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From: dave@blackbox.cc.columbia.edu (David Milner)
Subject: GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE
Keywords: Godzilla Japan Monster Biollante
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 05:13:15 GMT

GOJIRA TAI BIORANTE, released in Japan in 1989, is finally going
to be released here in the United States!

The film is going to be distributed on home video by HBO/Canon
Home Video in December. It is not going to play in theatres here.





David Milner  Columbia University
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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: dododge@wam.umd.edu (David O. Dodge)
Subject: Re: Letterbox extravaganza on TNT!
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 02:37:15 GMT

In article <m0meuol-0001XiC@cv.vortex.com> lauren@CV.VORTEX.COM (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.
>
>Nov 29 ("Letterbox Sunday")
>   12:15PM -- Brainstorm ('83)

Now this IS interesting. People who don't like letterboxing will absolutely
abhor this transfer, assuming TNT uses the transfer that's used for the LD.
I'll have to tune in and see if they really are letterboxing the entire
movie, or if they're switching back to pan-n-scan for the principal
footage.

                                      -Dave Dodge/dododge@wam.umd.edu
From: cpm@clyde.clearpoint.com (Chris Martel)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Dolby Surround on TV
Date: 9 Oct 92 19:18:12 GMT
	<SS.92Oct9080101@wpi.WPI.EDU>
Reply-To: cpm@clyde.clearpoint.com
Organization: Clearpoint Research Corp, Hopkinton MA 01748

In article <SS.92Oct9080101@wpi.WPI.EDU> ss@wpi.WPI.EDU (Scott Streeter) writes:
>Once I got my Surrond Processor a few months back, I was amazed at how
>many shows have Surround in the brodcast. Even the commercals,
>cartoons, etc....Shows I have noticed are: Quantaum Leap, Star Trek
>The Next Generation, Young Indiana Jones, Northern Exposure, Batman:
>The Animated Series, SNL, Seinfeld, and many more I can't think of
>right now...

>--
>Scott Streeter                             Keeper of the Star Wars Archive
>ss@wpi.wpi.edu                             wpi.wpi.edu        130.215.24.1

I noticed a lot of sports on the major networks are broadcasted in
surround sound. They encode the crowd noise to come from the rear speakers,
which is a pretty good effect. I watched the BlueJays-A's playoff game
on CBS in pro-logic mode and it was done pretty well. The announcers voices
came out of the center channel and all crowd noise and sound effects out
of the front and rear speakers.

I think NBC was the first to broadcast in surround sound.


Chris Martel			cpm@clyde.clearpoint.com
Clearpoint Research		cpm@cpoint.UUCP
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: bp@cs.brown.edu (Boris Putanec)
Subject: How do different LD Players compare?
Organization: Department of Computer Science, Brown University
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 01:42:01 GMT


Can most people actually tell the difference between the various
brands/models of LD players? For example, set up an LD-1090 and a
LD-3090 side by side. Could someone tell which output was which?
Between a LD-3090 and an MDP-666?

Are features the major price driver?

Thanks.

boris
From: kimp@rs6412.ecs.rpi.edu (Phil Kim)
Subject: Re: Opinions on <$500 doller LDP players
Reply-To: kimp@rpi.edu
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 13:17:32 GMT

In article <BP.92Oct7182208@hobbes.cs.brown.edu>, bp@cs.brown.edu (Boris Putanec) writes:
|> 
|> I am currently thinking of buying a Sony MDP-333 for about $450 at a
|> local a/v place. Any opinions for or against? Do people that have it
|> like it in terms of video quality, features, how it takes abuse, etc.
|> 
|> I have noticed the recent flurry of postings about the door motor
|> failing. 
|> 
|> Are there any other players I should look at? I am interested in good
|> video/audio quality over features like single frame advance on CLV
|> discs or two side play. Are LaserDisc players like CDs in that almost
|> all deliver very good quality video/audio, with features being the
|> major price ramp? One should note that I am a complete neophyte with
|> LaserDiscs but want the letterboxed movies and digital sound.
|> 
|> Thanks for any help/opinions.
|> 
|> I will summarize to the net if there is interest.
|> 
|> boris
I, too, was thinking about buying a Sony MDP-333.  However, J&R told me that Sony is replacing MDP-333 with MDP-455 (most authorized dealers have MDP-455s in stock.)  Both carries the same price tag ($429 in J&R), so if MDP-455 has all the features MDP-333 has, then I will get MDP-455.  I hope MDP-455 doesn't have a MDP-333-style disc-drawer, however.
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: c9c-ez@po.berkeley.edu (Patrick Horio)
Subject: HI-FI VCR For Sale $250 !!!!!
Organization: University of California, at Berkeley
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 21:23:22 GMT

