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From: farber@linc.cis.upenn.edu (David Farber)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Buying a CamCorder in Japan
Date: 31 Aug 92 08:25:02 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania



My experience is that Camcorders are priced in Japan higher
than the US when you get "normal discounts" in Japan, equal
to the US good priced when you get "special" discounts.
The US mail order and NYC prices are almost aways less
than  in Japan and no duty.

The plus with buying in Japan is you can get a 4 month or
so lead before they show up in the US.

David Farber; Prof. of CIS and EE, U of Penn, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6389 Tele:
215-898-9508(off); 215-274-8292 (home); FAX: 215-274-8293;  Cellular:  302-740-
1198 "The fundamental principle of science, the definition almost, is this: the
sole test of the validity of any idea is experiment." -- R. P. Feynman
From: eoates@us.oracle.com
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Review: :XV-M30
Date: 4 Sep 92 00:11:49 GMT
Organization: Oracle Corporation, USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by an unauthenticated user
              at Oracle Corporation.  The opinions expressed are those
              of the user and not necessarily those of Oracle.

In article <1992Sep3.083714.3755@spcvxb.spc.edu>, killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen) writes:
> A review of the Sony XV-M30 LCD Color Monitor.
> 
> This is a 3" _active matrix_ color monitor.  It is designed to be mounted on
> your CamCorder's accessory shoe.  It's size is that of about two NP77
> batteries placed side by side.  Power can be supplied in 2 basic ways.  First
> the unit has a 6 volt standard Sony (negative tip - mini plug) jack.  Using a
> 110 to 6 volt transformer you can power this unit.  The second method is to
> use a standard CamCorder battery or power accessory. Your TR, V, or F
> CamCorder batteries will work on this unit.  That means you can use... 
> 
> 	NP-55/66H/77/77H CamCorder NiCd battery
> 
> 	EBP-55 six AA dry cell battery adaptor
> 
> 	Duracell five 9v dry cell battery adaptor
> 
> 	DCP-55 car battery adapter
> 
> 	Your CamCorder charger/AC power adaptor
> 
> Performance and operation...
> 
> 	Being an active matrix LCD screen this gives _almost_ CRT quality
> images when viewed head on.  It has a stereo mini/mini plug for AV input.
> There is a standard mini/mini plug mono headphone jack with a volume control.
> The image is controlled by bright, hue, and color adjustment knobs.  If the
> signal from the CamCorder is shutoff the XV-M30 will automatically turn itself
> off.  The power saver feature waits about 15 seconds to activate after you
> have turned the CamCorder off or set it to standby.  The XV-M30 automatically
> turn itself back on CamCorder comes on.  Interestingly the unit won't turn
> itself on if there is no video signal even if you flip its power switch.  The
> power switch is more of a keep the screen off than a on switch. 
> 
> 	I would recommend you obtain TR type accessory shoe battery bracket 
> like the Sunpak VB-1.  This will allow you to mount the XV-M30 on the very 
> back of the CamCorder.
> 
> 	Also the XV-M30 when used with your TR-???, FX-???, or V-??? CamCorder
> gives you a portable VCR and playback unit like the GV-8/200/300/500.  It is
> about half the price of GV portable VCR/TV.  The only thing you don't get is a
> TV tuner. 
> 
> Supplied accessories include...
> 
> 	Sony EBP-55 six AA dry cell battery adaptor
> 
> 	Bounce shoe - tilt/swivel accessory shoe mount
> 
> 	AV mono connecting cord
> 
> 	Shade hood
> 
> 	Table top monitor stand

I've tried to locate this unit in the SF Bay area, but the usual places (good
guys, Anderson's, etc.) don't have it.  Where is it available by mail order,
and how much $$$?

Ed Oates (my opinions, not Oracle's)
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu (William R. Cruce)
Subject: Re: Wanted: "inexpensive" VCR able to play (not record) SVHS
Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 18:02:51 GMT

In article <EB.92Sep2124346@watergate.lucid.com> eb@lucid.com writes:
>I'm looking for a second VCR for the bedroom.  
>... I would like to be able to play SVHS tapes on it.  I
>seem to recall that some regular VHS VCRs can play SVHS tapes at VHS
>resolution.  Does anyone know which models have that capability, and
>in what price range? 

