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From: scairns@is.morgan.com (Scott Cairns)
Subject: #*($&%U# Minolta Camcorder
Organization: Fusion Systems Group, NYC
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 15:00:21 GMT

We bought a Minolta 8-308 infra-red focusing camcorder in March of
this year and have had nothing but problems with it.  Within the
first 60 days, it stopped recording entirely.

Minolta repaired the camera and sent it back to us after 3 weeks.
Since then, we've experienced on and off again problems (no audio,
static-y picture, etc.).  In short, it's a piece of crap although
the quality of the picture is very good when it actually comes out.

Does anyone have an address/contact I can write to at Minolta to
complain?  

Also, does anyone have any suggestions on how to deal with this lemon?
We went to the store where we bought it (a discount house in Westchester
north of NYC) but they weren't willing to give us a new one.  They gave
us a loaner the first time the camera quit but that was about it.

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Newsgroups: rec.video.production
From: mark@westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson)
Subject: Re: Supermac's DigitalFilm Video capture and export board
Organization: Radiant Image Productions, Merrimack NH.
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 17:10:08 GMT

In article <33800010@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM> chan@hpfcmgw.FC.HP.COM (Chan Benson) writes:
>> If I were you I'd wait for several other systems to come out. ADI and 
>> Fast Forward are both coming out with units which should produce Betacam
>> SP quality video. They have minimum compression ratios of 10 to 1 or less
>> so they should be able to meet their quality claims. Also the Fast Forward
>> Video board is supposed to be $5000, about $1000 cheaper than DigitalFilm
>> board.
>
>Any idea of how much disc space is required (in Mb/minute)?

At a resolution of 720 x 486 and a 10:1 compression ratio, thats 1.8 GB/minute.
Thats right, I said GIGA bytes. This hardly sounds practical. Also, the
DMI Editmaster for the Amiga lists for $2500, half the price of the Fast
Forward Video board and has similar capabilities. I for one would not compress
less than 20:1. You will lose FAR more going to video output than you do
in a 20:1 jpeg compression.
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From: bladin@wam.umd.edu (Ilana J. Getz)
Subject: Re: #*($&%U# Minolta Camcorder
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 00:35:26 GMT

In article <1992Dec16.074515.12393@news.acns.nwu.edu> director@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Christopher Gaal) writes:
>
Stuff deleted...
> 
>I know red is the worst color for video (I learned the the hard way over teh
>summer shooting with the camera with an orange backdrop).  But I've never seen
>it THIS noisy, and I've shot with several other cameras of varying cost and
>technical sophistication.
> 
>Is this a problem specific to my camcorder, of this model, of Minoltas, or of
>hi-8 in general?
>
>
I have three Hi8 cameras, representing 3 generations of Hi8 gear.
The first, a Sony V5000, is about two years old, and has the hardest
time getting an accurate W-balance. It also has the worst chroma noise
and red bleed.
The second, a TR-81, produces a much better image, esp. under low
light conditions. Red bleed is present, but not as bad.
The third, a Sony EVW-300 3-chip camera, produces a far superior image,
of course. Color bleeding is almost nonexsistent.
So, I don't think it is 100% a function of the format...it is mostly
the performance of the camera head.

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From: co443@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ken Thain)
Newsgroups: rec.video.production
Subject: Re: video toaster
Date: 16 Dec 1992 20:45:27 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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Just go to your local Compucenter. Probley located in your local
mall. Depending where in TO you are. A friend bought a toaster
through them.
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Newsgroups: rec.video.production
From: director@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Christopher Gaal)
Subject: Re: #*($&%U# Minolta Camcorder
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 07:52:14 GMT


By the way, I forgot to mention that earlier today I was shooting something
under ambient flourescent lighting.  There were a few items in the shot that
were red, and the floor was also kind of a dark red.  When I viewed the
footage, the red was SO noisy that it was virtually ungulating.  And there
wasn't that much of it on the screen but it bled terribly.  I have a little
video processor that I'm going to use to cut down on the chroma on the dub for
editing.
 
I know red is the worst color for video (I learned that the hard way over the
summer shooting with the same camera using an orange backdrop).  But I've never 
seen it THIS noisy, and I've shot with several other cameras of varying cost 
and technical sophistication.
 
