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From: AVFILM2@WATDCS.UWATERLOO.CA (Mark Ritchie)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: SMPTE Pre-Conference Workshops
Date: 15 Oct 92 13:48:10 GMT
Article-I.D.: ucbvax.9210160703.AA23277
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

On 9 Nov. 1992 there will be two Pre-Conference Workshops at the 134th
Technical Conference and Equipment Exhibition in Toronto.

Each Workshop runs a full (very full) day.

1) Multimedia World
  This workshop will provide both theoretical and hands-on coverage of
multimedia tools and applications; discussion will be devoted to display,
processing, control, and communications.  Information on computer
platforms -- PCs, Macs, and workstations -- will be presented and
forecasts of the technology's future will be offered.
  The tutorial will include an over view of the many multimedia standards
which exist and are under development, including SMPTE, ISO, and CCITT
standards.  In addition, the session will address the topics of
multimedia production, covering the process of creating electronic
multimedia productions and demonstrating techniques of bringing together
sound, full-motion video, stills, graphics and text; teletraining and
distance education, focusing on interactive, easily accessible
educational materials; productivity and groupware, highlighting work
group and networking arrangements; and multimedia applications, covering
the process of communicating and conveying information interactively.

2) The Post Experience
  This workshop will give attendees an overview of current vido editing
disciplines, including the integration of computer graphic images with
video.  During the day, speakers will place emphasis on the electronic
post-production process, including film transfer, the screening of
dailies, off-line editing, on-line editing, colour correction, and
special effects.  Sound editing, sound effects, Foley, and automatic
dialogue replacement and mixing will also be covered in full detail.  As
part of the tutorial, registrants will help assemble a one-minute
segment of a television show transfered from film to videotape through
to editing and final international versioning.

A prize will be awarded to the attendee who wears the most logos from
the television and motion-picture industries.  Dress casually.

This workshop was run earlier this year and the attendees found it was
an outstanding event.


W. Mark Ritchie                    |    Tel: (519) 888-4070
Media Librarian                    |    Fax: (519) 888-6197
Audio-Visual Centre                |
University of Waterloo             | Ca*Net: avfilm2@watdcs.Uwaterloo.ca

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From: david@agora.rain.com (David Robinson)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Any good LD and video magazine available ?
Keywords: Video Theatre Magazine, J. Gordon Holt
Date: 15 Oct 92 14:26:50 GMT
Organization: Open Communications Forum


In article <1992Oct13.145257.14180@uhura.neoucom.edu> wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu (William R. Cruce) writes:
>In article <1992Oct13.091231.8989@cs.uow.edu.au> u8902989@cs.uow.edu.au (Chung Ming Liu) writes:
>>I'm just hoping, if someone caould recommend a good LD and video magazine from
>>the US.
>
>The following list of laserdisc/video magazines contains information I
>believe to be accurate as of October 1992, but I guarantee nothing :-)
>

[delete some references....]

>(This one hasn't appeared in many months, as of 10/92)
>Video Theater (editor J.Gordon Holt)
>[as often as possible :-), $16 for 6 issues, U.S.]
>1215 Ravenwood Rd.
>Boulder, CO 80303
>303-499-4557
>
Video Theater magazine is no longer accepting new subscribers, and will be
discontinuing operations.  Gordon and I had a conversation about this some
5-6 weeks ago, so it's fairly recent news, though I can't guarantee its
current validity.

Disclaimer:  I have no connection with Video Theater magazine, commercial
or otherwise.

david

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From: stud1b53@bnr.ca (Anshu Prasad)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Surround Sound questions
Date: 16 Oct 92 17:39:50 GMT
Reply-To: stud1b53@bnr.ca (Vilhelm Boggild)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.

What was the make (and model number) of the guilty surround
amplifier?  Was it a Sony, by any chance?

-- 
Anshu Prasad                                      stud1b53@bnr.ca
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
-> The opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily those of
   my employer, Bell Northern Research Ltd.
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From: meg5184@hertz.njit.edu (Starman)
Newsgroups: rec.video,comp.graphics,comp.graphics.animation,comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: * NEEDED!!! Sony 3/4" VO5600 pin layout for connection to Mac
Date: 12 Oct 92 20:43:24 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.
Originator: meg5184@hertz.njit.edu

Howdy,
	I'd like to know if anyone can tell me the layout for the pins
on a Sony VO-5600. I know there are about 36 of them, but it's
necessary. I need to connect it to my Mac ASAP. Better yet, if someone
can tell me where I can get a connector from (with software), that would
be great!