The Panasonic PV-4250 for $320 (Camera World of Oregon in July including
2-day FedEx to Ohio).  A fine VHS HiFi VCR which plays back S-VHS tapes
(subjectively their image looks a tad better than regular VHS but that
may be eye tricks :-).  I posted a review of this in July, will repost
it shortly.


-- 
                 "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,rec.arts.movies
From: palmerc@abulafia.b21.ingr.com (Christopher M. Palmer)
Subject: Re: Explain this effect?
Organization: Intergraph
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 21:33:30 GMT

>In article <1992Sep3.035140.8627@wam.umd.edu> dododge@wam.umd.edu (David O. Dodge) writes:
>>
>>The "cutout regions" around the ships are a slightly different shade of
>>black than the background, but in a theater this is very hard to see. When
>>the film is transferred to video, the black levels affected and this very
>>slight discrepancy becomes much more visible.
>>

These matte artifacts are due to the film being lightened during the
film to video transfer.  In a straight translation, some scenes are
much too dark on TV (especially broadcast TV where you don't know what
kind of picture quality the viewer will have).  The telltale sign of
this is the fact that you can see David Prowse's eyes through the
Darth Vader mask.  For Return of the Jedi, either they intelligently
brightened only the images that needed and color corrected, or ILM was
using a digital matte system that reduced the size of the matte areas.

I have an old copy (first release) of Alien on videocassette that was
not lightened.  Most of the film is very, very dark.  It had been so
long since I saw it at the theatre that I thought that was the way it
was supposed to be.  A few months ago, I saw a recent videocassette
print of it that had been lightened.  Wow.  It was still dark and
moody, but there were so many details that I hadn't seen before.


-- 
Christopher M. Palmer --------------------------- Intergraph Corporation
palmerc@abulafia.b14.ingr.com ---------------------- Huntsville, Alabama     
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.video.production
From: nishri@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Alex Nishri)
Subject: Re: Assemble Edits
Organization: UTCS Public Access
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 15:13:32 GMT

In article <3766@cvbnetPrime.COM>, jpolcari@galaxy.prime.com (Joe Polcari) writes:
> you may have. I was considering an Azden VE100. From what I understand,
> here's how it works.
> 1. Play your original through the VE100 to a recording vcr and make a copy.
> 	At this time, the VE100 adds VITC time code to the copy.
> 2. Use the copy to create your edits. Up to 200 edit points can be created.

There is no easy way to manipulate the edit points.  For example, if you want
to repeat a scene you have to re-position the tape to the beginning and end
points to mark the points.  There is also no way to save your edit points for
later use.

> 3. Now tell the VE100 to assemble it and it uses your original to 
> 	make an editted copy; (by counting frames I guess).

Yes it counts frames.  You have to record a few seconds of black video (ie with
the camcorder lens cap on) at the beginning of your original tape.  This is
used to syncronize the start of frame counting.  After that the VE100 counts
the frames on the VCR playing the original tape and starts/pauses recording on 
assembling VCR.

If the first scene you want is one hour into the original, note that this means
the VE100 will have to play the original for one hour to get to it.  (It can't
count frames in fast forward during the assemble process.)  If you assemble
scenes that are not consequtive on your original tape the VE100 rewinds the
original tape and starts counting frames from the beginning.  Thus it can take a
long time to create your final assemble depending on your choice of edit
points.

Note that when the time to get to the next scene is long, the assemble VCR will
pop out of "record pause".  Although the VE100 sounds an alarm when that
happens, its up to you to put the recording assemble VCR back in record pause
mode at the correct spot just before the VE100 is ready to use it again ...

Alex Nishri
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: aj008@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Aaron M. Barnes)
Subject: Re:Sony 696HF VCR's for $329!
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 17:02:40 GMT



The pourpose of this posting is to apologise to the group.
I told you to write to an address for some information.It seems t
hat gentleman says this was just a prank.
Well,it is not!
I have his first mail to me in which he states he knows where to 
get them for $329.
Whether he was lying to me or not,you would have to ask him,but m
y post was as truthful as I could have made it.
I do apoligise for posting his address without his knowledge tho.

But I do not apoligise to him for harrasment.That was not the pur
pose of my posting.I was trying to save myself and all on the net
some cash.
If my intentions were to harras him,he would know about it.If I wa
nted to harras him,it would be in personn-man to man.

So,if any of you out there find out where to get them for that pr
ice,please post to the net!

