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From: Long-Morrow@CS.Yale.EDU (H. Morrow Long)
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Newsgroups: rec.video
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Subject: US/CA Consumer Video FAQL version 1.4
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Followup-To: poster
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Date: 15 Feb 1994 21:53:02 -0500
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Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-2158
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Archive-name: rec-video/us-ca-consumer-faq
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US/CA Consumer Video FAQL (Frequently Asked Question List)
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This release of the US/CA Consumer Video FAQL (Frequently Asked
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Question List) for this group (rec.video) also contains a 'Resource
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Guide' for rec.video and VIDEOTECH readers. This FAQL does not cover
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the subgroup rec.video.satellite. It also does not discuss software
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(prerecorded material - such as cult movies - on tape or disc ). Many
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sections have been revised (particularly in the area of laser video
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disc - as I now have one - but for a comprehensive treatment of many
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technical video subjects read Bob Nilands articles as they have much
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more depth than we can/will go into here).
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The primary purpose of listing commonly asked questions and their
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(supposed) answers here is to cut down on 'noise to signal' content
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ratios within rec.video. As such it is oriented towards neophytes and
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is skewed more towards lowest common denominator systems rather than
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high end equipment. It is also USA-centric and NTSC-philic.
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This list does not attempt to track the ever changing names and prices
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of consumer and prosumer video gear. Some rough trends and some
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features to use when evaluating components are listed. I am debating
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whether or not to list specific vendor recommendations or not. I am
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looking for comparisons and listings of features/checklists for 27"
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TVs, camcorders and vcrs to include here.
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I am still counting on persons more knowledgable than myself in areas
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(such as broadcasting technology, HDTV, BETA, video standards and audio
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issues). Please send me corrections to answers and new questions you
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feel should be included. Apologies for any non-objectivity you may
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find in some of my answers. Help supply some of the ????? data!!!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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QUESTION INDEX (enumerated index of questions)
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GENERAL
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BROADCAST TELEVISION (VHF/UHF/etc.)
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CABLE TELEVISION (CATV)
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CAMCORDERS, SEPARATE & STILL VIDEO CAMERAS
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STANDARDS
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VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDING/PLAYING ([S-]VHS/[ED-]BETA/[Hi-]8MM/0.75"/etc.)
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LASERDISCS & OTHER VIDEO DISC FORMATS
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AUDIO
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QUESTION INDEX (enumerated)
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1. What are good prices ranges for video equipment today?
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2. What do the terms 'letterboxing','windowboxing', 'Pan&Scan' mean?
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3. What is MTS?
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4. What is SAP?
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5. Why don't Cable companies use the same VHF channels for local stations?
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6. Cable company audits, detection, rules, legality.
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7. My cable descrambler box Channel X (2/3/4) output vs. VCR tuner
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8. Why do camcorder batteries hold less and less of a charge?
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9. How good are consumer DC camcorder lights?
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10. Define the terms : Lux, Zoom, and Pixels
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11. "Which Camcorder should I buy?"
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12. Sony V-series (450,000 pixels) vs F-series (270,000 pixels) models...
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13. Are there Television monitors and VCRs that are compatible with...
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14. Are there kits and plans for RGB to composite video, Y-C, etc?
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15. Why do I get a scrambled mess when I try to copy pre-recorded tapes?
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16. Is there a way to remove Macrovision?
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17. What is an S-Video (aka Y/C) connector?
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18. What are the upper resolutions of different video devices?
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19. What is Dolby 'Surround' and Pro-logic Sound, SRS, THX?
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20. What is a frame vs a field?
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21. What is 'field motion'?
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22. What does 'lines of resolution mean?
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23. NTSC has 525 what???
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24. What is CLV, CAV, PCM, digital vs. linear audio tracks, etc.?
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25. What is the proper way to store video tapes?
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26. Now I am totally confused as to how one should store video tapes...
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27. Are head cleaners bad? What is the best way to clean heads?
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28. What is HiFi sound and how is it recorded on tape?
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29. "What is the story behind VHS (& the lack of SVHS) LP mode?"
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30. What is the VCR+?
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31. "Which VCR should I buy?"
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32. Can you put a hole in VHS tapes to record in SVHS mode on them?
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33. How come the RF output from my VCR/LD (one Channel 3/4/X) lacks MTS?
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34. Is the video on laserdiscs (LDs) digitally encoded?
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GENERAL
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Glossary - General Video Hardware
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BNC British Nut Connector
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SCART European standard multipin connector. Can be used for both
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composite and Y/C video input/output.
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RCA jacks AKA "phono plugs"
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RF jacks Radio Frequency coax hubs.
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RF outputs from camcorders,vcrs,laserdisc
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players, etc. provide combined audio and video as a
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broadcast signal (usually on VHF channel 3 or 4). Lower
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quality than baseband (RCA or BNC jacks) inputs/outputs and
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Y/C connectors.
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S-Video Multipin Connector with separate luminance & chromanance.
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1. What are good prices ranges for video equipment today?
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27" NTSC (US) TV, 400+ lines res, MTS/SAP, Y-C & multiple A/V
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jacks (in&out), stereo speakers, ~180 ch. cable ready. $500
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(assume tuners built into these)
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2-head VHS VCR $150
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2-head VHS VCR,HQ $200
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2-head VHS VCR,HQ,HiFi $250
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4-head VHS VCR,HQ $250
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4-head VHS VCR,HQ,HiFi $300-360
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4-head SVHS VCR,HQ,HiFi $500 JVC47000, Pana PV4167
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6-head SVHS VCR,HQ,HiFi $600+
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Hi-8 camcorder $1150 Sony CCD V801
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Hi-8 palmcorder $900 Sony TR-81
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SVHS (full or compact)camcorder $850
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8mm camcorder $750
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VHS camcorder $600
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2. What do the terms 'letterboxing','windowboxing', 'Pan&Scan' mean?
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Letterboxing
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Putting the entire film frame (as seen in the original aspect
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ratio, usually one where the ratio of the length of the
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horizontal dimension over the vertical measurement is greater
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than 1.33 to 1) inside the TV image (which is a more squarish
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shape which can be expressed as 4/3) resulting in black
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(although other colors are sometimes used) bars at the top and
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bottom of the screen (the amount depending on the aspect ratio
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of the film). You can see this often on MTV.
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Windowboxing
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Similar to Letterboxing except that there are vertical bars on
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the sides of the inset image (as well as horizontal bars) as if
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to prove 'this is the original frame as shot' similar to when
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35mm and 2.5" negatives are printed with the original borders.
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Compensates for overscan on overscanned sets. Seen on TNT.
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2. What do the terms 'letterboxing','windowboxing', 'Pan&Scan' mean?