THANX!

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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: m14494@mwvm.mitre.org (Mike White)
Subject: Re: Letterbox extravaganza on TNT!
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 16:15:59 GMT

Lauren Weinstein writes:
> Greetings.  Just thought I'd drop a note to inform everyone of
> the letterboxed films to be shown in November on TNT.  

Is it just me, or does anyone else out there *hate* letterboxed
films?  Yes, yes, I understand about all the cropping and lost
image area, but I find the black bands and smaller picture 
area distracting in the extreme, and would rather put up the
the cropping.  If/when they get HDTV or whatever with picture tubes
of the proper aspect ratio, then all well and good, but until then,
give me a full-screen image, and damn the cropping!

************************
* These are my opinions only.*
************************
From: mjkobb@media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: hdtv is dead
Date: 16 Oct 92 14:22:54 GMT
Organization: M.I.T. Media Laboratory

Um,

  Perhaps I missed something but:

>The last American TV company was Zenith.

Was?  What happened to it?

--Mike
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: djs@sadtler.com
Subject: Re: Copying protected tapes traceable?
Keywords: Copying
Organization: Sadtler Research Laboratories
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 14:43:11 GMT

In article <1992Oct6.160405.4650@cs.mun.ca> craigs@garfield.cs.mun.ca (Betsy Brett) writes:
>A friend of mine just told me that another friend's father used to rent movies
>and copy them.  Because they were protected, attempting copying them caused
>damage, so the store was able to trace it and charged him for the ruined tapes.
>I speculate that it was really a problem with the VCR and not because of the
>tape, but I am just wondering if it is possible that trying to copy a copy-
>protected tape may end in altering the tape somehow??
>
>-- 
  Impossible.

-- 
D. Sears                                          Email:  djs@sadtler.com
post += disclaimer;                   Sadtler Research Labs, Philadelphia 
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: dreddy@b30.ingr.com (Devender Reddy)
Subject: INFO ABOUT MITSUBISHI-CS 2725R
Organization: Intergraph
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 19:18:51 GMT

Hi Netters,

I was planning to buy a Sony TV 27EXR25 but decided not to after seeing so 
many problems with the Sonys, in this net. 

I am planning to buy Mitsubishi model is CS-2725R. I checked around here in
and it seenms to be OK. Any info regarding this model is appreciated. 
(The cost of this TV here is 872.60)


-Devender Reddy
dreddy@b30news.b30.ingr.com
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: bp@cs.brown.edu (Boris Putanec)
Subject: Re: Want info/advice on LD players
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Brown University
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 04:48:35 GMT

In article <4epuPr600WB2EQpVYK@andrew.cmu.edu> sb6s+@andrew.cmu.edu
(Stephen Blessing) writes:

   I'm looking to spend around $400 (+/- $100). I know I don't need
   special effects for CLV discs (and couldn't afford it, anyways...),
   but being able to play both sides and/or a 5 CD carousel would be
   nice. What I'd really like to see would be the features of the new
   Pioneer CLD-??01 models.

S201 is the basic player. No frills. Does have a seperate CD tray
slideout if that is valuable to you. Can be useful if you want to use
it as a primary CD player. No digital out jack.

M301 don't know anything about it. Could not find it in local stores.

M401 is the S201 with a 5 CD changer. The M90 replacement. Has digital
audio out jack (optical).

Dx01s are the double-side play Pioneer models, but all were $700+ in
the local stores. Don't know about mail order prices.

   I would also like some advice on mail ordering (or a good place to
   go in the Pittsburgh area to buy a player). Has anyone dealt with
   Abe's of Maine? Where have you mail ordered video equipment from?
   Good/bad?

I called Computability (800-558-0003) and they quoted me the following
prices (include shipping):

	S201 - $340
	M301 - $409
	M401 - $479


I actually went and bought a Sony MDP-455 at a local shop on Friday.
Had the features I wanted (dual line outs, digital out, nice remote
that can control Sony TVs, and I like Sony stuff). And, I have
problems waiting for mail-order stuff, the anticipation you know. :)

   Thanks for any info!

