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From: kurtray@sco.COM (Kurt J. Raymond)
Subject: Re: Anyone take their camcorder skiing this season? (hints wanted)
Organization: The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 15:51:34 GMT
Followup-To: rec.skiing,rec.video


In article <11551@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au< bakker@cs.uq.oz.au writes:
<
<In bz754@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Derek J. Wojciech) writes:
<>
<>I would like to take our new Sony TR-71 camcorder to our ski trips this year.
<>Has anyone taken their camcorder to the slopes?  I would like to shoot some
<
<Derek,
< I've done this twice and results are quite good. I've never had any problems
<with cold or moisture affecting the camera (but then again, I haven't taken
<a fall while filming). Static shots (eg standing still and filming
<someone coming down a slope) aren't very good, because you seem to
<lose the sense of speed. I've gotten much better effects by:
<- skiing on a gentle slope and having my friends ski past & doing stunts
<- skiing backwards and having my friends ski towards me, zigzagging.
<Long "ski trains" are also good film fodder.

I bought a soft camcorder bag with an easy-access opening/retaining
mechanism, and it's worked fine for me the past two seasons.  I strap it
over my shoulder, and sling it over my back, which works well.  I don't
believe in fanny packs, because that's usually where I end up if I fall :-)

I simply don't use it if it's snowing, because the footage would be crummy
anyway (how many Warren Miller flicks have you seen with good footage in
snowing conditions?).  I've had no problems with condensation/moisture,
which is the big worry.  The trick is to keep the camera relatively warm,
and if you've been out in the cold all day, don't bring it inside into a
steamy bathroom, for instance.

I use the camcorder primarily for instructional purposes, to help friends
and myself in our skiing ability, so I concentrate on static shots taken
up slopes that challenge the skier (and therefore poke holes in their 
form).  And, I'm less than satisfied with the results.  One big problem
I have is with contrast and color -- the skier appears as a dark blot
siloutted on the bright white slope.  I'm beginning to experiment with
different shutter speeds, and the backlight and other options, but so 
far haven't had any breakthroughs.  Any help out there??

The other problem with my Sony F33 is it only has a 8x1 zoom, so you can't
get those gorgeous telephoto shots that are so commonplace in professional
ski movies.  In addition to using muy expensive cameras, it looks like the
pros usually use good ol' celluloid and silver.

Happy skiing and filming.
						-kurtray

-- 

Kurt J. Raymond     Engineering Services  The Santa Cruz Operation
408-427-7427        Sr.  Account Manager  email: kurtray@sco.com
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: rjn@FC.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Subject: Re: Multiple Laserdisc players ?
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 18:02:41 GMT
Reply-To: rjn@csn.org
Organization: Fort Collins, Colorado
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1.8 PL6]

Colin Tinto (colint@spider.co.uk) wrote:

> So why hasn't anyone brought out a Laserdisc player similar to the CD players
> that can take more than one disc at a time ?

For NTSC (M/NTSC 3.58 525/60) users...

Pioneer's LD-W1 2-platter/4-side autochanger may still be available.  It is
a 1st-generation field-store player, and handles LD-8 and LD-12 media only
(no CD).

Pioneer also has an industrial auto-changer cabinet system that handles (if
I recall correctly) up to 72 platters.  It plays both sides, and is based on
the LD-V4200 player, with computer control.  It is fairly expensive.

Regards,                                               Hewlett-Packard
Bob Niland   Internet: rjn@FC.HP.COM                   3404 East Harmony Rd.
After 1/15:  rjn@CSN.ORG or 71044.2124@CompuServe.COM  Ft Collins CO 80525-9599
Xref: sparky rec.video:15507 alt.sources.d:1657
From: franke@karnak.llnl.gov (Norman Franke, III)
Newsgroups: rec.video,alt.sources.d
Subject: Re: HERE IS VCR Plus source code
Date: 6 Jan 93 19:13:38 GMT
Followup-To: rec.video
Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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X-XXDate: Wed, 6 Jan 93 19:15:01 GMT

I'm sorry, but I was away and my site purged the original posting of the
code. Could some kind person please mail it to me?

Thanks!

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From: bill@sequent.com (Bill Hasan)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Videonics gear forsale
Date: 4 Jan 93 18:42:32 GMT
Article-I.D.: sequent.1993Jan4.184232.20731
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.