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BROADCAST TELEVISION (VHF/UHF/etc.)
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Glossary
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AFT Automatic Fine Tuning - TV/VCR station frequency lock
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MTS Multichannel Television Sound. US stereo television
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transmission standard. Up to 15KHz frequency response.
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SAP Secondary Audio Program. 3rd audio channel provided in
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conjuction
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UHF Ultra High Frequency. US Channels 14-69.
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VHF Very High Frequency. US Channels 2-13.
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3. What is MTS?
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It is a method of broadcasting stereo within the frequency
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range reserved for each TV channel.
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And less frequency range (to 15KHz) than VHS HiFi (up to 20KHz) --
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it rolls off low, like an FM signal.
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But videotape HiFi has all the problems associated with a compander,
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e.g., breathing.
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[credit Andrew Klossner andrew@frip.wv.tek.com]
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4. What is SAP?
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It is a method of broadcasting a second audio channel (often a
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translation into another language) within the frequency range
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reserved for each TV channel.
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CABLE TELEVISION (CATV)
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Glossary
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AFT Automatic Fine Tuning - TV/VCR station frequency lock
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CATV Community Antenna Television is the antiquated name for cable.
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HRC A CATV Channel frequency allocation scheme.
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IRC Another CATV Channel frequency allocation scheme.
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MTS Multichannel Television Sound. US stereo television
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transmission standard.
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SAP Secondary Audio Program. 3rd audio channel provided in
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conjuction
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STD Another CATV Channel frequency allocation scheme.
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UHF Ultra High Frequency. US Channels 14-69.
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VHF Very High Frequency. US Channels 2-13.
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5. "Why don't cable companies carry VHF stations on their cable on
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the same frequencies they occupy in the air (VHF channel 3 on
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VHF 3, VHF channel 8 on VHF 8) where they exist?"
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Terrible ghosting. The cable company's signal lags the
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leaked-in broadcast signal by an inch or two or horizontal
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spacing. My cable company does this on one channel, and I hate
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it.
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[credit Andrew Klossner andrew@frip.wv.tek.com]
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6. And while we're discussing these (very interesting) topics, can
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someone in-the-know briefly explain how, for example, a
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rapacious cable company would detect 1) a "universal
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descrambler" from a Radio Electronics article, 2) a second TV
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connected in another room (believe it or not, some cable
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companies have the unmitigated greed to want to charge EXTRA to
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hook up a second TV in a bedroom, for example. Contrast this
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with the phone company, which charges you for the LINE, not how
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many phones you have connected to that line. But I digress...
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;-) 3) How such detection can be circumvented.
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- scott@blueeyes.kines.uiuc.edu (Scott Coleman)
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[DISCLAIMER: Doing anything with the CATV coax coming into your]
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[house other than connecting it to Cable Co. equipment or ]
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[directly into ONE TV or VCR is considered illegal in most ]
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[cable franchises (theft of service). ]
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[This FAQL answer in no way endorses such behavior. ]
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1) The R-E article box only accepts NTSC composite
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video input, therefore no one would detect it.
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It requires an external RF tuner if you want to feed
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a channel into it (such as the RCA connector labeled
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'video out' on the back of most VCRs).
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2) TDR? (Time Domain Reflectometer - can show the
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electrical topology of a cable) and or RF leakage
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(backwash). Although many modern cable unscrambler
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boxes are 'addressable' by the central Cable Co. office
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many rec.video people don't believe they are 2-way
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(is this a fallacy?). I am not sure whether the
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cable co. can measure the load you are placing on the
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coax cable - but if you are not using a powered splitter/
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signal strength amplifier you will soon see that having 2
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sets on one cable will result in a weaker/worse signal.
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3) Pass the CATV signal through something that will
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isolate, clean up, amplify and shield from RF
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interference before distributing it to non-sanctioned
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equipment??? Some splitters, or daisy chain the CATV
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coax from VCRs to TV (or vice versa).
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7. Why does cable descrambler box only output on Channel X (2/3/4),
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rendering my VCR useless for recording premium channels?
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Check and see if your cable box can be programmed or if you
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can obtain a timer/remote for it from your cable co.
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A VCR+ might make your life easier (elsewhere in this FAQL).
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There are some TV/Monitors and VCRs that have multiple RF inputs
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(and often multiple RF outputs) - these are sometimes labled
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Antennae and CATV. You can have the unmucked cable coax connected
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to the RF input labeled CATV and the output from the converter
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box connected to the RF input labeled Antenna (assuming you aren't
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using an antenna). In some case you are provided with an RF output
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labeled 'decoder loop' that you can run to your converter box
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(so that you don't need an RF splitter).
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CAMCORDERS, SEPARATE & STILL VIDEO CAMERAS
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Glossary
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AE Automatic Exposure (Iris, and possibly shutter)
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AF Automatic Focusing (IR or image sharpness method)
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AFM Audio Frequency Modulation - audio method for encoding on tape.
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CCD Charge Coupled Device - one of the two different types of
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solid state devices that replaced video tube technology.
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IR Infra-Red. Light frequency below red in the (visible) spectrum.
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Used by some AF systems (mostly older) and remote controls.
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Lux Light Intensity measurement.
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MOS Metal Oxide Semiconductor - one of the two different types of
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solid state devices that replaced video tube technology.
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PCM Pulse Code Modulation - audio method for encoding on tape. Rare.
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8. Why do camcorder batteries hold less and less of a charge
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after many uses? Is there anything I can do about it?
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A memory pattern effect occurs (NiCad rechargable batteries
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'learn' a memory pattern of past charge levels) but is somewhat
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overrated. What most users see is really the fast discharge
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rate of a NiCad (they will discharge much more quickly than
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Alkaline batteries when both are sitting on a shelf not being
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used).
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You shouldn't really charge a NiCad frequently (if you are just
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going to store it) or continually top it off after use unless you
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need to use it for a full cycle again right way - you will just
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be wasting cycles in the life of the NiCad (~ 500 - 1000 cycles).
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On the other hand NiCads should NEVER be fully discharged
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or reverse charged - this can shorten the life and even
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damage the battery (some people use home-brew methods such as
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paperclips and lightbulbs to short and discharge the battery).
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Some posters in sci.electronics have suggested sparking the
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batteries with a good jolt from a car battery to get them
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to forget the memorized pattern. While this might work to
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blast away the filaments of material shorting individual cells
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it may result in an explosion and is not endorsed here.
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An electrolytic capacitor can be used for this purpose,
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be careful out there....
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According to much popular wisdom (in the 'Info-Hams' mailing
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list) many of the commercial products (D'Charger, etc.) are
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harmless at best and shorten the life of your battery at worst.
