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From: TFSTAM01@UKCC.UKY.EDU
Subject: Re: CD-I to compete with LD?
Organization: University of Kentucky
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 17:19:55 GMT

 
This sounds like DVI - digital video interactive - which stores compressed
video on a CD.  It requires a CD-ROM player.  The quality, as I had heard,
is only as good a regular VHS.
 
I believe there is some information about it in Steward Brand's book
"The Media Lab."
 
-Tim
From: sudhama@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (C. Sudhama)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Camcorder advice sought
Date: 24 Nov 92 01:37:32 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

I request the gurus on the net to tell me which hand-held
camcorder to buy. My budget is $700, and its mainly for indoor
shots. 
	Is 8mm tape preferred to VHS/compact-VHS? If so, why?
Are these tapes more expensive?
	What "lux" rating is recommended for shooting in normal
indoor lighting? 
	
I have seriously considered the Sony Handycam, but i've been told
that its 3-lux rating is too poor. Also, is it true that its 
CCD chip represents 2-yr.-old technology?

Email replies will be appreciated.
Thanks.
Sudhama

sudhama@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu

Newsgroups: rec.video
From: cham@minnie.disney.esg.trw.com (Chamroeun Kchao, R12/2043, x21651, 112491, C813)
Subject: Kareoke/LD Player
Reply-To: cham@minnie.disney.esg.trw.com
Organization: TRW Electronic Systems Group
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 18:07:32 GMT

Keywords: 

Could anyone tell me, via my email at cham@desperado.etdesg.trw.com, a detailed
info on the difference between between a Kareoke and a LD Player?  I would like
to know more that just the fact that a Kareoke machine comes with a mixer.

Thanks.

Cham


Newsgroups: rec.video
From: osyjm@cs.montana.edu (Jaye Mathisen)
Subject: Re: Direct view 35" TVs
Organization: CS
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 00:55:53 GMT

In article <pvh-171192114309@kip-55.apple.com> pvh@apple.com (Pete Helme) writes:
>In article <1992Nov16.232353.19125@88opensi.88open.ORG>, dave@88open.org
>(Dave Cline) wrote:
>> 
>> I'm looking for opinions on various models and makers of 35"
>> direct view TVs.  Also, I'd be interested in mail-order experiences
>> on items this large and fragile.
>> 
>
>My current favorite 35"s for the money are the ProScans (from RCA/Thomson).
> The 35150, which can be found for around $2K has a very good picture and

I just latched on to the top of the line ProScan, (35150) a couple of months
ago, and I'm very very impressed with it.

A couple of people didn't like it's pincushioning, but I only notice it on
pictures that seem to emphasize that type of distortion vs your average
everyday picture.

A fair number of inputs/outputs, SVHS inputs, etc.  2 remotes, a simple
one, and a more complicated one, with all the bells and whistles.

Write if you want more details.
-- 
 Jaye Mathisen, COE Systems Manager                (406) 994-4780
 410 Roberts Hall,Dept. of Computer Science
 Montana State University,Bozeman MT 59717	osyjm@cs.montana.edu
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From: synchrods!daniel@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Daniel Senderowicz)
Subject: white lines
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 15:41:43 PST
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I have a problem with my old Panasonic TV. Some channels (not
all) show a couple of fine, white horizontal lines at the 5% top
of the screen that cover almost the whole width. This is quite
bearable, however when I play a commercial tape (macrovision
encoded?) I get lots of dashed horizontal lines covering the top
50% of the screen. These lines fluctuate in intensity with a
frequency of a few seconds. I wonder if anybody has a solution
for this. Thanks for the help.

Dan. (daniel@synchrods.com)
Newsgroups: rec.video

What is the expected life for a Sony NP66/77 battery? I have one
of each that are about 2-2 1/2 years old, and they won't take
a charge any more. Is this typical?

On the subject of batteries, does anyone know of a less expensive
battery to replace these Sony batteries?

Thanks!

Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.video.production
From: fontana@iguana.cis.ohio-state.edu (Mark Fontana)
Subject: Re: Computing Surround Sound; adding surround to home videos
Keywords: An odd question, but...
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 17:14:50 GMT


(Vidiot) writes:
 (Robert J Woodhead) writes:
><I'm thinking of fooling around with some digital audio hardware
><on my Macintosh, and was wondering if there are a set of equations
><or an algorithm that is publically available that will let me
><encode surround sound.

>It is a lot easier than you think.  You only really have to worry about
>two audio channels - left and right.  To output the center channel, you make
>the left and right channels equal.  To make the surround channel you change
>the phase (180 degrees) of the left or right channel.


Right.  This works, more or less.  I haven't got a real Dolby processor
yet, just the poor man's setup described here every few days.

Has anyone gone and added surround to their home videos (presumably,
while dubbing an edited 2nd generation copy to a final 3rd generation,
or else by painfully syncing sound and audio-dubbing?)

I imagine you could simply take your l/r audio line INs and add a third
RCA connector across the two center pins of the existing connectors
for the surround channel.  To add a center channel, you'd just need
a mixer and a panpot set at center, right?

Are there any consumer-level Dolby A encoding boxes?  Is there much
more to it than this?


Mark Fontana
From: dondd@hpmwtd.sr.hp.com (Don Dillon)
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 20:26:42 GMT
Subject: Re: Sony XBR problems
Organization: HP Santa Rosa Site (SRSD MWTD)
Newsgroups: rec.video

I'm not sure if this is different or not, but it just started happening to
my KV32XBR10.  It suddenly looses the picture.  The whole screen goes
black, except that the display functions, ie channel,mode,time etc. still
display correctly over the black screen.  Sometimes if I turn the set off
for a minute or two it will work correctly, or not. It may then work for
a few seconds, or a few minutes, or a few hours. This just started
happening in the last couple of days.  This is the same on the TV input or any
video inputs, it's very black, not the no-signal blue.

HELLLLLLLLLLP !!!!!!!!!!


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From: yarri@icrl.mew.mei.co.jp (Douglas Yarrington)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Opinions wanted on DirecTv DBS
Date: 19 Nov 92 00:40:02 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: IBS R&D Lab, Matsushita Electric Works


I'd like to know if anyone has any opinions on the up coming (1994?)
release of the DirecTv Direct Broadcast Satallite (DBS) system from Hughes
et. al.

Has anyone heard of this?

Is anyone interested in such a scheme?


A response of this post in rec.video.satellite was given by Bob Vogel:

> At last.  Would you be able, in yourspare time, ofcourse, to write up a basic
> techncial overview of the current directbroadcast ACTUALLY IN USE in Japan?

Sure I'll give you what knowledge I have but my knowledge is limited to the
downlink side of things.

> I've got someone there who wanted to know about some sortof flat little
> dishes
> he had seen.  I've combed several US sources, but short of Kagan or SatNews,
> which are both too expensive and inaccessible, I've found nothing.

The system in Japan is, as best I can tell, about 4 years old. The have one
sat with two transponders being used for direct broadcast of TV signals.
The carrier is at 1.202 GHz which means a convenient, small aperture
downlink antenna can be used.

Most users of this system have an 18cm dia. dish, but we here at Panasonic
are also selling a 10cm diagnal flat antenna.

Currently there are only three channels available. One is scrambled: simple
digital scheme. The other two are "free." One is actually NHK which is
similar to PBS in the states except they extract a fee. The other is a
local channel.

This NHK channel is currently my only source of US programming; I get US
news on tape delay: ABC World Report, Nightline, McNeil-Leher, etc.

> Either a post in rec.video etc. or e-mail back to me would suit.

Well, I'll do both just to stir up some communication.

> Thanks for your most interesting comments on US DBS plans.

Ah, not that's what I really want to here. What do people think about the
US DBS system? I wonder what it's gonna take for it to be accepted.

Sayonara.