I have a Videonics TitleMaker and Video Equalizer for sale. Both of these
components have only been used for two months (I needed them to help edit
18 hours of home movies down to VHS tape, this was cheaper than spending
$300-$700 dollars for a professional service to do it). 

The TitleMaker has many different types of fonts, sizes, colors (all
fonts have smooth edges). Many different wipes and background images. It
also has S-video in/out.

The Equalizer has a sound mixer for 3 sources, enhancer for video noise
and sharpness. You can control contrast,brightness, color, and tint. You
can also control the 3 primary colors (red, green, blue). This unit also
has a special effects function, in which you can turn the image to
black/white and use the paintbrush feature to add color.

Both units come with original boxes and manuals.

I'll sell the TitleMaker for $330 (paid $379) and the
Equalizer for $210 (paid $260).

Home 503-641-6938
Work 503-578-9899
(Portland, Oregon)

email bill@sequent.com
From: ppothana@mipos2.intel.com (Pardha Pothana)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: compare TR101 and TR81
Date: 8 Jan 93 22:52:42 GMT
Distribution: rec.video
Organization: Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA

Can somebody out there please point out the differences between TR101 and TR81 ?
I know TR101 has image stabilization, other than this are there any advantages ?
Important features could be: Zoom, light sensitivity, editing etc.

I hope I'm not repeating an old question.

Thanks,

Pardha
-- Pardha

Pardha Pothana
x55509, RN2-27, Pole H-2,
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.audio
From: a74k110@phobos.ucc.umass.edu (Chris Peterson)
Subject: Re: A/V Receiver Q, **Yamaha/Nakamichi**
Organization: J. Random Misconfigured Site
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 04:06:29 GMT
Reply-To: a74k110@phobos.ucc.umass.edu
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In article <1iq44sINNb1c@castor.hahnemann.edu>, weinhous@castor.hahnemann.edu (Martin S. Weinhous Ph.D.) writes...
>I was just about to purchase either a Yamaha RX-V850 or RX-V1050
>Audio/Video receiver when I discovered that (1) neither unit has
>a "Loudness" switch; and (2) that the 1050 is (????) discontinued.
> 
>Since I will use my receiver for general purpose listening, including
>a lot of "soft" music, I am concerned about the seeming lack of a
>loudness compensation circuit in these Yamahas (their seperate
>components and non-video receivers do have a loudness switch).


I bought the RX-1130 receiver when it first came out, some 3 years ago.
It has what's called a "variable loudness control", which is much better than
just a simple loudness switch.  At that time, even the lower models (RX-930,
RX-830) also had variable loudness controls.  So, I would really be surprised
if these newer models didn't have this loudness control.  Look at the 
receivers closly to see if they have this control.


>The salesman with whom I spoke pointed me to the Nakamichi AV-1 or
>AV-2 as an alternative to the Yamahas.
> 
>(2) Is anyone familiar with, and able to comment on, these apparently
>    new Nakamichi A/V receivers?
> 

I'm not really familiar with these new Nakamichi models, but I can tell 
you that I'v been EXTREMELY happy with my Yamaha RX-1130 receiver the past
3 years.

-Chris
From: mdm@bnr.ca (Diane MacMartin)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: VCR+ as problem solution
Date: 7 Jan 93 18:09:18 GMT
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa

In article <TIM.93Jan5194900@ear-ache.mit.edu> tim@ear-ache.mit.edu (Tim Wilson) writes:
>The VCR+ strikes me as a great example of creative problem solving.
> ...
agreed

>The VCR+ beats that paradigm in two ways.  The first is its code,
>which seems to be the obsession in various groups:  every time
>slot for every channel for every duration has a number.  What strikes
>me as more creative and insightful (and ultimately necessary), is the
>idea that the VCR+ does what the consumer would do if the consumer
>were there:  it turns on the VCR, it changes the channel on the
>appropriate tuner (TV tuner, VCR tuner, cable decoder) to the desired
>channel, then it starts recording.  When the taping is over, it stops
>recording and turns off the VCR.  That's an elegant solution to a
>messy problem.  

Yes, and I really like our VCR+ because of the non-programmable cable
convertor box we have.  (I can program my vcr very well, thank you.)