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Most new camcorder battery chargers (both the camcorder vendor
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and 3rd party 'quick' chargers) stop charging them (overcharging)
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after they are fully charged and some units perform 'pulse'
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charging (preferred).
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You need to be careful to use a charger that is appropriate for
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your NiCad battery. Some 'quick-chargers' can build up gas
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pressure quickly in batteries that are not designed for them.
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Some full size systems and lights use sealed lead acid
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(sometimes called gel-cells) that do not like full discharge,
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they should be stored charged, and topped off to keep them at
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full charge. Storing them discharged is bad for them.
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[credit : larson@snmp.sri.com (Alan Larson),
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instructions in my SunPak camcorder light battery,
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"Hugh_E._Wells.ElSegundo"@Xerox.COM,
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popular wisdom in the 'Info-Hams' mailing list ]
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9. How good are consumer DC camcorder lights?
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Most of the 20-30 watt DC units are only good for 10-20 feet.
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And the batteries last for less than a hour (although you can
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get Pro units that will last for 2 hours or longer they
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generally require external battery packs).
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10. Define the terms : Lux, Zoom, and Pixels
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Lux - Light sensitivity. 1 lux is the light from one candle (?).
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Most 1 lux cameras use electronic enhancement to obtain an image
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(and the quality is not very good at one Lux - but hey, neither
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is Ektachrome pushed to 1600 ISO!).
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Zoom - Most camcorders have a zoom lens which can capture a range
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of angles of view from wide through (what is considered) normal
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to telephoto. The 'X' rating is the number of 'times' the
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image is magnified (optically) at the highest setting (as in
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binocular ratings). Most camcorders have 6x1 (low),8x1,10x1
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or 16x1 (high-end) ratings.
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Pixels - Picture Elements. Individual light gathering elements
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(usually) on a chip. Analogous to 'rods' and 'cones' in our eye.
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Better camcorders have over 400,000 pixels.
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11. "Which Camcorder should I buy?"
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The answer depends on many factors. Do you want the best
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possible or the best price/performance in a particular class?
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I would not recommend BETA to newcomers to the field unless
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you are willing to put up with compatibility problems.
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If you want to go BETA then you know what you are doing
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(and up against). VHS has won the consumer VCR market,
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even Sony makes VHS & SVHS equipment now and Sony's real path
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for the future is in 8 and Hi-8 mm.
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If ease of use is your criteria and you own a VHS VCR then you
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should look at VHS or VHS-C (a 20 minute compact format)
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camcorders - you can playback your cassette using your VCR.
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If portability and weight (but not human induced jitter) are
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your concern you might want VHS-C, S-VHS-C, 8mm or Hi-8.
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If capturing high quality video for display now or in the
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future is a concern then I would go with S-VHS[-C] or Hi-8.
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If audio is a concern then look for a unit with HiFi Stereo
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(Minolta 8-808. Sony V-101 has AFM. Olympus VX-H804 has
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PCM Digital Stereo).
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12. Sony spec says that V-series models have 450,000 pixels per
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image while F-series models have 270,000 only. I am curious if
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this difference matters since our VT (not HDVT) has a fixed
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number of pixels anyway. Am I wrong or V-series models are
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really meant for our grandson's- generation?
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[credit: zhu@wobbegong.cs.indiana.edu (Zheng Zhu)]
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The CCD on Hi8 picks up at about 410,000 pixels and the Hi8
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systems records at about the same "level" (in quotes because
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pixels are transmuted into horizontal lines of resolution but
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it is about the same)... Regular 8 CCD (CCD is the
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charge-coupled-device pickup "tube" of the camera) handles
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about 270,000 pixels altho there are a few regular 8 CCD with
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higher pixel resolution even if the taping system can't
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actually record that high a resolution. Still results in a
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better picture but nowhere near as good as Hi8.
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Not meant for your grandson, meant for now, if you want to pay
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the price (you also have to buy a Hi8-capable monitor if you
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want to see ALL of the difference, but you will see some of it
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even on a regular monitor or TV).
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[credit: jfr@locus.com (Jon Rosen)]
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STANDARDS
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Glossary
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HDTV High Definition Television. Megapixel display systems
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proposed for the US. Japan and Europe have already selected
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HDTV standards.
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NTSC National Television Standards Committee. Video signal used
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(broadcast,tape&disc) in the US, Japan and Latin America.
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PAL Phase Alternate Line. Video signal used (broadcast,tape&disc)
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in most of Europe (and the parts of the world where NTSC &
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SECAM are not used).
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RGB Video signal composed of separate signals for Red, Green &
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Blue. Many computer monitors (especially higher resolution)
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are often RGB.
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SECAM Sequential Color and Memory. Video signal used (broadcast,
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tape&disc) pour les hommes Francais et what used to be
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known as the 'Eastern Bloc'.
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13. Are there Television monitors and VCRs that are compatible with
|
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multiple video signal standards (PAL, NTSC, SECAM)?
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Yes. Contact Panasonic, Instant Replay (800-749-8779) and others.
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|
|
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14. Are there kits and plans for RGB to composite video, Y-C, etc.
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and vice-versa?
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Yes. Find an index for Radio-Electronics magazine at your
|
|
local library.
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15. Why do I get a scrambled mess when I try to copy pre-recorded tapes?
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(scrambled mess is defined as wavering lucidity followed by
|
|
total darkness). Am I going crazy?
|
|
|
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No. This is called Macrovision. It is a copy-protection
|
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scheme adopted by the home video industry which works by
|
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varying the video signal gain level causing VHS VCRs to
|
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track it into video oblivion.
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16. Is there a way to remove Macrovision?
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(because it bothers my TV/monitor with its flickering, of course)?
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[DISCLAIMER: According to FBI warnings on most prerecorded ]
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[videotapes, copying copyrighted material is illegal. This ]
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[FAQL answer in no way endorses such behavior. ]
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There are ads in the back of VIDEO & Radio-Electronics
|
|
purporting to do this. Some posters say the RXII works well
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($49 in VIDEO). Some posters have asked about Y/C cable-ready
|
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versions : there is now one advertised called the MT IIS
|
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($99).
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It is reported that some (older) Beta units are immune to
|
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Macrovision. Copying to and then from these Beta machines is
|
|
said to remove it also. This is apparently not the case with
|
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some (newer?) Beta units
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[credit: Scott Coleman scott@blueeyes.kines.uiuc.edu]
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Some camcorders are reportedly immune also and some posters have
|
|
claimed that they can fix up the signal by running it through a
|
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monitor/tv with AV inputs/outputs.
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|
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17. What is an S-Video connector?
