One of the richest men in the world made his billions selling a toy "operating
system" that is more accurately described as a glorified bootstrap loader.
                                                  -- Phil Karn
From: deastman@vnet.ibm.com ("Don Eastman")
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: test
Date: 29 Aug 92 17:31:31 GMT
Reply-To: deastman@vnet.ibm.com (Don Eastman - IBM, San Jose, C

test
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: quandt@mcs213g.cs.umr.edu (Brian Quandt)
Subject: SMPTE and EDL's
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 02:54:08 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Rolla

I read somewhere that SMPTE (was/will/has) decided on a EDL standard, something
similar to the CMX EDL standard.  Can anyone tell me more about this?
Maybe I was dreaming... can't for the life of me remeber where I saw this
(SMPTE ??).


				Brian Quandt


Newsgroups: rec.video
From: glatz@emily.uvm.edu (Terry A Glatz)
Subject: For Sale...Panasonic 1331 Monitor.
Organization: University of Vermont -- Division of EMBA Computer Facility
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 19:25:19 GMT

 Panasonic 1331 color monitor for sale. 1 VTR input, 1 SVHS input, 2 Composite
inputs, 1 monitor output with audio. This monitor is in mint condition.
 
Asking $400.00 
 
Buyer pays shipping and handling. Local pick up or C.O.D. delivery only.
 
If intrested please call me by voice at (802)862-5712 or leave me E-mail.
Please leave your voice phone number if you respond by E-mail for I cant
respond to e-mail from here. Either I can call you or you can call me.
Please leave a good time to get back to you.
 
Thanks, and have a good one.
 
-Terry Glatz
 
P.S. If I am not home, leave a message on my answering machine. Thanks.

Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.video.cable-tv
From: mike%jim.uucp@wupost.wustl.edu (Mike Suter)
Subject: Wiring question -- remodulating video signal
Summary: Wiring question -- remodulating video signal
Keywords: wiring question video remodulating signal
Organization: BITS, St. Louis, MO
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 18:00:23 GMT

My TV doesn't have video-in, only a coax antenna/cable jack.

My question is, what would I need to re-modulate the separate
video and audio signals from an A/V receiver into an antenna
(coax) signal?

As a side question, any recommendations for a good cable
tuner with separate audio/video out jacks, stereo decoder,
and timed programming?  I seem to remember a Panasonic model
that had these features, but have long since lost the article.

Thanks
Mike
-- 
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From: esenther@sparc59.hri.com (Alan Esenther)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: VCR scan-forward with audio?
Date: 26 Aug 92 19:58:23 GMT
Reply-To: esenther@sparc59.hri.com (Alan Esenther)
Organization: Horizon Research

does anyone know of any VHS VCRs available which allow you to listen 
to the (sped up) audio while scanning ahead?  if so, is it still "slow" 
enough so you can discern what people are saying?  is the rate variable?
From: berger@sfc.sony.com (Bob Berger)
Newsgroups: rec.video.production
Subject: Re: Near/Broadcast Quality Video!!!!!!!! etco
Keywords: n
Date: 25 Aug 92 17:52:57 GMT
Organization: SONY Advanced Video Technology Center San Jose, CA USA

Both SuperMac and RasterOps (and I expect Radius as well) are coming out 
with boards that support hardware video JPEG compression. This will allow
you to digitize video at 30 frames / second. The quality will
be close to S-VHS, some people consider this near broadcast quality.

You will probably want to have high performance disks, like mini-raids or
disks that spin faster than the standard 3500rpm (I forget the brands /models
that do this).

If you use one of these hardware compression boards, you could probably get
away with a Mac IIci class machine, but I would go for the Quadra 950 if
you can afford it. It's (relative) speed is a win for other aspects of 
pushing and crunching image data.

You will want to have VCR's for input that have timecode if possible,
you can use Vbox VISCA / "consumer" video products if you are just
dumping video into the computer and not doing any frame acurate edits.
You may want to have the Sony EVO-9650 as your record deck if you want
to do any single-frame animation type work.

In terms of software, I'm very impressed with Adobe Premier. The new release
is pretty well rounded and is very extensible by 3rd parties.

As far as I know, there is no NuBus Toaster. There is a package from Newtek
that bundles the toaster and an Amiga computer with some software you run
on your Mac that controls the Toaster via an RS-232 line.