Thanks.
-- 
Aaron Barnes
aj008@cleveland.freenet.edu
Part 15 will take over broadcasting one frequency at a time!
Howard Phillips for President!
From: killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: CamCorder Families
Date: 26 Aug 92 05:23:52 GMT
Organization: SPC Community Access System

CamCorder clone groups...

	Canon

	Chinon/Magnavox/Sylvania

	Fisher/Sanyo/Sunpak

	Fuji

	GE/Samsung

	Hitachi/Minolta/Pentax/RCA

	Sony/Nikon/Ricoh/Yashica

	Sharp

Within a group only the names and business practices are different.  The shape, 
optics, and electronics are the same.
From: henryl@stonehenge.Corp.Sun.COM (Henry Lai)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Jackie Chan LDs
Date: 31 Aug 1992 17:25:03 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: stonehenge.corp.sun.com
Keywords: Hong Kong, Jackie Chan, Laser

In article <1992Aug30.153254.22278@athena.mit.edu> eprice@sql.sybase.com writes:
>FAQs...), I'd like to ask, would LDs from Hong Kong be PAL or NTSC?

All LDs from Hong Kong are in NTSC although their broadcasting
system is PAL.  Lots of families in Hong Kong have multi-standard
VCRs and TV so they can watch both.


--
*******************************************************************
Henry K. Lai                               (415)-336-6041
Sun Microsystems Inc., MTV06-21            henryl@corp.sun.com
Mountain View, CA 94043
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: boyajian@ruby.enet.dec.com (Two days and a wake-up...)
Subject: Re: LaserDisk Storage and ROT (FAQ question?)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 07:33:00 GMT

In article <55887@olivea.atc.olivetti.com>, davepat@flash.ATC.Olivetti.Com (Dave Patterson) writes...

} I have a bit of a problem brewing now...I've noticed that many of my
} prized disks seem to be rotting: Back to the Future III, Help! (CAV
} Criterion), T2 (the Collector's Edition :( :( ), Who Framed Roger
} Rabbit (almost unviewable, now :( ), and the list goes on.

} Three questions, (plus a little):

} 1) Should I expect this from all laser disks?

No, and in fact, I find it odd that so many should be affected. In the
well over 500 discs that I've bought over the years, I've encountered
maybe 10 at most that either had rot already when I bought them (most
of the ~10), rotted since I bought them (one), or show signs of starting
to (two). Maybe it's your player?

} (Should I just rent lasers and tape them?

I wouldn't advise that; it's a violation of copyright laws.

} 2) Is the way I have them stored incorrect: They are stored as my LPs
} are stored: sitting, (standing?), on their edges next to each other in
} a cool area, out of direct sunlight, (like you would see them in a Disk
} Store).

This is the correct way to store them. Question, though: have you removed
the shrink-wrapping entirely? You need to, or it can put stress on the
discs and warp them.

} Should they lie flat one on top of the other?

NO!!!

} 3) Shouldn't I be able to return these disks, (and I *did* save the
} receipts!), to the place of purchase for another, (even though it has
} been almost a year for a couple of these)?

Yes, you should be able to. Pioneer (as a manufacturer) guarantees any
disc they press for life. Image will take returns up to, I think, 18
months.

} What about the Collector's Editions?

Criterion, like Pioneer, guarantees their discs for life. Even if the
store doesn't take them back, you can send the defective copy to Voyager
Press and they'll send a replacement.

-- 

	"She's my radiation baby.
	 She's my teenage fallout girl."

--- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, "The Mill", Maynard, MA)

    boyajian@ruby.enet.dec.com
From: boykin@gte.com (Joseph Boykin)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Camcorder to be used underwater - will this work?
Date: 27 Aug 92 13:51:08 GMT
Reply-To: boykin@gte.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: GTE Laboratories

In article <1992Aug24.140541.22235@fid.morgan.com>, joec@fid.morgan.com (Joe Collins) writes:
|> I have the opportunity to go snorkeling later this year and
|> last time I went, the underwater scenes were OUTSTANDING!
|> I wish to take pictures of it. I don't feel like investing
|> some elaborate case for my SONY TR81 and was thinking of
|> double wrapping it in ZIP-LOCK bags. This should protect
|> the camera to depths of 4-5 feet or so and allow me to
|> manipulate most or all of the controls.
|> 
|> Has anyone ever tried this?