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|
|
|
Also known as Y-C (and sometimes incorrectly referred to as
|
|
SVHS - which is a tape format) it is a cable and connector that
|
|
carries separate lumina (brightness) and chroma (color) signals
|
|
(vs. composite, in which both - and sync, etc. - are carried
|
|
on the same wire). This generally gives a better picture on
|
|
those monitors that support it (especially if the source is of
|
|
high quality & resolution). It is almost always a win to use
|
|
S-Video cable when you already have a high quality video signal
|
|
that has been separated into separate chroma and luminance and
|
|
want to carry it to another component.
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18. What are the upper resolutions of different video devices?
|
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( and broadcast standards? )
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HDTV ????
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IDTV ????
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SuperNTSC????
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Projection TV 800 (Good quality)
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D-1 720 (specific since it's digital)
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D-2 768
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|
Video monitors 500-700 (Good quality)
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|
ED-Beta 500+
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Hi-8 425+
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|
LaserDisk 425
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CCD 4XX,000 pix 410-450 CCD camera with ~4[15]0,000 pixels/image
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SVHS 400-425
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HiBand Beta 400
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|
Standard US TV 350
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BI 350
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3/4" -SP 330
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Super Beta Is 330
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Broadcast NTSC 330
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8mm 300
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|
Beta IIs 300
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|
SuperBeta 290
|
|
CCD 2XX,000 pix 270-300 CCD camera with ~270,000 pixels/image
|
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Beta II 250
|
|
VHS(SP) 240-250
|
|
Beta 240
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|
VHS(EP) 220
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|
|
|
Note that Bob Niland's evaluation of the new Sharpvision LCD
|
|
projection system has shown that you need to be aware of the
|
|
number of lines of vertical resolution (usually counted as the
|
|
entire frame: the sum of the interlaced field lines or around
|
|
250 x 2 = ~ 500 lines because of the persistence of the phosphor).
|
|
The Sharp LCD projector displayed both video fields, but in
|
|
only ~250 lines (both fields on top of each other, giving a
|
|
lower resolution image - more square LCD dots).
|
|
|
|
19. What is Dolby 'Surround' and Pro-logic Sound, SRS, THX?
|
|
|
|
These are methods of extracting spatial information from
|
|
encoded stereo audio channels (in some cases they can
|
|
be used to synthesize spatial relationships as well by separating
|
|
frequencies and sending them to different speakers).
|
|
|
|
See the following by Bob Niland (rjn@hpfcrjn.FC.HP.COM):
|
|
Intro to Surround Sound Part 1 of 2 Revised: 18 Feb 90
|
|
Part 2 Revised: 06 Sep 90
|
|
|
|
20. What is a video frame vs a field?
|
|
|
|
NTSC displays two fields of video (each ~ 250 lines each)
|
|
interleaved to create the illusion of an 'image'.
|
|
|
|
21. What is 'field motion'?
|
|
|
|
When freezing a frame (2 fields) with a frame store or VCR, the
|
|
fields may have samples from different times. This can cause a
|
|
very visible flicker fluttering back and forth from the 2
|
|
positions.
|
|
|
|
My old Panasonic PV-1650 VCR did this. The Sony TR-5 camcorder
|
|
does this (which really ruins the advantage of the high-speed
|
|
shutter.) [credit: larson@snmp.sri.com (Alan Larson)]
|
|
|
|
|
|
22. What does 'lines of resolution mean?
|
|
|
|
The number of lines that can be shown...
|
|
The vertical resolution is fairly fixed around 480 - 488 for
|
|
NTSC, and is because there are that many lines shown.
|
|
|
|
The horizontal resolution depends on the frequency response of
|
|
the system, and is 3/4 the number of vertical lines that could
|
|
be seen on the screen. The 3/4 is a scaling to the vertical
|
|
size, so lines of equal width will result in the same number.
|
|
|
|
A quick relation is that there are about 80 lines of resolution
|
|
for each megahertz of video bandwidth. Since the performance
|
|
of consumer video equipment is such that the upper frequency
|
|
response is not a sharp point, this number is somewhat
|
|
imprecise.
|
|
[credit: larson@snmp.sri.com (Alan Larson)]
|
|
|
|
23. NTSC has 525 what???
|
|
|
|
The 525 figure is the ratio of horizontal to vertical
|
|
frequencies, and has nothing to do with lines of resolution.
|
|
[credit: larson@snmp.sri.com (Alan Larson)]
|
|
|
|
NTSC has 525 horiz. scan lines, but the horizontal res. varies
|
|
from VHS to SVHS to broadcast NTSC.... There are test patterns
|
|
available to determine horiz. res.
|
|
[credit: george@Seri.GOV (George Scott)]
|
|
|
|
24. What is CLV, CAV, PCM, digital vs. linear audio tracks, etc.?
|
|
|
|
Read Bob Nilands (rjn@hpfcrjn.FC.HP.COM) papers on
|
|
LaserDisc topics. I have read the following :
|
|
|
|
LD Media Care & Repair Part 1 Revised: 31 Mar 90
|
|
Part 2 Revised: 28 Jul 90
|
|
Part 3 Revised: 05 Aug 90
|
|
Intro to Imported LDs Part: 1 of 3 Revised: 14 Sep 90
|
|
Part: 2 of 3 Revised: 13 Nov 89
|
|
Part: 3 of 3 Revised: 13 Nov 89
|
|
Intro to Laser Disc Revised: 29 Sep 90
|
|
Intro to Surround Sound Part 1 of 2 Revised: 18 Feb 90
|
|
Part 2 Revised: 06 Sep 90
|
|
Film/video 2-3 pulldown and "white flags" Last Revised: 06 Nov 90
|
|
Looking back: CED Revised: 14 Dec 90
|
|
(re: Capacitance Electronic Disc system)
|
|
|
|
|
|
===============================================================================
|
|
VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDING/PLAYING ([S-]VHS/[ED-]BETA/[Hi-]8MM/0.75"/etc.)
|
|
===============================================================================
|
|
Glossary - Video Tape Formats
|
|
-----------------------------
|
|
8mm Videotape format promoted by Sony and others using 8mm tape.
|
|
Beta Videotape format promoted by Sony, much less prevalent than VHS.
|
|
|
|
D1 (aka D-1) Digital tape professional format.
|
|
D2 (aka D-2) Total digital tape professional format.
|
|
ED Beta Extended Definition Beta. Higher resolution Beta format.
|
|
Hi-8 Higher resolution 8mm format using higher quality formula tape.
|
|
HiFi Higher fidelity sound encoding on videotape. Usually
|
|
implies stereo channels. Up to 20KHz frequency response.
|
|
SuperBeta Improved Beta. How???