FOR SALE:

GE Model VG4216 4-Head HI-FI VCR
3 Weeks Old - Brand New Conditions
Box, Manuals, Warranty, etc ... - All in Perfect Condition
Wireless Remote Control


$250 !!!!

I'm selling this because I need money NOW!
If you are interested, call me at (510)643-2120

or e-mail me at c9c-ez@po.berkeley.edu OR
  		pat@ocf.berkeley.edu

Thank you ... :)
Xref: sparky rec.video:12061 rec.video.releases:3054 rec.arts.movies:29639
From: copold@panam.edu (Steve Copold)
Newsgroups: rec.video,rec.video.releases,rec.arts.movies
Subject: Godfather Films - One more attempt!
Date: 7 Oct 92 13:51:29 GMT
Followup-To: rec.video
Organization: University of Texas - Pan American
X-UserAgent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12
X-XXMessage-ID: <A6F855719F01AA0D@mews.techrscs.panam.edu>
X-XXDate: Wed, 7 Oct 92 08:50:57 GMT

I apologize for the repeated postings, but I'm having difficulty with my
mail editor. I believe the problem has been corrected, so I'm going to
give it one last shot. Thank you all for your patience.

Corrected copy follows:

Does anyone happen to know the original aspect ratio of the Godfather
films? I
matted version. Does this mean that they were shot at the older format of
1.37:1 ? If yes, is this something Coppola did to maintain the atmosphere
of the 30
the shots in the movies?...

Thanks in advance!
Steve Copold
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: "lawrence kwan" <lawrence.kwan@canrem.com>
Subject: 8mm tape rewinder
Reply-To: "lawrence kwan" <lawrence.kwan@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: rec
Date: 7 Oct 92 15:41:53 EST

I remember that there was a thread about 8mm tape rewinder about a month
ago.  Unfortunately, I did not catch all the articles.
Can someone tell me what was the consensus?

Can I trust a rewinder such as the Solidex (which claims to have infra-
red end-of-tape detection sensor) for my important tapes?
Has anyone had any problem with rewinders?
And for tape storage, how often do we need to FF/RW the tape?

Thank you in advance.

---
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From: tmkk@uiuc.edu (Khan)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Copying a Laserdisc to SuperVHS?
Date: 13 Oct 92 15:10:53 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana


In article <Bvzpr1.BCM@news.cso.uiuc.edu> davidric@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (david ricardo) writes:
>If I were to buy a laserdisc, say of a concert video, and then try
>to copy this to a SuperVHS tape through my SVHS VCR, will this work?

Sure.

>Is there some sort of copy protection involved that would make this
>impossible.

Not currently.

>Of course I would never consider doing this as I realize this is 
>against the law,

Of course not. ;-)
Newsgroups: rec.video
From: kimp@nuge106.its.rpi.edu (Phil Kim)
Subject: Re: HDTV Myths (again)
Reply-To: kimp@rpi.edu
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 02:12:12 GMT

Anybody heard of Philips IDTV?  This $6,000 TV features Dolby Surround Pro Logic, 16-9 aspect ratio screen, picture-in-picture, and can be upgrade to HDTV.

It's 16-9 screen can be adjusted (vertical sizing) to watch letterboxed movies without black bars.
From: jhansen@convex.com (James Hansen)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: HDTV Myths (again)
Date: 9 Oct 92 16:06:40 GMT
Article-I.D.: convex.jhansen.718646800
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In <20406@fritz.filenet.com> daver@felix.filenet.com (Dave Richards) writes:

>I don't want to get into the argument about how good it is, but I'd like to
>point out that some films are now being converted to HDTV for editing and
>special effects, and then written back to film for distribution.  The quality
>of the result is not noticeably worse than conventional post-production.  A
>recent example is "Honey, I Blew Up the Baby".