Is this a problem specific to my camcorder, of this model, of Minoltas, or of
hi-8 in general?


Newsgroups: rec.video.production
From: Mike.Oniffrey@launchpad.unc.edu (Mike Oniffrey)
Subject: AT4462 Mixer?
Organization: UNC EBBS
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 03:48:51 GMT

Before I make my final purchase decision, I'd like to hear any comments,
good or bad, concerning the Audio-Technica 4462 field mixer.         
                                                        
I would be using it mostly to mix anywhere from two to four channels to
feed to a BetaCam (Ikegami HL-55A with a Sony BVV-5 piggybacked) in
television EFP setups.                                   
                                                              
Would the AT4462 have any advantage over the Electro-Voice FP32 in the
above configuration?
                                                          
Thanks in advance,                                                       
                                                                  
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From: pvj@hprnd.rose.hp.com (Paul Jacobson)
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 22:57:25 GMT
Subject: Re: Video out = S-video out?
Organization: HP Roseville Networks Division
Newsgroups: rec.video.production

                                                                12/17/92


    Yes, From what I was told when you use the S-Video plug all
  of the video signals are completely seperate from each other.
  And there for avoid the back in section of the monitor providing
  a clean higher res. picture. On the other hand when you use the
  phono type RCA plugs the camera sends all of the video across one
  serial wire. The back end of the monitor must then decode the various
  signals off the single wire and then send them seperated to the exact 
  spot your S-Video would directly tie in. I believe basically you get
  a better signal to the sreen because you avoid that section of decoding
  I spoke earlier of and also the fact that the S-Video cabling has much
  better seperation as each seperate video R/G/B wire is isolated from the
  camera all the way into the front end of the monitor. Basically less
  distortion. I don't clame to be an expert. Mabey someone out there could
  elaborate with more exact terms??

  Hope this helped?!@#

  Paul jacobson
  
Newsgroups: rec.video.production
From: bladin@wam.umd.edu (Ilana J. Getz)
Subject: Hey wedding shooters!
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 00:50:34 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 Emil, and I will post
a summary. 

Thanks!!
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Newsgroups: rec.video.production,rec.video,misc.forsale,misc.forsale.computers,comp.sys.amiga.marketplace,ba.market.misc,ba.market.computers
From: edge@well.sf.ca.us (Christopher L. Seguine)
Subject: Sony VO-9850 3/4"SP Editor FORSALE
Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 22:17:36 GMT


For Sale:

Sony VO-9850 3/4" SP Editor/Recorder
with BKU-705 TimeCode Reader Generator

* RS-422 Interface
* Dolby-C Noise Reduction
* Excellent Condition/Low Hours
* Great for an Edit System or for SingleFraming

  Price    $6000

email edge@well.sf.ca.us
call  Chris @ 415-227-0200
From: kimd@gizmo.usc.edu (Kim Daugherty)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: This group is worthless (cable signal amplifiers)
Date: 14 Dec 1992 16:57:29 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: gizmo.usc.edu


I didn't post earlier because I am electronically challenged in my knowledge
of A/V specifics.  But since you didn't get any other responses...

A few months ago I posted a request for info on splitters because I had a
degraded cable signal.  I was told to try a passive splitter first because
it is simpler.  If that didn't work, I should try an active splitter.  Radio
Shack was the most often recommended store for these.  I assume that an 
amplifier from there might be what you need.  Sorry to not be able to give you
a more technical response.
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From: mikep@hpmwtd.sr.hp.com (Mike Powell)
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 03:41:07 GMT
Subject: Re: help needed for mail ordering a Sony SVL 585 vcr
Organization: HP Santa Rosa Site (SRSD MWTD)
Newsgroups: rec.video

	
	Try New West in Washington State.(tell them I sent you.... )
	or B&H in NY.

	-Mike-

	(their numbers are in the video mags)
From: kfriedman@desire.wright.edu
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: **LASER DISC PLAYER FOR SALE!**
Date: 14 Dec 92 19:12:05 EST
Organization:  Wright State University 

LASER DISC PLAYER FOR SALE!  PIONEER 838-D.  4 YEARS OLD, NEARLY NEW
CONDITION!DIGITAL SOUND, REMOTE CONTROL. PLAYS VIDEO LASER DISCS ONLY *NOT*
AUDIO CD'S. $100.00 TO YOUR DOOR!