--douglas

Disclaimer: Yes I have a professional interest in this scheme, but I'm just
an engineer making the components and doin' some market research on the
side :)

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  IBS Systems - Digital Design                             Flat Antenna Stuff
  Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd        "A beautiful place to be for a while"
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: lindh@uhasun.hartford.edu (Andrew Lindh)
Subject: Question about US/Japan version of Sony SuperBeta SL-HF900/SL-HF700
Keywords: Control-L interface!?
Organization: The University of Hartford
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 05:40:24 GMT
X-Posted-From: uhasun.hartford.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol.ctr.columbia.edu


I was just looking at the Sony SuperBeta SL-HF900 service manual and
I found a few things that got my mind working....
(Yes I have one)

	#1 Beta I is everywhere I know it can be added to the
	   US version (for recording/correct playback)
	   I have done it......it works.......no question here.

	#2 The cover of one of the books has a
			SL-HF700
	   Is this the Japan version of the US 900?
	   It looks EXACTLY the same execpt two things:
		It says "Betamax" and not "SuperBeta" on the door
		It says "Beta I/II/III SL-HF700" on the front

	#3 One of the manuals talks about a "LP-1" board
	   >>>>That is the CONTROL-L INTERFACE!!!!!!!
	   Can I add this??? I can't find it any where else in
	   the books....is it a Japan only version?
	   Did sony just not put it in anywhere????

Please post or mail....I read this group all the time.....

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From: "tony camara" <tony.camara@canrem.com>
Subject: laser disks
Reply-To: "tony camara" <tony.camara@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: rec
Date: 17 Nov 92 08:33:55 EST

I see alot of messages about the laser stuff how come ? I guess all you
guy's are down ther in the states . IS it that popular down there . If
it is i'm in toronto and there is really no market for it so far. Sure
they have tried to push it but it hasn't really worked. Once you are
able to record on it then it will dominate but untill then forget about
if. Remember in the early 80's they also tried to push laser and it
quickly died. Can't understand why they would try to push it again
though . Maybe they figure they could make a couple more bucks ...





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From: wallace@titan.trl.OZ.AU (Glenn Wallace)
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.arts.disney
Subject: Re: The Little Mermaid Laserdisc
Date: 17 Nov 92 01:13:33 GMT
Organization: Telecom Research Labs, Melbourne, Australia

es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes:

"Little Mermaid"
>	Does anyone know where I can get the non-import
>laserdisc, used would be acceptable?

You probably should specify whether CAV or CLV, or either is acceptable
to you.

I see you cross posted to rec.video, try rec.video.releases too. A lot
of LaserDisc fans there.

Try ringing VideoPhile in Seattle, they had quite a few CLV copies a few
months ago.

Good luck!

Glenn

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      (to be announced)  | all I have to do is scale the compound wall.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: kh@sei.cmu.edu (Kurt Haverstock)
Subject: Re: Head Cleaners?
Organization: Software Engineering Institute
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 15:10:15 GMT

In article Head Cleaners? of 17 Nov 1992 06:47:05 GMT km@mathcs.emory.edu writes:

>Does anyone have a strong opinion on VCR head cleaners? I've seen a 
>Memorex wet system and a Scotch dry system in the stores.

My strong opinion: Don't use them if you can help it.

Have it cleaned for some extraordinary amount of money at the VCR shop or,
better yet, invest a few bucks in some freon TF and lint-free wipes and 
learn to do it yourself.

The problem with cleaners is that you play roulette when you use them.
Most of the time theres no problem, but once in a while they end up
screwing up a machine.

Another suggestion might be to buy a hi-grade tape and pop it in when you get
a clog. Good tape has always cleared clogs for me when I'm too lazy to open
the machine or when my little boy is going ballistic because he wants to
watch 'Barney'.


Kurt
From: goldberg@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mark Goldberg)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: S-VHS deck recommends
Date: 17 Nov 92 15:57:49 GMT
Reply-To: goldberg@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Mark Goldberg)
Organization: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Annapolis, MD

In rec.video, bruce@coos.dartmouth.edu (Bruce K. Johnson) writes:
>I have a Sony TR81 and want to by a good S-VHS deck.  Which deck is
>recommended --- should I stick with Sony to get L protocol or can another
>deck control my Sony Cam?  As far as price goes I'm not too concerned,
>as long as it's realistic (not>$1500...).