No problem.

boris
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: roland@ar80darlrk.er.usgs.gov (Roland Bryant)
Subject: Denon LA-3100 & McIntosh 7106
Organization: US Geological Survey, WRD, Arkansas District
Reply-To: mrbryant@ar14darlrk.er.usgs.gov
Distribution: rec.video
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1992 03:04:11 GMT
X-Posted-From: ar80darlrk.er.usgs.gov
NNTP-Posting-Host: sol.ctr.columbia.edu

I am thinking of purchasing the Denon LA-3100 next month.  Can anyone list
pros/cons of Denon LD player?  I have a Pioneer 1080 which is too noisy
for me.

Also has anyone had a pre-listen of the up comming McInstosh MC-7106?
This is a THX approved 6-channel amp.

Roland
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From: greenjb@venus.cs.clemson.edu (Jeffrey B. Green)
Subject: Re: Too Much Dual-Side Play?
Organization: Clemson University Computer Science Dept.
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 13:30:48 GMT

In article <Bw2E33.B5F@fc.hp.com> rjn@FC.HP.COM writes:
>Thien Dinh (tdinh@sdcc13.ucsd.edu) wrote:
>
>> Would using the dual-side mechanism of say, the D701 too many times "wear"
>> it out and eventually cause harm to the machine.
>
>I doubt it.  Apart from defects in individual players, the only mechanical
>wear problem I've heard of in LD players was switching between LD and CD on
>original (unmodified) Pioneer CLD-900's.  My 2-sided CLD-3070 (3 models
>prior to your CLD-D701) is still going strong after 3-1/2 years.  I take no
>special precautions on side switching.
>

My 2-sided CLD-2070, which I have had since Nov. '89, within the last
two months has developed some sort of tracking problem after
switching to side B (wrt the player). It shows mainly as a breakup
in the color signal and less so as a breakup in the horizontal
sync. My temporary solution is to flip the disc manually, rather
than letting the machine do it. The problem doesn't always show itself
and so I usually see first how the auto switch works before invoking
the manual switch. I'm assuming the problem is related to alignment. 

-- Jeff Green
greenjb@cs.clemson.edu

J.B.Green (greenjb@cs.clemson.edu)
From: teoallan@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com (Allan TEO)
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 12:28:05 GMT
Subject: Pioneer not comitted.. ld rankings
Organization: HP Singapore Notes-Server
Newsgroups: rec.video

HI,
 A recent review of laser disks players from
 Asia (HI-VI october issue) has stated that
 pioneer has stopped enhancing the video quality
 of their LD players. they are currently
 intrested in churning out massive numbers
 of Karokae Sets..

 The CLD 939 remains the TOP rated set in japan..

 Here are the ranking for Hign end sets:

 1. Pioneer CLD-939  Y$240,000
 2. Pioneer CLD X1  Y$400,000
 3. Philips PLD600ws  Y$ 220,000
 4. Pioneer CLD-k77G  Y$129,000
 5. Sony MDP 605   Y$ 110,000

 6. Pioneer CLD-737    Y$125,000
 6. Panasonic LX-1000  Y$170,000
 6. Sony MDP-999    Y$280,000
 6. Theta Data Transport+Ds Pro Prime  Y$750,000
 7. Philips PLD600   Y$ 150,000

 The products were ranked by 13 experts in Japan.

 Low end sets
 -------------
 1. Sony MDP 455  Y$69,800
 2. Pioneer cld-01  y$69,800
 3. Kenwood LVD-710  y$99,800
 4. Panasonic LX-101  Y$69,800
 5. Kenwood LVD-310  Y$69,800
 5. Pioneer  cld535 y$95,000
 7. Pioneer CLD-k11 y$89,800

 Some model numbers may be slightly changed
 in the US or elsewhwere but the sets
 are essentially the same..