Probably.

|> Would you try it with your $$$ camera?

Most definately not!

I am a PADI SCUBA instructor and, among other things, teach
underwater video.  Let me advise you *NOT* to do this.
I can pretty-much guarantee that your TR81 will be dead
and unrepairable in a matter of seconds.

Underwater housings for video cameras are semi-expensive.  The
cheapest are a few hundred dollar devices which look like
a big zip-lock bag.  I would avoid these.  The "real" housings
generally cost about $1,000 by the time you have everything you need.

A few general suggestions for under-water video: 1) get a wide-angle
lens adapter.  Anything from .5 to .7 would be useful.  Prefocus
the camera to about 7 feet before you get into the water (most
housings won't let you focus underwater).  Anything further away
than that and it will be too small.

2) You should use a filter.  Water absorbs light very nicely.
How much and what colors depend on a number of factors.  I don't
have the exact name of the filter handy, but if you're in
the "under 15-feet" category a red/orange filter will help
color saturation very nicely.

3) Find a local dive-shop which does underwater video regularly.
Most don't.  You will probably be able to rent a housing for
a semi-reasonable price.  Have them show you how to clean and
lubricate the O-rings.  Better yet, see if they are teaching
a class at a local pool and use your camera in the pool one
night- if you have questions, the instructor can answer
them for you easier there than when you are a few thousand
miles away.

Good luck!

jb
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: jimsa@microsoft.com (Jim Sather)
Subject: Re: Camcorder to be used underwater - will this work?
Date: 26 Aug 92 17:29:28 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corporation
Distribution: usa

There is a company that sells a device much like a big ziplock.  I believe
the name is EWA or something like that. There are a number of mail order
companies that sell this.  Helix comes to mind.  These things aren't that
expensive so if I were you I'd pick one of these up rather than risking
your camera on ziplocks.

-Jim

In article <1992Aug24.140541.22235@fid.morgan.com> joec@fid.morgan.com (Joe Collins) writes:
| I have the opportunity to go snorkeling later this year and
| last time I went, the underwater scenes were OUTSTANDING!
| I wish to take pictures of it. I don't feel like investing
| some elaborate case for my SONY TR81 and was thinking of
| double wrapping it in ZIP-LOCK bags. This should protect
| the camera to depths of 4-5 feet or so and allow me to
| manipulate most or all of the controls.
| 
| Has anyone ever tried this?
| 
| Would you try it with your $$$ camera?
| 
| Regards,
| 
| Joe
| joec@morgan.com


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From: killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Wanted: "inexpensive" VCR able to play (not record) SVHS
Date: 3 Sep 92 02:11:00 GMT
Organization: SPC Community Access System

In article <EB.92Sep2124346@watergate.lucid.com>, eb@lucid.com (Eric Benson) writes:
> I'm looking for a second VCR for the bedroom.  My first VCR is Sony
> SLV-R5 SVHS model, and I generally use SVHS in EP mode for
> timeshifting.  I don't really want to shell out for another SVHS
> recorder, but I would like to be able to play SVHS tapes on it.  I
> seem to recall that some regular VHS VCRs can play SVHS tapes at VHS
> resolution.  Does anyone know which models have that capability, and
> in what price range?  Frankly, I'd be happy with a playback-only VCP,
> but they only seem to exist in the rock-bottom no-frills category.

My solution to this was the Quasar VH6415 for about $375.  It plays SVHS tapes 
at VHS resolution levels.  The VH6415 is a clone of the Panasonic PV 4164. 
These are called SQPB VCR's (S-VHS Quasi PlayBack).
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: arkdr@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Dave Rindos)
Subject: HELP: Gone w/ Wind, Ivanhoe LDs
Organization: University of Western Australia
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 01:23:10 GMT

Has anybody in the US seen [NTSC] copies of 
	Gone with the WInd
	Ivanhoe [c. 1952, Robert Taylor, Liz Taylor]
for sale in new or good used condition?

The (yes, ONE) Ozzie catalogue does not list either as available.

Thanks a million.