Beefore choosing your SVHS editing deck, you should map out what kind
of edit control you will be doing.  If going strictl;y for synchro-edit
(non-controller hookup of camcorder and editing VCR), the the Sony SLRV5
is probably the best choice, since it speaks the same control-L language.
If you're planning to use an external controller of computer to run
the process, then ask the controller rep. to recommend the optimum deck.

For example, if you like the Future Video EC-1000Pro (about $600), then
they may recommend the Panasonic AG-1960 ($900 - $1100).  I personally
use that combo.

   /|/| /||)|/  /~ /\| |\|)[~|)/~   |   Everyone's entitled to MY opinion.
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From: afd@bellcore.com (Alex F. Dietz)
Subject: INFO WANTED: camera for single frame capture
Reply-To: afd@bellcore.com
Organization: Bellcore
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 19:48:18 GMT


The subject line pretty much says it all.  A friend wants to
do some animation (time lapse and other things) with a video
camera.  Any info on what camera models do this, relative cost,
features, etc. is appreciated.

-A Dietz
Bellcore, Morristown NJ
afd@hera.cc.bellcore.com
From: pi@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com (Paul Ilgenfritz)
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 22:56:27 GMT
Subject: Re: Video compression
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
Newsgroups: rec.video


>I have a question about digital video as it exists right now.  I would
>like to process live video on a PC, store it, compress it, and
>digitally transmit it.  I would like to be able to btakes NTSC composite or
>component video and produces a serial digital bitstream.  

My impression is that parts of this exist today (frame grabbers,
Quicktime, Toaster, etc.)  but at the consumer level there is significant
degradation of picture quality.

>Of course, I need the box that does the opposite as well.

This implies you want to view the result on a standard TV without noticing
any artifacts or picture degradation beyond VHS quality.  So far any
computer video I've seen looks pretty bad even in tiny windows.  I would
not want to see it on a 27" TV.  (especially at <60 fields/sec!)

We should not underestimate the amazing capacity analog signals have for
carrying the enormous amount of information needed to satisfy the human
visual system.  

What we really need are computer assisted analog devices at the consumer
level.  There is no technical reason why SMPTE timecode based computer
controlled VCRs and effects generators are not readily available.  What's
preventing this?  It is probably the same forces which caused Pioneer to
REMOVE the computer control jacks from their consumer laser disc players.

As for the request, what's wrong with VCR to VCR editing with a Toaster
for effects and Federal Express for transmission.
From: killeen@spcvxb.spc.edu (Jeff Killeen)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: TR200 == TR81?
Date: 17 Nov 92 04:29:54 GMT
Organization: SPC Community Access System

In article <BxtwAu.A4B@taligent.com>, Jay_Tobias@taligent.com (Jay Tobias) writes:
> How do others feel about stabilization?  I've heard people say you can get used
> to the "shakes" or learn how to overcome them, but shakey footage is just not
> that viewable, right?

I have posted this before - I have 3x-5x zoom that never worked well on my
V99, TR81, or V801.  It works great on my TR101.  Even on a tripod the small
wind shakes were noticable - however on the TR101 the stabilizer even
corrected for these very small rapid movements. 

-- 
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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!
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: pcw@flutter.tv.tek.com (Patrick C. Wilkins)
Subject: VCR comparison
Organization: Tektronix TV Products
Distribution: na
Date: 19 Nov 92 12:19:14

Has anyone done performance/feature/price comparison recently on low to 
mid range 4-head hifi VCRs? Please send information if you have.
Thanks,
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From: dmmx@vax5.cit.cornell.edu
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: SELLING CAMCORDER: SONY Hi8
Date: 18 Nov 92 12:08:03 EST
Distribution: rec
Organization: Cornell University