It's "Honey, I Blew Up the Kid".

My understanding is that HDTV is used for composition and immediate 
playback on the set, so that a director doesn't have to wait for daily's
to review a scene.  I would imagine that if HDTV were used for editing,
it is only for experimentation before film is actually spliced.

--
James B. Hansen                                  {sun,uunet}!convex!jhansen
CONVEX Computer Corporation                              jhansen@convex.com
3000 Waterview Parkway, P. O. Box 833851
Richardson, TX 75083-3851                              Phone: (214)497-4802
From: borowski@hpspkla.spk.hp.com (Don T. Borowski)
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 23:23:06 GMT
Subject: Re: Tape stretching
Organization: Hewlett Packard Company, Spokane, Wa.
Newsgroups: rec.video

In rec.video, kimon@thing.ece.cmu.edu (Kimon Michaels) writes:

>My Hi-Fi VCR (Emerson VCS977A) has started to stretch/crimp the bottom edge
>of the tape. Needless to say this is bad as it managed to ruin a couple of
>tapes before I noticed. What are the potential causes/repairs for this
>malady? Just dirty? Load mechanism misalignment?

It is possible that there is a misalignment.  If the machine was ever
dropped, kicked, etc., this might be likely.

The second could be that the loading cycle doesn't quite complete due
to worn or stretched belts.  If you hear the loading motor run for longer
than it used to, this might be a possibility.

A dirty mechanism is possible if you rent tapes regularly.  As someone who
has rented/borrowed tapes only about once per year, it took me 6 years
before the video heads got dirty for the first time, even after maybe
1500 hours of use.

Another quite likely possibility is that the tape back tension brake is
generating too much back tension.  The adjustment takes a special tape
tension gauge, which only the best repair shops will have.  Ask about
this very specificly.  

You might get some information about where the problem is by just taking
the cover off and looking while a tape is playing.  Look for curling of
the edge of the tape as it passes over the guide posts.  You can play
with the back tension by pushing on the movable "guide post" the tape
passes over just after it exits the cassette shell while playing.  Pushing
this guide post to the right will reduce the back tension.  


Donald Borowski    WA6OMI    Hewlett-Packard, Spokane Division
"Angels are able to fly because they take themselves so lightly."
                                       -G.K. Chesterton
From: sundar@mipos2.intel.com (Sundar Iyengar~)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Videocamera/Camcorder
Date: 16 Oct 92 18:06:41 GMT
Reply-To: sundar@mipos2.intel.com (Sundar Iyengar~)
Organization: Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA USA


By mistake I posted this to rec.photo and I was politely pointed out by many
that this post should have been to rec.video.  Anyway, here is a question:

I am in the process of buying a Video Camera and I would like some help.
If there is a FAQ on this topic, could someone please mail me a copy?
Thanks.  If not, here are some questions I am interested in:

   1. What are most useful features to look for in a Video Camera (VC)?
      I can think of the following.
	 - Focal length: what is the best range of focal lengths?

	 - low light sensitivity: is a separate light source always required?

	 - microphone sensitivity: how far the subject can be for proper 
	                           sound pick-up?

	 - weight: what is the weight limit that makes it tiring to carry
 	           the VC/CC around for more than 10minutes?

	 - stability: for hand-held picture taking, which VC/CC provides the
	              best stability?

	 - 8mm or VHS?

	 - editing: should I look for any editing features?

	 - battery life: what should the expectation be on battery life?
			 how long would it take to recharge a battery pack?


   2. How is a Camcorder (CC) different from a VC?

   3. What is the best brand name for a VC/CC?
      In the features listed in 1. above, which brand is best in which set
      of features?

   4. I have a VHS/NTSC VCR, but my folks at home have a VHS/PAL VCR.
      Are there any VC/CC that can apply to both situations or should I be
      looking at a VCR that can play both NTSC and PAL coded tapes?