JAY [513-439-4291]
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: gillies@cs.uiuc.edu (Don Gillies)
Subject: New HiFi VCR recommendations?
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 03:31:21 GMT

I'm sorry if this has been asked before, but I found out that it's
pretty difficult to shop for a good VCR.

I have a Zenith 20" Advanced System 3 T.V. #SG2043Y (1991 model).
This is the 1991 version of the top-rated TV in consumer reports a
couple of months ago.  It has S-VHS, surround sound, etc., built in.
I love this T.V. and would like a HiFi VCR to complement the picture
and sound quality of the TV.  I don't want to spend more than $380 out
the door for the VCR.

I took a Sanyo 9410 VCR ($290) home for a few days, but eventually
took it back.  The sanyo had great features, great programming, a
great remote control, but lousy picture and sound.

I am considering a Mitsubishi U-56 (mail order, NYC) for about $380.
I am hesitant because, although it supposedly has a great tuner, it
lacks a 0-9 keypad, which defeats the purpose of the great tuner.
This VCR might eventually go to my mom, whose t.v. has no remote control.

I'm looking for the following things:
(1) superior SLP/EP record/playback quality (compared to most VCR's)
(2) good quality stereo, esp. high-frequency response and separation.
(3) good user interface to programming.  Zenith programming sucks. I.e. 
    clear simple screens, erase key, no need to "ENTER" numbers, etc.
(4) manual tracking from keypad, ability to change tracking in slo-mo.
(5) Hassle-free programming, i.e. ability to easily cancel a program
once it starts; robustness - once you enter a program, I'd like it
to record no matter what state the VCR is in when the time comes (on
/ off / etc).  In particular, you have to leave a my mom's old
panasonic turned off and she never remembers to do it.
(6) real-time counter would be nice, but is not a necessity.
(7) I have no plans to get a camcorder.  I probably won't do much
editing.  The Mitsubishi might be overkill.

My impression of the SONY 585 is that the remote is incredibly
complicated and undesirable.  I tried a JVC and couldn't get it to
work within 10 minutes, so I gave up.  Some people have suggested
Toshiba and my mom's old Panasonic had good EP quality -- should I
look at those?  I loved the Sanyo's remote (was like an old SONY) --
are there better SANYO's with the same type of remote control?

Suggestions, please.  Thanks!

Don Gillies - gillies@cs.uiuc.edu - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


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From: msiegall@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU (MARC SIEGALL)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Cable TV surround
Date: 13 Dec 92 07:43:46 GMT
Reply-To: msiegall@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU
Organization: California State University, Chico
NNTP-Posting-Host: oavax.csuchico.edu

Some A/V store guy told me that our local cable system was too cheap
to buy the extra equipment needed to send surround information on down
the line from their sources to we customers.  I thought that all 
surround information was in the L+R signal, and that a decoder could
subtract out the surround material from a basic stereo signal.  Therefore,
no extra equipment would be needed (as long as the cable clowns are
passing along the stereo feed).

Who's right?  (On the few "surround" programs I've listened to, I couldn't
tell if there was a poor or non-existant surround signal.
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From: echi@cisco.com (Eric P. Chi)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: 8mm vs. C-VHS: a beginner's question
Date: 17 Dec 1992 21:56:12 GMT
Organization: cisco Systems, Inc., Menlo Park, Ca.
Distribution: ca
NNTP-Posting-Host: mead.cisco.com


HI, 

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.

Any comments welcome.

Thanks,

Eric.
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: 19 Dec 92 15:13:54 EST

Wow, this is wild...

Thanks for the info, Mark, & take care

Robert
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: mikep@sr.hp.com (Mike Powell)
Subject: SVHS Recomendations
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 00:33:39 GMT
Organization: HP Sonoma County (SRSD/MWTD/MID)
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.9 PL6]

	
	Hi all...

	looking for recomendations for an SVHS machine that has
	either the Control-L or VISCA (Preferably VISCA) control
	capibility....

	Does the SONY SLV-R5UC have these features?  Is is a good unit?