There is another company that is making a Toaster like product for
both the PC and the Mac called FAST, the product is called the Video
Machine. Their addresses:

US:	Omni Q. Inc Tel: 206-354-7734 FAX: 206-354-0526

England:	MAGNIFEYE Tel: ++44/71/22180 24 FAX: ++44/71/792 34 49

Germany:	FAST Electronic GmbH Tel: ++49/89/50 20 6-0 FAX: ++49/89/50 20 6-199

The Toaster or Video Machine approach is completely different than the 
Computer Digital Video approach discussed previously. The Toaster will
process the analog video right out of the VCR's. The Mac is just controlling
the VCR and Toaster, not processing the video. The video is not coming/going
on/of the computer disk and you will not have random access to the video.

You will also need to have frame accurate VCR control, so consumer decks will
be of limited value unless you can accecpt edits with +- 2 frames (if your
lucky) of slop.

-- 
Bob Berger  -  SONY Advanced Video Technology Center
685 River Oaks Parkway  San Jose, CA 95134 408-944-4964 FAX:  408-954-1027  
INTERNET: berger@sfc.sony.com   UUCP: [uunet,mips]!sonyusa!sfcsun!berger
From: sharp@mizar.usc.edu (Malcolm Sharp)
Newsgroups: rec.video.production
Subject: 3/4" tapes for sale
Date: 25 Aug 1992 13:20:47 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: mizar.usc.edu

FOR SALE:  (all 3/4" U-matic format, approx. 10 yrs. old, never used)

Sony - KCS20  
Scotch - UCA20, UCA30, UCA60

I have 3-4 dozen tapes.

These have been sitting in an office cabinet.

Make me an offer.  All *serious* offers will be considered.

Newsgroups: rec.video.production
From: glatz@emily.uvm.edu (Terry A Glatz)
Subject: For Sale...Panasonic 1331 Monitor.
Organization: University of Vermont -- Division of EMBA Computer Facility
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:51:25 GMT

 Panasonic 1331 color monitor for sale. 1 VTR input, 1 SVHS input, 2 composite
inputs, 1 monitor out with audio. This monitor is in mint condition.
 
Asking $400.00     
 
Buyer pays shipping and handling. Local pickup or C.O.D. delivery only!
If intrested, please call me by voice at (802)862-5712 or leave me E-mail
Please leave your voice number where I can reach you. I cant respond to
e-mail, so either call me or I will get back to you.
 
Thanks, and have a good one.
 
-Terry Glatz
From: asl00@ccc.amdahl.com (Andrew Lee)
Newsgroups: rec.video.production
Subject: Re: Flagging errors
Date: 3 Sep 92 21:29:14 GMT
Reply-To: asl00@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com (Andrew Lee)
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA

In article <3965@vidiot.UUCP> brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot) writes:
>In article <4fFV02Rv20UN01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> asl00@juts.ccc.amdahl.com (Andrew S. Lee) writes:
><Can anyone tell me why flagging errors occur during editing?  I have
><a Panasonic AG1960 and every so often have this problem.  This looks
><very unprofessional and I've sometimes gone back and re-edited or  
><inserted frames to cover them up. 
><
><A flagging error looks like a loss of control track for one frame, 
><usually (maybe always) the first frame of an edit.   When viewing,
><the one frame appears to "drop" and is slightly visible.  It's 
><really kind of hard to describe.
>
>You are probably editing with a controller that can't lock video frames.
>If you edit two even or odd fields together you will get flagging since the TV
>has to resync after that mistake.
>
>Normal editing is an even field after an odd field, or vice versa.
>
>Look for a switch on the decks for setting frame editing.  You should find
>it on the editing recorder.  If there is one on the source deck, it won't
>be used.
>-- 
>      harvard\                          spool.cs.wisc.edu!astroatc!vidiot!brown
>Vidiot  ucbvax!uwvax..........!astroatc!vidiot!brown
>      rutgers/            INTERNET:vidiot!brown%astroatc.UUCP@spool.cs.wisc.edu
>                                   brown@wi.extrel.com

Thanks for the info.  Really helps to know technically why it happens
and how to prevent it.  I'll see what I can find out.


Andy
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Newsgroups: rec.video.production
From: jerry@truevision.com (Jerry Thompson)
Subject: Re: Editing from color to black-and-white
Organization: Truevision Inc., Indianapolis, IN
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 18:16:06 GMT

In article <1992Aug26.234736.18460@muddcs.claremont.edu> nrossi@jarthur.claremont.edu (Nick Rossi) writes:
>
>I've got a video idea that I'd like to produce in black-and-white.  Is there
>some easy way to change camera shots taken in color (on my V801) over to
>black and white while copying the footage, through some kind of filter,
>maybe?  A friend of mine (who doesn't know much about editing systems) 
>suggested playing back the footage on a black and white TV and recording
>it from there, but there must be a better way, as we've all seen black &
>white videos before.
>

Your V801 already has a black and white video output on it!  I bet you 
didn't know that.  The V801 has an S-Video connector.  You can buy an 
S-Video to dual RCA cable.  I made my own.  One of these RCA outputs 
will be a black and white only video signal (RS-170) which is exactly
what you want.  The other will be the color component.  