|
|
S-VHS Super VHS. Enhanced version of VHS dictating the use of high
|
|
quality tape formulation to store higher bandwidth signal.
|
|
Can only be played in S-VHS decks and VCRs with Quasi-S-VHS
|
|
(aka Modoki) mode.
|
|
S-VHS Mark II Super VHS with digital soundtracks (in addition to
|
|
HiFi and linear track(s)).
|
|
VHS Video Home System. 1/2" tape in cassette. NTSC and PAL
|
|
composite video versions. Standard promoted by JVC & others.
|
|
VHS-C VHS Compact. Smaller cassette holding 20 minutes of VHS tape.
|
|
Usually for small camcorders. Can be played in VHS players
|
|
with an adapter (some VCRs can play VHS-C w/o an adapter).
|
|
U-Matic 3/4" cassette professional videotape format. Dying.
|
|
------------------------------
|
|
Glossary - Video Tape Time Code Standards
|
|
------------------------------
|
|
RC Sony 8mm standard?
|
|
SMPTE Society of Motion Picture and Television
|
|
VITC Vertical Interval Time Code
|
|
-----------------------------
|
|
|
|
25. What is the proper way to store video tapes?
|
|
|
|
So that the tape is flat (and the weight is not on the edge of
|
|
the tape - or it will warp/buckle) - meaning the cassette
|
|
stored upright. And not on top of your TV, VCR, oven, car
|
|
dashboard or large
|
|
magnet :-)
|
|
|
|
26. Now I am totally confused as to how one should store video tapes....
|
|
|
|
One of the smallest sides of the cassette box should be on the
|
|
bottom and the other on the top:
|
|
|
|
+----+
|
|
/ T /
|
|
/ O / |
|
|
/ P/ |
|
|
BEST +----+ |
|
|
| | |
|
|
| L |(O)|
|
|
| A | | OR ...
|
|
| B | |
|
|
| E |(O)| +---------------------------+
|
|
| L | | +---------------------------+|
|
|
| | | | ||
|
|
/ | S | + | ||
|
|
/ | I | / | ( O ) ( O ) ||
|
|
/ | D | / | ||
|
|
/ | E |/ | GHOST - 1990 |/
|
|
/ +----+ +---------------------------+
|
|
/
|
|
+--------------------------------------------------------....
|
|
| Shelf
|
|
+--------------------------------------------------------....
|
|
|
|
27. Are head cleaners bad? What is the best way to clean heads?
|
|
|
|
The cheap abrasive tapes and solvents are reputed to be.
|
|
|
|
The Scotch cleaner tapes are supposed to be safe.
|
|
|
|
Take your unit apart (some units have easier access than others)
|
|
and clean the heads with a professional head cleaning kit or
|
|
take it to a professional for servicing.
|
|
|
|
28. What is HiFi sound and how is it recorded on tape?
|
|
|
|
HiFi sound (usually found on higher-end consumer VHS VCRs and
|
|
usually stereo) is a wider frequency response signal (to 20KHz)
|
|
- than normal linear VHS audio and MTS - with
|
|
noise reduction recorded in a magnetic layer under the video
|
|
signal before (or while?) the video signal is recorded.
|
|
Since is is not a separate track from the video track it cannot
|
|
be erased or redubbed without destroying the video track.
|
|
|
|
On NTSC Beta decks the HiFi signal is not in a separate layer.
|
|
It fits in the available bandwidth of the video heads.
|
|
[credit: Bob Clements, K1BC, clements@bbn.com]
|
|
...2 head Beta is equivalent to 4 head VHS.
|
|
[credit: Richard Shetron <multics@ACM.RPI.EDU>]
|
|
|
|
29. "What is the story behind VHS (& the lack of SVHS) LP mode?"
|
|
|
|
Before EP (sometimes called SLP) was invented by JVC some
|
|
manufacturers created a mode that was twice the playing time of
|
|
SP. It was never blessed by JVC (the VHS standards keeper) -
|
|
and they superceded it with EP (which has 3 times the playing
|
|
time of SP).
|
|
|
|
Supporting multiple playing speeds properly dictates
|
|
additional heads. Therefore 4 head players are better at
|
|
displaying EP mode tapes. ( 2 head machines use a compromise)
|
|
An additional set of heads would be useful to support LP mode
|
|
in a proficient manner.
|
|
|
|
This is why most 4 head machines don't have special effects
|
|
(freeze frame, slo-mo, etc.) in LP mode.
|
|
|
|
30. What is the VCR+?
|
|
|
|
It is a device that uses the functions your remote controller
|
|
(for cable converter, VCR) supports to simplify VCR
|
|
programming. Numbers available in some newspaper TV listings
|
|
are codes which entered into it will program a VCR.
|
|
|
|
|
|
31. "Which VCR should I buy?"
|
|
|
|
The answer depends on many factors. Do you want the best
|
|
possible or the best price/performance in a particular class?
|
|
|
|
I would not recommend BETA to newcomers to the field unless
|
|
you are willing to put up with compatibility problems.
|
|
If you want to go BETA then you know what you are doing
|
|
(and up against). VHS has won the consumer VCR market,
|
|
even Sony makes VHS & SVHS equipment now and Sony's real path
|
|
for the future is in 8 and Hi-8 mm.
|
|
|
|
If you want to play a wide variety of pre-recorded material
|
|
available at your local rental outlet you should purchase
|
|
a VHS or S-VHS VCR.
|
|
|
|
If you want to record live, or copy SVHS, Hi-8 videocassettes,
|
|
LaserDiscs and other high quality video sources I would
|
|
recommend S-VHS or Hi-8mm.
|
|
|
|
If you want to do both of the above you should get an SVHS
|
|
deck.
|
|
|
|
If size and/or portability is an overriding concern get a
|
|
Hi-8mm deck (although they are very scarce and most Hi-8
|
|
camcorders will function as players).
|
|
|
|
There are generally 5 tiers of VCRs, find the best price
|
|
and brand within one for your deal:
|
|
|
|
1. $150 Lower class: 2 heads, mono audio. Some play only.
|
|
|
|
2. $200 Lower middle: HQ w/either 4 head only or 2 Head with HiFi
|
|
|
|
3. $300 Middle Class: HQ, 4 heads, HiFi, MTS/SAP, CATV ready.
|
|
(Most popular currently, I can find these for $250
|
|
sometimes for people - such as PV4060, but for just a
|
|
few $$$ more often you can get the ....)
|
|
|
|
4. $500 Upper Middle Class: Either #3 VHS with digital special
|
|
effects or #3 in SVHS.
|
|
|
|
5. $750 Upper Class: SVHS, 5+ heads, digital special effects.
|
|
|
|
6. $X000 Rich: Professional SVHS & Hi-8 decks for editing.