The problem that it doesn't solve for us is power outages.  (We get a
lot less of those, thankfully, since the end of summer and the end of
whatever work hydro was doing in our area).  The vcr MUST be off, on
channel 3, and the convertor ON for the VCR+ to begin taping. 
Unfortunately, after a power outage, our vcr is off all right, but on
channel 2, and the convertor is OFF.  So, we do get recordings, but it's
of static.  It would be better if the default configuration was also the
power-up configuration.

Another problem I have is that our TV Guide only provides the vcr+ codes
for things like movies and prime time shows, so if we want to record a
sports event, or any non-primetimeshow, we have to do something special.
Back to setting the convertor to the right channel, programming the vcr,
and only being able to tape one channel!

-- 
Diane MacMartin       Bell-Northern Research, Ltd     Ottawa, Canada
mdm@bnr.ca            Any opinions are my own and do not represent BNR.
=========>> If this is printed on paper, please recycle it <<==========
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong)
Subject: Re: Which SVHS decks are good?
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 17:08:08 GMT

In article <93002.004117U41602@uicvm.uic.edu> Rich Chong <U41602@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:
}I'm thinking about getting an S-VHS deck.
}The main manufacturers appear to be JVC, Mitsubishi, and Panasonic.
}I've read up on a lot of the stats between the brands, but the few
}things that I don't see are things like quality, usability, reliability,
}quality of playing older non-SVHS tapes. When I looked at the high-end
}mitsubishi about 2-3 years ago, it had a problem in playing regular
}VHS tapes with a very grainy picture. I'd like to move up without
}invalidating the quality of my existing tapes.
}All comments and experiences are welcome. Thanks.

Use the S-VHS deck only for S-VHS tapes, and the regular VHS deck for
regular VHS.  A set of heads only lasts about 3000 hours, after which
time they must be replaced at a cost of about $300--if you're lucky.  Do
you want to waste your 3000 hours playing regular VHS tapes?  I
certainly don't.  
-- 

Norm Strong  (strong@tc.fluke.com)
2528 31st S.   Seattle WA 98144   USA
From: bmok@uucp (Bert Mok)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: ProLogic Surround Receiver recommendations wanted
Date: 6 Jan 93 19:09:29 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Oracle Corporation
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.


I'm thinking of getting a decent Prologic Surround Receiver.  My price
range is around $400 (I plan on buying mail order, $400 should be quite 
decent).  Please send me makes and models of receivers with 
good sound and lots of video inputs.  I don't need fancy surround/
Prologic modes or DSP.  Sound quality is more important.  I want to use as 
few remotes as possible, so I either will buy components of the same brand
later (I plan on upgrading my other components in the future) or get a 
receiver that has a learning remote so I'll be free to pick components of
other brands.  Suggestions are welcome.

Thanks.

Bert Mok
Phone: 415-506-2132
FAX:   415-506-7293
Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA
Internet: bmok@oracle.com    UUCP: uunet!oracle!bmok
Organisation: European Space Operation Centre (E.S.O.C)
Date: Wednesday, 6 Jan 1993 12:40:26 CET
From: <ESORENSE@ESOC.BITNET>
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Powerconsumption of a SONY HI8 705

I have tested my SONY HI8 705 Video Camera because I suspected the power
consumption to be too high. Using a SONY 55 Battery it lasted for 40 min.
before it stopped. This was indoor recording on a fixed object (no focus
ajustment necessary). According to the specification it should last 60 min.
Do I have a problem or this 40 min. inside the expected range ?


Thanks in advance

Erik
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From: roger@wrq.com (Roger Fulton)
Newsgroups: rec.video,misc.consumers
Subject: Tape snapped at beginning of tape
Date: 5 Jan 1993 22:39:55 GMT
Organization: Walker Richer & Quinn, Inc., Seattle, WA
Distribution: na
NNTP-Posting-Host: elmer.wrq.com

Is it possible to repair a VHS tape that has
broken from the take-up (right-side) reel?
My rewinder broke this tape, and I'd like to
fix it (the tape). 

Thanks in advance.
From: nealg@pokey.sybase.com (Neal Goldsmith)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Is S-VHS dead?
Date: 6 Jan 93 23:17:46 GMT

In article <1992Dec30.235309.23444@ll.mit.edu>, rhoades@ll.mit.edu (Captain Chaos) writes:
|> While I'm on, what are your opinions of S-VHS blank tapes?  I've used
|> Scotch, 3M Blackwatch, Maxell, and TDK.  Not happy with Maxell at all,
|> not thrilled with TDK, Scotch is excellent, 3M not perceptibly better
|> (same company, of course) than Scotch -- but perceptibly cheaper!  I
|> can get Scotch for $11 locally.  I'd like to try Sony.  Haven't had
|> high quality source to record, however (my cable company bites).