 Regds
 Allan
From: ahummel@ems.cdc.com (H. Austin Hummel)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Washed out colors!
Date: 9 Oct 92 16:03:43 GMT
Reply-To: you@ems.cdc.com
Organization: Empros Systems International, a division of CDC

In article <2310064@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM>, jonp@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Jon Pennington) writes:
|> I have successfully made copies of movies from one vcr to another, and
|> the colors have come out just fine. Recently however, I have noticed
|> that the colors of the new tape come out really washed out. Anyone
|> have any ideas as to what is happening here?

If you have not noticed this washing out before, something has changed
most likely lose of signal for the originator, nest lose of signal
on the writer. Try cleaning the heads on both or get them cleaned, 
check the cables connecting the two sets, Check your brand of tape
(some of the lower cost tape do not work as well as others).

When you find an answer I sure would like to know.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu (William R. Cruce)
Subject: Re: Letterbox extravaganza on TNT!
Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 17:55:36 GMT

In article <BP.92Oct14133811@hobbes.cs.brown.edu> bp@cs.brown.edu (Boris Putanec) writes:
>In article <m0meuol-0001XiC@cv.vortex.com> lauren@CV.VORTEX.COM
>(Lauren Weinstein) writes:
>
>   [ About cool Letterboxed movies on TNT ]
>
>Are these going to be with comercials or without? I remember when TNT,
>or was that AMC?, ran Sparticus without any comercials for 3+ hours. I
>was very impressed.

That was AMC.  They never have commercial interruptions of their movies.
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From: USERX@PLWRTU11.BITNET ("ANDREW MICHALSKI.UL.LOKIETKA 14.WROCLAW.")
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: test signal
Date: 9 Oct 92 07:01:42 GMT
Organization: The Internet
X-Unparsable-Date: Thu, 08 Oct 92 08:39:37 CET


Hi everyone,
 1.   I was wondering if someone could explain why test signal from  VCR
     is deforming on my new TV.It look like this:

                     ||||||||||||||||||
                     ||   ||  ||     ||
                     ||   ||  ||     ||
                     ||   ||  ||     ||
                     ||   //  //     || The belts are broken on the left
                     |||||||||||||||||| on down of the screen.
                                        The belts are broken cirka 2 cm from
                                        down.
When I playback tape everything is OK!!


                                Thanks in advance
                                             Andrew.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: bp@cs.brown.edu (Boris Putanec)
Subject: Re: Opinions on <$500 doller LDP players
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Brown University
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 01:37:39 GMT

In article <BP.92Oct7182208@hobbes.cs.brown.edu> bp@cs.brown.edu (Boris Putanec) writes:

   I have noticed the recent flurry of postings about the door motor
   failing. 

Well, here I go, replying to my own posting...

I just checked out Sony's new MDP-455. Looks really different from the
older 333 and the upscale 666. They removed the door problem by
removing the door completely! The tray now slides out like a 5 cd
carousel player. Is this a problem? Why do most players have the
little flip down door?

One aspect that I was not overjoyed about was the tray itself. Plastic
with little felt feet to support the discs--LD all the way down the
CD3. The MDP-666 had a really nice solid tray, with sloped edges. Is
this something to be wary about? Its funny that the salesdroid
admitted to the 333 door problems--said the demo model's door stuck
pretty often. :)

In all, I liked it. Compared it to the Pioneer S201 which had the
seperate CD tray eject but no digital audio out. And the more pricey
M401 with a 5 CD changer (but still no digital audio out).

So. Anyone actually have a MDP-455? Do you like it?

boris
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: dave@imax.imax.com (Dave Martindale)
Subject: Re: HDTV Myths (again) - don't believe the hype
Organization: Imax Corporation, Mississauga Canada
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 07:21:12 GMT

jonke@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Stephen Jonke) writes:
>
>I was under the impression that HiVision did not compare to the newer proposed
>HDTV standards.  If so, then it's not suprising that you were underwhelmed.

Depends on what you are talking about.  The Japanese HiVision system has
resolution equal to or greater than any of the American proposals - when
the signal goes from camera to recorder to monitor.  But you have
essentially three 30 MHz bandwidth signals coming out of the camera!
You can't broadcast that.

The Japanese use a bandwidth compression scheme called MUSE for broadcast,
and it's possible that the more sophisticated compression hardware
used for the American tests can do a better job than MUSE.