	THanks...
	-Mike-

From: pvj@hprnd.rose.hp.com (Paul Jacobson)
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 01:59:53 GMT
Subject: Re: Mail order help PLEASE!
Organization: HP Roseville Networks Division
Newsgroups: rec.video


   I have personnaly delt with 2 in your list, Powervideo and New West
Electronics. I would highly recommend PowerVideo out of Texas. I bought
my Sont TR-101 from them and got excellent next dat service. Not to
mention the most important thing to watch out for. They are Authorized
Sony, Panasonic dealers. Secondly they carry an excellent extended warranty
program through Phillips of wich many of the big local dealers also use.

   New West was ok but PowerVideo was a very personal, atentive, helpful
honest dealer. I'd buy from them in a second.
From: rpk@niagara.edu (Rich Kernin)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: General Video Information Sought
Date: 20 Dec 92 06:20:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

Greetings,

   I'm currently in the process of looking for a VHS (or S-VHS) VCR for
use in archiving various programs.  Before I commit to one format/brand
or the other I wanted to find out what people on the net are using, or
recommend.  The data files that contain information on LaserDisc
technology have helped me immensely, and was wondering if such files exist
for videotape systems?  So if you are pleased with your system, and feel
it worth recommending, drop me a line.  Any pointers to good books/magazines
on the topic are also welcome.  Thanks for any/all assistence, and to all
who responded to my post concerning PAL/NTSC multiformat systems.

-Rich

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From: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Visible scan lines in large TVs
Date: 11 Dec 92 08:00:52 GMT
Reply-To: brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
Organization: Vidiot's Hangout

In article <1992Dec9.225930.672@src.honeywell.com> bhatt@src.honeywell.com writes:
<I have been shopping for a large (>31") TV set.  All the sets I saw in a local
<shop here seem to have visible scan lines when viewing a broadcast or a VCR
<playback.  These line become more noticeable if the picture is moving or if you
<move your head.  All these sets boast "high-resolution", however, these lines
<seem to be at a coarse resolution (~200 lines).  
<
<Can somebody throw shed light on this?  Is the number of lines encoded in the
<video signal?  Will there be no noticeable lines if playing back an LD?
<
<Also, do the new high-end XBR^2, Gaoo also exhibit these symptoms?  These sets
<were are not available in most stores here.

Oh boy, someone who doesn't understand how television works.  :-)

The number of scan lines is fixed by the video standard.  In our case it is
NTSC, which has a total of 525 scan lines, drawn using interlace mode.  That
means 262.5 lines are drawn and the next 262.5 lines are drawn in between the
previous 262.5.

The resolution you mentioned is how many VERTICAL lines can be drawn by the
horizontal scan lines and still resolve them as lines.  Resolution is lost
when they turn to gray.  BTW, these lines are alternating B&W lines.  This
corresponds to frequency response.

HDTV, will have at least double the number of scan lines.
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From: jimi@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (james.d.wynn)
Subject: help JVC GR-323
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 00:26:07 GMT
Keywords: opinions???

Hello ..
 my wife and I just purchased a JVC GR-323 compact VHS camcorder...
 I hate to say it .. but we bought it on a spur of the moment.
It was <$800... including a free Super Nintendo ( complete) and a free
$50 hard case...
 We are probubly the last ones in our town to have a camcorder and i had done  
very little ( none) research before we purchased .. I figured "a" recorder 
was better than "no" recorder....

anyway ..
 please send me your comments ...positive & negative .. on this machine ..


 thanks in advance ..

James D. Wynn

send to :
jjnjw@clockwise.att.com

From: jlm@hpcndaw.CND.HP.COM (J L  Marsh)
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 21:34:40 GMT
Subject: Sony CCD-TR5 wired remote - Info?
Organization: HP Network and System Management Division
Newsgroups: rec.video

I just bought a Sony CCD-TR5 (circa 1989) camcorder.  TR5's lack
a wireless remote, but do have a remote jack.  The manual doesn't
say much about the (presumed) matching remote controller (unless
I missed it).  So, I'm seeking more information:

Q1:  What remote(s) work with the TR5?
Q2:  What camcorder functions are remotely controllable?
Q3:  Do you have a TR5 with a working remote?
Q4:  Do you have a TR5-compatible remote for sale?

Thanks much!

J. L. Marsh	Hewlett Packard, Ft. Collins, CO
jlm@cnd.hp.com
Newsgroups: rec.video