You can just connect the BW output to the video in on a VCR.  The BW video
output will be a very crisp black and white image so you may need to dub it
to VHS a couple of time to soften it.  

-Jerry Thompson
-- 
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What I want to know is, have you    | \\ //   and    |   |   |  | Sarcasm and
ever seen Claude Rains?   !CCR      |  \X/ balances /_\  |  /_\ | mass sarcasm."
Newsgroups: rec.video.production
From: cahduns@atlas.cs.upei.ca (Henry Dunsmore)
Subject: Re: Toaster Fonts
Keywords: Toaster Amiga Fonts
Organization: University of Prince Edward Island
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 15:16:01 GMT

Can anyone direct me to a commercial or shareware Toaster font that has
symbols, icons, arrows, etc?

dunsmore@upei.ca


Newsgroups: rec.video.production
From: ahoney@actrix.gen.nz (Allan Honey)
Subject: Re: cg's, paint programs, and animators
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 12:52:12 GMT

In article <1992Aug30.011359.939@umr.edu> quandt@mcs213c.cs.umr.edu (Brian Quandt) writes:
> In a prior article I said that I was looking for comments on the above subject...  I said that
> I was interested in amiga products and pc products.
> To be specifice (in regards to the pc) I'm looking for unix/X11 based 
> products.  The amiga will be running standard amigados.


I just went through the process and evaluated Chyrons/Grass
Valleys/Amigas/ and PC's.

In the end we purchased a TrueVision AT-VISTA card (60Mhz) and plonked
it inside a 50Mhz '486 running DOS 5.0.

The software is INSCRIBER, though we'll probably get RIO (a
paint/animation package) as well. 

It certainly isn't prefect but quality/cost/expanibility it's the best.

The AMIGA's all disable the multitasking capabilty of AMIGADOS to
perform as a Character Generator.

The VISTA card alpha-channel is much superior to anything on the Amiga.

Finally - I prefered the Grass Valley Presto 100+ myself but the fonts
are expensive and it doesn't resize characters in real-time.

Please excuse the rambling nature - it's way past my bed time!!

- Allan


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From: gutierre@noc2.arc.nasa.gov (Robert Michael Gutierrez)
Newsgroups: rec.video.production
Subject: Re: 3/4" tapes for sale
Date: 27 Aug 92 02:09:58 GMT
Organization: NASA Science Internet Network Operations

kh@sei.cmu.edu (Kurt Haverstock) writes:
|> sharp@mizar.usc.edu (Malcolm Sharp) writes:
|> 
|> >FOR SALE:  (all 3/4" U-matic format, approx. 10 yrs. old, never used)
[...]
|> Donate the stock to your local cable access organization and take the 
|> write-off on your taxes. 

Actually, I've been picking up some used Sony Betacam-SP 30's (and some 20's)
from a local (and usually expensive) pro video retailer.  They had them
marked for $4.00, but since I've been buying them in bulk (ie: buying
all the ones they had in stock), I got them for $3.00 (yes, that's THREE
dollars, not thirty dollars).  They're obviously old stock (dates range
from '88-91) and some fairly well used, but still, it's Betacam-SP!!!

I don't own a Betacam deck ... I use them for my EDV-9500 ED Beta.

Since the EDV-9500 had a farily good DOC (drop-out compensator), the
tapes are a god-send (as opposed to paying the current $26/ea for BCT-30's
or $12 (?) for refurib used tapes).  I bought 60 BCT-30's and 10 BCT-20's.
With 10 more 30's coming this weekend, that should keep me happy :):):)

Anyway, the point of this post is that what does some of the big production
houses do with their old tapes?  The ones they got were from a company that
went under (can't remember the name off hand).  Is it worth the time/trouble
going around the video houses asking for used Betacams?  I would, of course,
go with "cash" in hand (actually, certified check) and be prepared to
buy off all their old stock (ie: 100+ tapes).  Has anybody done this??
Does anybody work for a house that has used Betacam-SP's willing to offload???

Just curious...


    rob.
From: Son.T@applelink@Apple.com (S. Tran)
Newsgroups: rec.video.production
Subject: Videonics Expansion Module For Sale
Date: 1 Sep 92 16:08:47 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer

Almost brand new.  Only had a couple hours on it.  Will sell for less than
half of retail.
Asking $125 or best offer.