Thanks.

sri


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From: bob@obiwan.uucp (Bob Willcox)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: u67 vs r5
Date: 3 Oct 92 15:31:52 GMT
Organization: Bob's Place, Austin TX

In article <tpang.717895437@sfu.ca> tpang@fraser.sfu.ca (Tsui Ting Debbie Pang) writes:
>fmaster@bach.udel.edu (Fred A Masterson) writes:
> <bunch of stuff about u67 vs other VCRs deleted>
>>Construction quality and reliability are important, too.
>
>That reliability I am not too sure about Mit., since I have heard many
>of my friends having problems with their Mit., but according to Consumer
>Report, across the whole line, Panasonic and the like have 8% to 10% repair
>rate, but Mit. has 18%, and Fisher worst, and Hitachi next worst, data
>are old, but they say usually pretty consistent.
>
>>Thanks to any and all who kindly take the time and effort to share their
>>experiences and expertise with me!  
>
>Welcome, I need more info myself too, others please help: should I buy
>Mit? JVC? Panasonic? Sony (too expensive here)? I don't particularly like
>RCA, also Hitachi has low reliability record.

I have 2 Mit VCRs.  A U80 that I have had for something over 3 years and
a U65 that I have had for about 1 1/2 years.  I have had no problems
with the U65 and the only problem I have with the U80 is that the
battery no longer will sustain it across a short term power failure.  (I
suspect the battery is defective.)  I have been extremely happy with
both of these VCRs.  I also have a JVC HR-S7000U that I have been very
unhappy with.  This is an older machine (about 5 years) with, IMHO very
poor human factors (i.e., difficult to operate...especially if lights
are low and you haven't worked with it recently) and the annoying
characteristic that many of the panel controls no longer work (most of
these are on the flip-down panel and perhaps cable fatigue is to
blame...I haven't bothered to investigate, simply stopped using the
sucker.)  

All in all, I have been happiest with the Mitsubishi's of the various
brands of VCRs I've owned over the years (that was why I chose the U65
when replacing the JVC).


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From: jonke@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Stephen Jonke)
Subject: Re: HDTV Myths (again) - don't believe the hype
Organization: NASA GSFC
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 92 14:39:57 GMT

In article <1992Oct6.190054.15059@news.media.mit.edu>, wave@waits.media.mit.edu (Michael B. Johnson) writes:
> 
> We have a 40" HiVision (the current commercial version of HDTV in Japan)
> monitor here in the Computer Graphics & Animation Lab.  It's hooked up 
> to our SGI SkyWriter, and is driven in real time.  It's nice, but 
> James (Millick & Cameron) is right on the money - it's not even close to 
> 35mm projected film.  I mean, it's still interlaced, for God's sake!
> 

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.
None the less, I wouldn't expect the proposed HDTV standards to be as good
as film anyway, but it should be much better then LD.  The HDTV set I saw
at the Smithsonian did look pretty impressive -- I'm not sure what standard
it was, but I presume it was HiVision.

Steve
From: white@APXTG03.APEX.DG.COM (Ken White)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: VideoDirector
Date: 15 Oct 92 12:34:17 GMT
Article-I.D.: apxrr01.9210151234.AA02959
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

Has anyone used VideoDirector from Gold Disk?  I'm interested in finding out
what it's capabilities are, what type of hardware they use, and if it is any
good.  Thanks,  e-mail responses welcome.

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From: kfriedman@desire.wright.edu
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: Re: Top 10 Fav films?
Date: 15 Oct 92 20:11:31 EST
Organization:  Wright State University 

In article <wg2zxk+@rpi.edu>, kimp@nuge107.its.rpi.edu (Phil Kim) writes:
> Okay, my List-Your-Laserdisc didn't work out, so how about your Top 10 Favorite films of all time?  I need (or want) to expand my tiny video library and would value others opinion.
> 
> Anyway, this is my list (subject to change):
> 	1. Raging Bull
> 	2. Citizen Kane
> 	3. Casablanca
> 	4. 2001: A Space Odyssey
> 	5. Ben-Hur
> 	6. Notorious
> 	7. The Godfather
> 	8. Doctor Zhivago
> 	9. Star Wars
> 	10. Dr. Stragelove

Not a bad list!  These are among my favorites, in no particular order:
	Shampoo; Carnal Knowledge; Five Easy Pieces; Manhattan; The Gay
Divorcee [with Fred and Ginger]; The Pink Panther; Being There; Chinatown;The
Music Box[a short subject with Laurel & Hardy]; To Have and Have Not.   I could
go on, but you only asked for 10!
From: sudesh@utkal.njit.edu (T. J. Sudesh)
Newsgroups: rec.video
Subject: panasonic(PV-4210) 4 hd vcr for sale!!
Date: 12 Oct 92 13:56:35 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.