|
|
|
|
32. Can you put a hole in VHS tapes to record in SVHS mode on them?
|
|
|
|
Yes. The best way is to melt a hole (drilling leaves particles)
|
|
- look at an SVHS cassette to see where to make the hole.
|
|
Not all tapes produces satisfactory (video) results (high
|
|
quality tapes are better).
|
|
|
|
33. How come the RF output from my VCR (one Channel 3/4/X) lacks MTS?
|
|
|
|
The tuners in both my VCR and TV have MTS and I am playing a
|
|
HiFi tape....
|
|
|
|
It would be expensive to produce and include RF transmitter
|
|
circuitry (for VHF channel X) that would do decent MTS (using
|
|
IF) (the normal RF baseband unit is cheap). Converting HiFi to
|
|
MTS will result in a degraded audio quality anyway. Use your
|
|
stereo (L & R) VCR audio outputs to hear HiFi. Hook them up to
|
|
your stereo if your TV doesn't have stereo audio inputs.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
===============================================================================
|
|
LASERDISCS & OTHER VIDEO DISC FORMATS
|
|
===============================================================================
|
|
Glossary
|
|
---------------
|
|
CAV Constant Angular Velocity - storage/access method for a disc
|
|
media where inside tracks contain the same amount of
|
|
data as outside tracks.
|
|
CD Compact Disc standard (5" and 3" versions),
|
|
usually refers to a disc with all audio track (70+ minutes).
|
|
CD-ROM Compact Disc - Read Only Media. 5" disc containg digital
|
|
binary data tracks. Often structured according to ISO 9660
|
|
and/or High Sierra (although the data can also be structured
|
|
as a SunOS Unix File System or Macintosh filesystem, etc.).
|
|
CD+G Compact Disc plus Graphics. Mixed audio and data tracks.
|
|
I believe the graphics are encoded in the data tracks (probably
|
|
digitally compressed) and are used in some 16 bit game systems.
|
|
CDI Compact Disc Interactive. Mixed audio and less than full
|
|
(aka CD-I) frame/motion video system just getting off the ground (Fall 91).
|
|
|
|
Competing with CDTV. Some believe CDI will be able to provide
|
|
VHS quality for 72 minutes with data compression.
|
|
CDTV Commodore Dynamic TeleVision - Another 5" disc format with mixed
|
|
|
|
audio, video/graphics and binary data. Competing with CD-I.
|
|
Currently less than full frame/motion video. Just released,
|
|
primarily for interactive video games and education.
|
|
CDV Compact Disc with Video. CD format with 5 minutes of Audio and
|
|
(aka CD-V) Video, 20 minutes of audio-only. Can be played in standard
|
|
(audio-only) CD players.
|
|
CLV Constant Linear Velocity - storage/access method for a disc
|
|
media where outside tracks contain more data than
|
|
inside tracks (by reading the outside tracks at a slower
|
|
speed almost the complete density of the disc is used).
|
|
LaserVision Licensed trademark for 8" and 12" laser disc standard.
|
|
---------------
|
|
|
|
34. Is the video on laserdiscs (LDs) digitally encoded?
|
|
|
|
No. This is a popular misconception that the LD manufacturers
|
|
often gloss over. LD video is analog. The original LD audio
|
|
tracks were/are analog also, most newer LDs have CD-quality
|
|
digital stereo audio tracks as well.
|
|
|
|
===============================================================================
|
|
AUDIO
|
|
===============================================================================
|
|
Glossary - Audio
|
|
----------------
|
|
AM Amplitude Modulation - analog method of encoding audio
|
|
information (usually for broadcast) by varying the
|
|
amplitude of the signal.
|
|
Chace Licensed process of synthesizing stereo and surround
|
|
channels from audio sources where they didn't exist (by
|
|
separating and directing different frequencies to
|
|
different channels).
|
|
DBX Patented audio noise reduction method by ???.
|
|
Dolby(tm) Trademark and name of laboratory which licenses several audio
|
|
aka [)(] processing/encoding methods to preserve fidelity and reduce
|
|
noise.
|
|
Dolby Surround(tm) Dolby Labs Trademark and name of its process of
|
|
phase encoding spatial information using the 2 channels of a
|
|
(normally) stereo sound source.
|
|
Dolby Pro-Logic Surround(tm) Dolby Labs Trademark denoting a process
|
|
incorporating its standard (or meeting its criteria) for
|
|
decoding Dolby Surround(tm) into 5 channels (& speaker
|
|
placements): Center (dialog), Left Front, Right Front,
|
|
Left Rear, Right Rear.
|
|
FM Frequency Modulation - analog method of encoding audio
|
|
information by varying a (high) frequency carrier.
|
|
Q-Sound Method licensed by ????. Creates spatial sound
|
|
effects with only 2 speakers (using phase tricks).
|
|
Requires careful listener placement. One rec.video
|
|
reader reported he bought Madonna's Immaculate
|
|
Collection album set just to hear Q-Sound.
|
|
SRS Sound Retrieval System(tm). Hughes system for
|
|
creating spatial sound effects with two speakers.
|
|
Incorporated into some newer monitors/televisions.
|
|
THX 1) A licensed trademark from Lucasfilm that certifies
|
|
a that a particular theater meets their standard for
|
|
acoustic quality, audio equipment and speaker placement.
|
|
2) A method of mixing surround sound channels for a
|
|
film, with verification in a THX-certified theater.
|
|
3). A brand for (high-end) consumer audio/video gear
|
|
meeting Lucas specs.
|
|
[credit: Bob Niland rjn@FC.HP.COM]
|
|
|
|
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
|
|
|
|
[Scroll credits....]