SONY EVO 9100 Hi8 camcorder for sale. $1990. Price includes: 2 batteries,
battery charger/AC adaptor, shoulder brace (for resting camera on shoulder
while shooting), shot-gun control arm (for one- or two-handed camera oper-
ation), BOSE camera case, AMBICO video tripod, AV connector cable, shoulder
strap. 8x zoom. This camera is light-weight and takes beautiful pictures.
It is less than 6 months old. The reason I am selling it is to get a larger,
heavier, S-VHS camera. The EVO 9100 is part of Sony's professional line of
camcorders, not their consumer line. Price also includes a cleaning cassette
and 6 Hi8 tapes.
From: dgoodwin@hoops.West.Sun.COM (Dan Goodwin - Sun SSE)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: LBX Raiders quality?
Date: 17 Nov 1992 17:16:20 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Distribution: world
Reply-To: dgoodwin@hoops.West.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: hoops.west.sun.com

I thought that both Raiders and Temple were great transfers. 
These are movies to demo your system with.
Get yourself another copy.
From: fingerle@NADC.NAVY.MIL (J. Fingerle)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Macrovision
Date: 16 Nov 92 19:59:31 GMT
Organization: The Internet


I can't recall any of the particulars (I'm at work)
but I have had excellent sucess with a macrovision
defeater that I ordered from the Damark catalog
about two years ago.
 
The device cost around $40, if memory serves, and I 
saw a similar device in one of Damark's recent 
catalogs.  If there is any interest in this device,
please send a private email and I will gather the 
info at home and reply.

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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: dave@imax.imax.com (Dave Martindale)
Subject: Re: An interesting HDTV tidbit
Organization: Imax Corporation, Mississauga Canada
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:35:43 GMT

kimnach@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (GREG KIMNACH) writes:
>
>The problem with the debate of HDTV-vs-film so far is that only a select 
>few have seen the DIGITAL HDTV proposals in action.  Most people, including 
>myself, who have seen HDTV, saw the analog system developed by Sony.  While 
>it is impressive relative to NTSC et al, it will pale in comparison to any 
>of the digital formats.  Technically, digital HDTV sounds as if it will rival 
>film, and it is based on this technical promise that the studios have said 
>that HDTV will become intrinsic to the distribution and presentation of 
>feature films.  

Ahem.  Digital has a bunch of wonderful properties, agreed.  However,
if you actually look at the proposed digital HDTV systems, many of them
have *less* resolution that the Japanese 1125/60 analog system.
None have more.  So why do you think these digital systems will do a
better job of rivalling film than the analog system?

>Granted, the medium is going to rely on compression techniques for 
>transmission, but it will have a 30MHz luminance bandwidth--that's roughly 
>2400 lines of horizontal resolution--and we all should hold off on either 
>dismissing or embracing its role in the theatres.

Uh, Where are you getting the figure of 2400 from?  Are you, by chance,
using the 80 lines per MHz rule of thumb?  The "magic number" 80 has
the horizontal sweep rate, horizontal blanking time, and even the aspect
ratio of NTSC built into it.  None of them apply to any HDTV system.
As a first approximation, the horizontal sweep is about twice as fast,
so you need to reduce the number to about 40.  The aspect ratio is
also different, reducing the magic number still further.

	Dave
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: trussell@cwis.unomaha.edu (Tim Russell)
Subject: Re: FOX PREPROGRAMMED REMOTE!
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 01:58:20 GMT

baldwin@frodo.colorado.edu (Dan "Viper" Baldwin) writes:

>	2) The "memory" only holds 32 functions !!!! This is in no way
>enough to run even the most basic functions for 4 units.

    No kidding.  There's no excuse for this unit having this small a memory
if their preprogramming is going to be as crappy as it is (I own one too,
BTW).

>	3) The LCD screen is not backlit enough to read the function
>buttons in the dark--The letters are very small.

    Not that much of a problem once you're used to it, IMHO.  I easily
learned where the buttons are, and the backlighting is basically for
letting you see where your finger goes.

    And reason number 4 to not pay through the nose for this baby - it
eats batteries!!!  I bought mine ~three months ago and it's already
completely drained 5 AAA batteries despite minimal use because I don't
really like it.

--
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Newsgroups: rec.video