I have not been happy with the TDK XP tapes and I have not been willing
to spend the money on the new XPsomething tape. I am very happy with both
the Maxell 120 and 180(!). I use the 180 in EP mode to time shift my
weekly stuff. The TDK tape showed dropouts during the first use.
Dropouts don't start showing up on the Maxell until after 5 or more cycles.

I have a JVC 5800. My only thought about the Maxell working so well relates
to something I read in a JVC audio deck manual years ago. The manual said
that the deck was set to work best with UD-XLIIs. It went on to show a
chart of bias differences with other tapes and suggested level settings
for each.

Could something like this be the case with video? I never really thought
about it until you said the Maxell tapes weren't working well for you.

----------------
Neal E. Goldsmith                                       Sybase, Inc.  
nealg@sybase.com                                        1650 65th Street
What I sez is my opinion and not my employers.          Emeryville, CA  94608
                                                        (510) 596-3338
From: deastman@vnet.ibm.com (Don Eastman)
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 20:07:45 PST
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject:  Problem with Mits. Rear Projection TV.
Reply-To: deastman@vnet.ibm.com (Don Eastman)
Organization: IBM ADSTAR - San Jose, CA.
Disclaimer: This posting represents the poster's views, not those of IBM
News-Software: Usenet 3.1

I am having a problem with my Mits. 60" TV.  It is about 4 years old now
and although the problem is slight, it is very annoying.  When playing
previously recorded tapes I notice a reddening (mostly in facial features)
at the corners of mouths, eyebrow area, nose to face boundaries, and at
the corners of eyes.  It is like short horizontal streaks of red that
change as the lighting in the picture changes.  IT IS NOT THE VCR.  I
have two VCR's, both Sony SLV-R5's connected to different inputs on the
TV and they both do the same thing.  I notice if I turn OFF the EDIT
control on the VCR's the problem goes away.  Normal broadcast TV or
cable seem to be OK also.

What I noticed on the TV is that when I use the setup button to converge
the Red, Green, and Blue lines to create the single white horizontal and
vertical lines you can see the Red line distinctly in the middle of the
white bands.  Also if you separate the Red, Green, and Blue lines the
Green and Blue lines are about 3/8" in width and Red is about 1/4",
this is in both the horizontal and vertical directions.
Oh, this is rear projection TV if you haven't guessed by now.

I hate to call a technician if this is something I can fix myself through
adjustment.  It looks like something is either under or overdriven.
Adjustment of the normal Color, Tint, Brightness, or Contrast does not
fix this problem.  I am technically inclined so I am not afraid of going
into the set to make adjustments if someone can tell what the problem
might be.  I will also purchase a schematic if necessary to identify
those adjustment points if anyone can tell me what they are.

Thank you for any information you might be able to give me.

Don
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: glk9533@tm0006.lerc.nasa.gov (Greg L. Kimnach)
Subject: Re: Editing, Inexpensively
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center / Cleveland, Ohio
Distribution: na
Date:  7 Jan 1993 09:32 EST  

In article <1993Jan4.215848.12332@irvine.ingr.com>, morimoto@irvine.ingr.com (Michael Morimoto - Irv.SA) writes...
>In article <72671@cup.portal.com> amigan@cup.portal.com (Mike - Medwid) writes:
>>I have a Panasonic camcorder and Amiga computer (for graphics).  I also have
>>a Panasonic VCR with flying erase heads.  If I use the pause button on the
>>VCR well, I can generally make pretty clean cuts from one scene to the
>>next.  Still, once in a while the tape will freak for a fraction of a 
>>second in between graphics-video-graphics etc.  What would be the least
>>expensive means of getting seamless playback of a number of graphics and
>>video scenes?  
> 
>Check your tracking.  One of the selling points of flying erase heads is
>clean edits.
> 
>>Another question..on still framing.  My old roommate had a vcr that had a 
>>near perfect freeze frame.  That is, it appeared that the image was loaded
>>to a ram chip and displayed from there.  Then he could use his digitizer
>>to grab red-green-blue info and capture the image with very little 
>>distortion.  Most vcrs I see today still have that annoying horizontal
>>bar and other image distorion when the pause button is pressed.  What
>>specific feature should one look for in a vcr that would give me the
>>nice clear/stable paused image?
> 
>A few years back we had 'digital' VCR's but americans didn't go for them in
>large numbers so they stopped shipping them here.  Now you can only find the
>digital freeze frame in higher end ($$$) machines.  You could get a digital
>HI-FI, 4 head VCR for about $450 about 4 years ago. 