|
|
|
|
Thanks for many answers, suggestions and posting gleanings to :
|
|
|
|
Bob Niland rjn@hpfcrjn.FC.HP.COM
|
|
B.King@ee.surrey.ac.uk (Bevis R W King)
|
|
goldberg@dtoa3.dt.navy.mil (Mark Goldberg)
|
|
wlrc@uhura.neoucom.EDU (William R. Cruce)
|
|
brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
|
|
(Andrew Klossner (uunet!tektronix!frip.WV.TEK!andrew) [UUCP]
|
|
(andrew%frip.wv.tek.com@relay.cs.net) [ARPA]
|
|
larson@snmp.sri.com (Alan Larson)
|
|
"Hugh_E._Wells.ElSegundo"@Xerox.COM
|
|
taj@hpcuhc.cup.hp.com (Tom Jack)
|
|
ben@val.com (Ben Thornton)
|
|
scott@blueeyes.kines.uiuc.edu (Scott Coleman)
|
|
David.Weaver@earth.Eng.Sun.COM (David Weaver)
|
|
Seng-Chou Timothy Chou <chou@cs.uiuc.edu>
|
|
Bob Clements, K1BC, clements@bbn.com
|
|
george@Seri.GOV (George Scott)
|
|
Richard Shetron <multics@ACM.RPI.EDU>
|
|
schuster@cup.portal.com (Michael Alan Schuster)
|
|
gpinzone@george.poly.edu (A1 gerard pinzone (ee))
|
|
dfh@dwx3bs.att.com (Dave Haertig)
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"Frank J. Wancho" WANCHO@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
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John Mc jmclachlan@draper.com
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zhu@wobbegong.cs.indiana.edu (Zheng Zhu)
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jfr@locus.com (Jon Rosen)
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ingram@hotair.enet.dec.com (Larry J. Ingram)
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Nick Sayer <mrapple@quack.sac.ca.us>
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Bill Ranck <RANCK@VTVM1.BITNET>
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bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion)
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boyajian@ruby.dec.com (Jerry Boyajian)
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kimnach@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (GREG KIMNACH)
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[end credits.... fade to black]
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Copyright 1991 H. Morrow Long
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All Rights Under Copyright Reserved
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Quoted and derivative material contributed by
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persons other than the above author/editor
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remains their intellectual property.
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Permission is granted for the automatic redistribution of this article,
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unedited, through the Usenet video newsgroups and the Internet
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VIDEOTECH Digest. Permission is granted for each Usenet reader, each
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VIDEOTECH subscriber and each person who received this article via
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electronic mail from the author to redistribute it electronically, and
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via hardcopy reproductions of this edition of this article for personal
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non-commercial uses, and provided that no material changes are made to the
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article or this copyright statement. Other uses of this material are
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prohibited without the express written consent of the author/editor,
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H. Morrow Long.
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Disclaimer: Any views expressed here are mine and do not
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necessarily represent those of Yale University.
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H. Morrow Long, Mgr of Dev., Yale Univ., Comp Sci Dept, 011 AKW, New Haven, CT
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06520-8285, VOICE: (203)-432-{1248,1254} FAX: (203)-432-0593
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INET: Long-Morrow@CS.Yale.EDU UUCP: yale!Long-Morrow BITNET: Long-Morrow@YaleCS
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WWW: http://www.cs.yale.edu/HTML/YALE/CS/HyPlans/long-morrow.html
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----------------------------end of rec.video FAQL
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From nntp.crl.com!barrnet.net!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.n
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et!wupost!gumby!yale!yale.edu!not-for-mail Wed Feb 16 12:02:07 1994
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Path: nntp.crl.com!barrnet.net!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.
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net!wupost!gumby!yale!yale.edu!not-for-mail
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From: Long-Morrow@CS.Yale.EDU (H. Morrow Long)
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Newsgroups: rec.video
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Subject: RESOURCE GUIDE for rec.video and VIDEOTECH readers.
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Followup-To: poster
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Date: 15 Feb 1994 21:54:13 -0500
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Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-2158
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Lines: 1129
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Sender: long@cs.yale.edu
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Distribution: world
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Message-ID: <2js1slINNgj8@SPARKY.CF.CS.YALE.EDU>
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Reply-To: Long-Morrow@CS.Yale.EDU (H. Morrow Long)
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NNTP-Posting-Host: sparky.cf.cs.yale.edu
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Archive-name: rec-video/resource-guide-faq
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RESOURCE GUIDE for rec.video and VIDEOTECH readers.
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This resource guide should help to forestall frequently asked
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questions as well as provide a lot of video related network
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trivia in one place.
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This version has been reformatted to 65 columns on the
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advice of Frank J. Wancho
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There are reports of a BBS providing a file listing a catalog
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of laserdiscs available (similar to the Laser Video File book).
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If this list is available on the networks or the BBS has the
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listing up and available at a phone number yet let me know.
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Help me supply some of the ????? marked data (especially phone
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numbers)!!! & more books of record (ISBN #s), high-end
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magazines & newsletters.
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=================================================================
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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=================================================================
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FAQ LISTS, SURVEYS, ELECTRONIC NEWS ARTICLES, ETC.
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ARCHIVES (Public FTP/E-Mail Repositories)
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SERVERS:WWW,Gophers,WAIS (Internet Information Services)
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SWITCHING CHANNELS (other electronic forums)
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USERS GROUPS & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
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PHONE NUMBERS (toll and toll free directory)
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Vendors
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Magazines/Periodicals
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Books
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FAQ LISTS, SURVEYS, ELECTRONIC NEWS ARTICLES, ETC.
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=================================================================
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The number of regular and semi-regular FAQ and Survey postings
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in rec.video has been expanding rapidly into specialty niches.
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1. US/CA Consumer Video FAQ for rec.video/VIDEOTECH
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Primarily oriented towards the United States and
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Canadi{an,en} consumer video neophyte. Posted around
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the middle of each month by H. Morrow Long
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(Long-Morrow@CS.Yale.EDU). Should be released around
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the same time as this RESOURCE GUIDE I hope.....
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Available via anonymous ftp in sparky.cs.yale.edu:pub/rec.video
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2. Worldwide TV Standards FAQ
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Bevis King's rec.video/VIDEOTECH Frequently Asked
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Questions and answers list relating to multistandard
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(PAL,NTSC,SECAM...) video. Posted monthly I believe.
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(I haven't seen a copy recently)
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Send correspondence to B.King@ee.surrey.ac.uk
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Available via anonymous ftp in sparky.cs.yale.edu:pub/rec.video
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3. Antenna FAQ list
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Bill Ranck's FAQ list for TV antennas made a premiere
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debut 2 Aug 91. Please send any
|
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additions/corrections/brickbats to: RANCK@VTVM1.BITNET
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(I have only seen one or two copies ever.)
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Available via anonymous ftp in sparky.cs.yale.edu:pub/rec.video
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4. Photographic Equipment/Video Mail Order Company Survey
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Douglas Blondin's survey posted to rec.photo & rec.video
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around the first of each month. Send updates/input to
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att!druhi!blondin
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5. Top Videodisc Sales: For 2 Weeks Ending Month Day, Year
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The Vidiot's bi-weekly listing of the top 25 LD's sold
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in the US by rank as well as a list of new LD releases
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(with prices) by the issuing label.
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This posting may be moving to rec.video.releases now?
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6. Bob Niland's postings on LaserDisc, IDTV and projection
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|
screen systems are definitive. Here is a list of
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|
available titles:
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1. Introduction to Laser Video Disc. Contains info on
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LD that you won't easily find anywhere else.
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Revised: 17 Oct 91
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2. Introduction to imported LDs.