 Hi,
   Panasonic 4 Head vcr for sale !!!
The model # PV-4210 (SAME AS PV4210 + COUNTER & PROGRAM DIRECTOR)
THE VCR IS LESS THAN 2 MONTHS OLD...
				THE FEATURES ARE:
1) AUTOMATIC DIGITAL TRACKING
2) PROGRAM DIRECTOR (MAKES PROGRAMMING EASY)
3) SVHS QUASI PLAY BACK (VHS RESOLUTION)
4) BI LINGUAL (ENG/SPAN)
5) 181-CH COMPATIBLE
6) MULTI-EVENT PROGRAMMING
7) THREE SPEED REC/PLAY
8) GOT ALL THE FEATURES THAT NORMAL VCRS HAVE

		QOUTING A PRICE OF $170...
CALL ME AT (201)596-8294 (9AM - 6PM)
	   (201)955-0143 (7PM - 11PM)
Newsgroups: rec.video,misc.forsale
From: Richard.Chalk@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Richard Chalk)
Subject: Yamaha LaserDisk Player For Sale $200 / Offers
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 19:43:08 GMT

I have for sale a Yamaha CDV-1000 Laser Disk player, with Remote, in
original box, but missing Instruction Manual.  Good condition.

Asking $200.00 or reasonable offer.

Richard
 


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Newsgroups: rec.video
From: kettyle@cbnewsi.cb.att.com (john.jr.kettyle)
Subject: Re: List your laserdisc titles
Organization: AT&T
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 17:11:17 GMT

From article <1pszt2=@rpi.edu>, by kimp@nuge109.its.rpi.edu (Phil Kim):
> In article <ld3tmkINN45t@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>, jpchou@camelot.Eng.Sun.COM (Jeff Chou) writes:
> |> In article 5fqzz5h@rpi.edu, kimp@nuge102.its.rpi.edu (Phil Kim) writes:
> |> >And the followings are CLV on letterbox:
> |> >  7. Amadeus: Widescreen Edition
> |> 
> |> What!!!!  I thought they didn't have a widescreen edition of Amadeus!  Is
> |> this a typo?  If not, can you post more information about this, like
> |> when was it released, how much was it, is it a good transfer, etc?
> 
> Hm, it seems everybody wants my Amadeus: Widescreen Edition.  Amadeus ranks 14 on my All-Time-Favorite-Movie list, so I probably won't sell it.  I got it about 1.5 year ago (when Fantasy released 200th Anniversary Amadeus soundtrack edition) at a store in Brooklyn, New York (I forgot the name) for around $75.   The transfer is probably as good as a normal P&S version.  My friend was about buy one about 4 months after my purchase, but I took the last copy.

OKAY! You are not telling us anything new...
Please list the disk number ( ie. LV10101) and whether it is a Japanese 
disk or US. It myst be Japanese as The US version by all accounts was ONLY
P&S. If I am wrong please correct me, but give me the info as disc order #,
title, running time, who distributed it and where it was pressed. Also 
pressing numbers( found on inner rim of the disc would be helpful) and
date of this particular disc's release.


John

Newsgroups: rec.video
From: rivan@bnr.ca (Robert Ivan)
Subject:  Sony trinitron vs panasonic GAO ??	
Reply-To: rivan@bnr.ca
Organization: Bell Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 92 15:35:38 GMT

  I am about to purchase an 32" ( 34 in canada) sony trinitron.
But I recently was looking at the GAO which does have a better looking
picture.  When I asked the store manager ( who was very knowledgable 
and sells both sets. ) he said that the SonY (not the XBR since its pricey)
was the way to go.  He said that the GAO comes out of the box
with both brighness and contrast settings on full.  The Sonys and
MITS do not.  So that in the Store the GAO looks way better.
He also said that the GAO was made to filter out grays ( displaying black or white)
and that several colours like blue were enhanced to give a frequency
that they had found the human eye to like.  He said that the GAO was specifically
engineered to sell.  So does anyone know better?  IS this true.


Which would you BUY?

rob