Dave
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
Subject: Re: Blue Planet / IMAX Films
Organization: Columbia U., New York City
Reply-To: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
Keywords: IMAX, LD
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 00:10:34 GMT
X-Posted-From: cunixb.cc.columbia.edu
X-Posted-Through: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

In article <14229@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au> pmcd@goanna.cs.rmit.OZ.AU (Peter McDonald) writes:
>
>I have "The Dream is Alive" and am quite impressed with it. I am wondering 
>whether someone out there can give me their opinion on some of the other
>IMAX films that have been transferred to LD (in particular Blue Planet).
>Thanks.
>
	I saw "Blue Planet" in an IMAX theater (not on LD), and
it had some amazing views. It waxed a bit too environmentalist at
times, but it was still great. It was all shots of the earth,
unlike "Dream", which was more about the shuttle program.
	-- Ethan


purgamentum init, exit purgamentum
From: jimth@palouse.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Jim Thomassen)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: 4 Head VCR Problems
Date: 4 Sep 92 16:07:07 GMT

Recently my 4 head Panosonic VCD (about 4 years old) has stopped giving me clear "fast search".  It looks like vertical hold is out.  This is only on fast search...forward or backward.  My pause..stop action.. seems less clear also.
Any ideas out there?

Incidently...I just bought a Sony TR71 clone  ...love it
From: chan@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM (Chan Benson)
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 20:31:25 GMT
Subject: Re: Example of Inexpensive Editing Setup
Organization: HP Fort Collins, CO
Newsgroups: rec.video

>     	A jog wheel to control the TR-81. Would a more expensive Sony
>     	editor like the RME-300 give me this or is it just a limitation
>     	of the transport on the TR-81?

Another attentive netter pointed out via e-mail that I can use the jog
wheel on the R5's remote to control my TR-81 by setting it to VTR2 
command mode. Groovy.

I assume this means that the RME-300's wheel would work as well.

			-- Chan
From: EEC@PORTIA.UMDS.LON.AC.UK (Steve P eec@portia.umds.lon.ac.uk)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: TECH EXPLANATION OF MACROVISON WANTED
Date: 27 Aug 1992 04:07:42 -0500
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu


OK,  we've heard all this about *WHAT* Macrovision does, but does anyone
know *HOW* it works?  In particular, how it confuses VCR circuitary but
not TV circuitary?  I know its nothing to do with the recording process
itself, because the same picture degregation occurs even if you just *WATCH*
the picture thru the 2nd VCR rather than record it.  I guess it confuses
the NTSC (or PAL) decoding electronics in some way.

Anyone clued-up enough to post a technical explantion ?


 ----------------------------------- 
|  Steve P                    (..)  |
|  eec@portia.umds.lon.ac.uk   ()   |
 -----------------------------------
From: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Interlocking two LD players
Date: 2 Sep 92 16:58:17 GMT
Reply-To: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Organization: The John Fluke Mfg. Co.  /a.k.a. The Gizmonics Institute/

In <1992Sep2.135226.25814@tc.fluke.COM> strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong) writes:
>I'd like to find a digital signal on a 2-sided LD player that changes
>state when a side ends, and back again when the next side starts.  I
>would use this signal to "pause" a VCR during side changes.  The
>resulting tape would then be seamless.  As it is now, I have to actually
>be there to manually pause the VCR.  (This can be a problem at 2:00a.m.
>:-)

No answer, I'm afraid, but an observation and a possible pointer:

1)  What you really want is a digital signal that occurs when the disc
    reaches the end of a side (when the "End" message is flashed on the
    display), and signals again when the first chapter of the other side is
    "seeked" to; otherwise, you have patches of "blue screen" (at least on
    my Magnavox) while the player is switching sides.

2)  I would assume that any LD that could/would communicate that information
    would have to have some sort of interface capability built-in, i.e., the
    Pioneer industrial line of players.  I don't know if they have this
    capability, though; and I don't remember if they have a "flip-side"
    player in that line.  (Did the old 3070 have some programming
    capabilities?) 

                           "Wow!  He brought me the head of Evander
                            Holyfield!"

                                        Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer
INTERNET:     moriarty@tc.fluke.COM
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From: jmgst26@pitt.edu (Joseph M Goodwin)
Newsgroups: rec.video,misc.forsale
Subject: Goldstar 4-head VCR for sale
Date: 4 Sep 92 18:09:26 GMT
Followup-To: rec.video
Organization: University of Pittsburgh
Originator: jmgst26@unix.cis.pitt.edu

It is a good machine, but the capstan has gone on it.  I was quoted
$150 to replace it, so it's more worthwhile to me to replace it

Make an offer,

Mike
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