In the 525-line world, if you take the output of a studio camera,
record it on a D-1 digital recorder, and play it back on a professional
monitor in component form, the image looks quite good.  Encoding it into
NTSC for broadcast, feeding it through a transmitter and a frequency
translator at the cable system's head end and a bunch of cable amplifiers
and a consumer-grade TV, and you get something much less satisfactory
from the same source material.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: hvv@att.com (Hemant Vaidya [318])
Subject: Whats the difference 27EXR25 and 27XBR55
Originator: news@cbnewsb.cb.att.com
Organization: AT&T
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 19:19:01 GMT


I am in the market to buy a 27" Sony. I finally converged on these two.
But these models seem to have a lot in common. The price difference is about 
250 dollrs. The XBR has a second tuner and ASC feature. Are there any other
features EXR is missing.

Hemant
From: tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: CH LD Club, what should I get?
Date: 13 Oct 92 15:11:07 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana


In article <SS.92Oct12100345@wpi.WPI.EDU> ss@wpi.WPI.EDU (Scott Streeter) writes:
>>>>>> On Mon, 12 Oct 1992 13:35:05 GMT, rehrauer@apollo.hp.com (Steve Rehrauer) said:
>
>rehrauer> Perhaps they're losing a bit of money on [the SW trilogy]?  One
>rehrauer> wonders what percentage of new members have popped for $210
>rehrauer> (list) worth of SW discs as their introductory offer.
>
>They probably are loosing some bucks. Many people (like me) joined
>just for the Star Wars set. I bought 2 more (Repo Man, Meaning of
>Life) and cancelled.

As did I. I wonder if they're really LOSING money, though. Keep in mind
that CH pays wholesale prices for their discs, and they buy in BIG bulk
quantities. Unless they have to pay more than $15 for each title,
they're probably at least breaking even. I don't think they'd do it if
they were LOSING money; after all, that sort of loss leader strategy is
akin to dumping...
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: pvh@apple.com (Pete Helme)
Subject: Re:  Sony trinitron vs panasonic GAO ??	
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 20:02:47 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.
Followup-To: rec.video

If a flat tube is what you're looking for, the new Sony XBR2 (squared) line
coming out this week in the US has Trinitron Super tubes as flat as the
Panasonic super flats.  Here in the states the models and their approximate
retail price follows:

KV27XBR95S $1900
KV32XBR95S $2600

I've always thought the Panasonics, as nice as they are, have a picture
that looks 'blacker' than it should.  

I haven't seen the new Sonys, but I've seen the Japanese brochures and
these new tubes are almost black.  Maybe the picture they produce will end
up looking similar to the Panasonic's.  When looking at sets one should
always wrench the remote from the sales person's hands and adjust the video
settings more realistically.

name: Pete Helme
work: Apple Computer, Inc.
mail: pvh@apple.com
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: trebor@foretune.co.jp (Robert J Woodhead)
Subject: Re: HDTV Myths (again)
Organization: Foretune Co., Ltd.
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 05:16:31 GMT

tlai@cs.toronto.edu (Tony Wen Hsun Lai) writes:

>What do you mean by "discard all your old video equipment"?  With a
>scalable HDTV system, one should be able to get HDTV-quality video from a
>UDTV-quality source.  Or do you want always the best possible video quality
>available, and you expect manufacturers not to build equipment to handle
>future standards?

This touches on some things that, to my knowledge, none of the digital
HDTV standards address:

1) HDTV images should have variable horizontal/vertical resolutions,
to accomodate different aspect ratios.

2) Each frame should have a "center point" encoded in it, to facilitate
"pan and scan" on display devices that cannot support the actual
aspect ratio of the image.

3) The user should be able to decide whether he wants full wide aspect
(adjusted to his screen size) or the best pan&scan.

16:9 is all very fine, but why waste bits?  I'd like the bandwidth to
be used on the picture of T2 (at 2.3x:1) rather than on black bands.
Let me decide how I want to see it, and my TV set figure out how best
to display it.

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Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: video movies BEST BUY.  Where?
From: kit@vax1.mankato.msus.edu
Date: 11 Oct 92 19:36:26 -0600
Organization: Mankato State University

Hello,
   Does anybody know any mail order places where I can buy video movies (VHS)
of any ratings at the lowest prices?  Welcome any replies.  
Thank you in advance.

Kakit