The Sony SL-HF870D Superbeta has digital PIP, freeze frame, solarization, and
other digital effects.  Costs about $600.

Greg
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From: wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu (William R. Cruce)
Subject: Re: LD-S2, LD-X1 what's the difference?
Organization: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 06:09:32 GMT

In article <9301060801.AA20886@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> CHONGHGP@SGPVM1.VNET.IBM.COM ("Peter Chong") writes:
>Anyone know what is the difference between the Pioneer LD-S1, LD-S2 so
>raved by everyone in the US, and the LD-X1 found in Asia?

The LD-S1 is an older model (~1987-90) and was the first LD player to
have digital field effects.  The LD-S2 is currently the most expensive
LD player in the U.S. but, as it was introduced in mid-1990, is getting
dated.  I don't know how the LD-X1 relates to these two.

>How does the Pioneer Elite series stand in comparison to the new 9XX
>series? Does any of these suffer from the problems that mime the D-7XX
>and the 309X series?

The LD- series are part of the Elite line in the U.S. (but play LD, one
side only).  Other Elite players are the CLD-95 (both sides play and
digital field effects; plays CDs also) and CLD-52 (both sides play; plays
CDs also and has 'Legato-Link' D/A circuit).  The CLD- Elite players 
have been through a few more models than the LD- models.  A CLD-91
was introduced in 1989 and a CLD-92 in 1991.  The CLD-95 has been
around since early 1992.  Several reviewers who have compared both
the CLD-95 and the LD-S1 consider the '95 to have the better video
image.  

The CLD- Elite series do not appear to share any of the problems
that other Pioneer players have had (e.g. black line or problems
reading certain pressings).  The reviewers for the Perfect Vision
magazine have had tracking problems with several samples of CLD-95
players, but several CLD-95 owners on the net have not experienced
these problems (including your humble narrator).  In my experience
tracking problems are a fact of life with a certain percentage of
any model LD player;  usually a good repair station can correct the
problem -a few samples are, inevitably, lemons.  Given the electro-
mechanical complexities of what a LD player must do, I am frankly
amazed every time one works (I also feel that way about airplanes).


-- 
	The answer is never simple and is always changing.
    William L.R. (Bill) Cruce       INTERNET: wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu 
Neurobiology Dept, NE Ohio U Coll of Med, POB 95, Rootstown, OH 44272
From: stanley@ruby.OCE.ORST.EDU (John Stanley)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: HERE IS VCR Plus source code
Date: 7 Jan 1993 05:27:59 GMT
Organization: Coastal Imaging Lab, College of Oceanography
NNTP-Posting-Host: ruby.oce.orst.edu

In article <C0G7BD.rpn@austin.ibm.com> bbishop@crusader.torolab.ibm.com () writes:
>I would have to argue (although I dont know where the guy lives) that the power
>(around my house ) doesnt go out that much... 

I rather doubt that the power not going out around your house has much
of a preventative effect on the power companies elsewhere in the world.
As such, it certainly doesn't make VCR+ any less useful to others.

>But more importantly, the remote
>that came with my JVC VCR has an option that you can program the  shows you 
>want to watch into it and set the time on the remote itself... 

The last time I went to the VCR store, I saw all sorts of VCR's on the
shelf. I wasn't aware that nobody bought any brands or models of VCR's
other than the JVC model you have. How do those other companies stay
afloat, making VCR's that nobody buys?

Oh, you mean other people might buy models of VCR's that aren't the same
as yours, with perhaps fewer or different features? You mean somebody
else might have a use for the features available in a VCR+? You mean
that the fact that you don't need the features of a VCR+ makes the whole
idea of VCR+ worthless?

>I like my JVC.

I like my Sony.

>(can't see myself buying VCR+ though)

Then please don't buy one. And please don't use your contentment with
the things you have as an argument that things you don't need aren't
useful to others.

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