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Revised: 24 Mar 91
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3. Introduction to surround sound.
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Revised: 06 Nov 91
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4. LD media quality report.
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Revised: 30 Mar 91
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5. How to return a defective LD to Pioneer.
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Revised: 17 Sep 90
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6. Introduction to Criterion Collection.
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Revised: 26 Aug 91
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7. Current Voyager Press (Criterion Collection) catalog
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summary, Revised: Monthly
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8. LD loaning agreement.
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Revised: 05 Mar 90
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9. Identifying LD mint marks.
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Revised: 05 Nov 91
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10. LD "Best Practices" suggestions for producers.
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Revised: 21 Jul 91
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11. <no longer supplied>
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12. CAV still-frame: ramblings on 3-2 pull-down and
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white flags. Revised: 04 Nov 91
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13. LD care and repair.
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Revised: 06 Jan 91
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14. LD retail sources: national mail order and
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Colorado. Revised: 21 Oct 91
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15. A summary of articles on IDTV.
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Revised: 25 Mar 91
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16. Looking back: CED
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Revised: 21 Oct 91
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17. What is a "defect"?
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Revised: 23 Oct 91
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??. Long awaited :-) paper on aspect ratios.
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Revised: real soon now
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They are often posted to rec.video, you can also request
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them from Bob Niland via Email (rjn@FC.HP.COM).
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ARCHIVES
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[Editor's Notes on Internet Anonymous FTP sites: ]
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[ ]
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[ 1. ftp hostname.subdomain.domain ]
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[ ]
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[ if the hostname is unknown or otherwise appears ]
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[ not to work try using the numeric IP address ]
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[ instead, ie. : ]
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[ ]
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[ ftp 128.36.0.3 ]
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[ ]
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[ 2. supply the word 'anonymous' in response to the ]
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[ 'login' or username prompt unless otherwise ]
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[ indicated. The username 'ftp' will often work ]
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[ also on some Unix(tm) machines. ]
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[ ]
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[ 3. supply your login name and hostname with an 'at']
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[ sign between then (E-Mail form) in response to ]
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[ the 'password' prompt. Actually you can type in]
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[ anything as the password for anonymous ftp but ]
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[ it is considered good form to supply 'user@host']
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[ 4. Once logged in you should do a 'dir' or 'ls' to ]
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[ look around. Often you will want to change your]
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[ working directory to the subdirectory 'pub' with]
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[ the FTP user command 'cd pub'. ]
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[ 5. Often there will be a file called 'readme' - ]
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[ in lower, upper or mixed case, sometimes with an]
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[ extension such as '.txt'. If you want to read ]
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[ it on the screen rather than download it to your]
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[ disk most FTP implementations allow the cmd: ]
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[ get readme - ]
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[ ]
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[ If you leave off the dash the file will be saved]
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[ to disk. If you supply a different name it will]
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[ be used as the name of the file to write to. ]
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[ ]
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[ 6. To leave most FTP client programs (ie. the glass]
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[ tty BSD-derived versions not the whizbang GUI & ]
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[ menu/button based versions now out) type 'quit'.]
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[ ]
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[ ]
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7. Public FTP repository @ SIMTEL20 (rec.video posts as
|
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VIDEOTECH digests)
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The VIDEOTECH archives are currently kept in
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PD2:<ARCHIVES.VIDEOTECH>. The current month's
|
|
correspondence is kept in VIDEOTECH-ARCHIV.TXT.
|
|
Previous months' are in yy-mm.n-TXT or yy-mm.n-TXT-Z
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files, where yy is the last two digests of the year, mm
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is the month, and n is the sequence number of the file
|
|
for that month. (The files are no larger than about
|
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385,000 bytes, except for possibly the current month,
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which may be much larger.)
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If you have access to ftp, use that. Otherwise, the
|
|
files are accessible through the LISTSERV/TRICKLE
|
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mechanisms for BITNET/EARN readers, and *may* be
|
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sub-archived somewhere on BITNET as well.
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simtel20.army.mil is also known as host
|
|
wsmr-simtel20.army.mil and is IP host 192.88.110.20 on
|
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the Internet (well MILnet actually).
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[credit: "Frank J. Wancho"
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WANCHO@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL]
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8. Public FTP repository @ sparky.CS.Yale.EDU (FAQs and tidbits)
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|
You can obtain a current copy of this file and several
|
|
of the FAQs (that I have obtained permission to
|
|
distribute such as the Antenna & Worldwide FAQs) as well
|
|
as other resources via anonymous ftp to sparky.CS.Yale.EDU, aka
|
|
128.36.31.4 look at file pub/rec.video/README
|
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After I have cleaned up two public domain systems I have
|
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found for making VHS cassette labels (one is in TeX
|
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format, the other is in PostScript(tm)) I will make them
|
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available.
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8A. Wavelet Algorithm Compression Papers and Code
|
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Repository ftp://MATH.YALE.EDU
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|
If you are interested in video (and audio) compression
|
|
methods you might want to take a look at the work of the
|
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Yale Mathematics Department's Numerical Algorithms
|
|
Research Group. Wavelets and wavelet packets are an
|
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interesting approach to obtaining fantastic compression
|
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rates for some types of audio and video (in electronic
|
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still form) data. Get the pub/README file.
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|
math.yale.edu is IP host 128.36.23.1 on the
|
|
Internet.
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9. VCR+ code reverse engineering Public FTP Repository
|
|
At XXXX - [information removed per request ]
|
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10. High End Audio Public FTP Repository @CSD4.csd.uwm.edu
|
|
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|
Archives of digests (see INFO-HIGH-AUDIO mail list) and
|
|
various projects in the anonymous ftp high-end directory.
|
|
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|
csd4.csd.uwm.edu (aka csd4.milw.wisc.edu) is IP
|
|
hosts 129.89.8.4 and 129.89.7.4 on the Internet.
|
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|
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11. IR remote computer control proj. FTP@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu
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|
Plans for the 'Zapper' (a computer controlled IR remote)
|
|
as well as a description of the Sony Control-S&L
|
|
protocols/interfaces, some code for the above and
|
|
descriptions of modifications that can be made to video
|
|
gear (Sony Sl-HF900, Panasonic AG1960, etc.).
|
|
FTP to host mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu, cd /video, get readme
|
|
|
|
mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu is IP host 128.174.201.12 on the
|
|
Internet.
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|
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|
[credit: tmkk@uiuc.edu (K. Khan) &
|
|
engwall@mtha.usc.edu (Ralph Engwall)]
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12. Movie Review FTP Repository @LCS.MIT.EDU
|
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|
|
Reviews of theatrical films are available in the
|
|
anonymous ftp subdirectory movie-reviews on
|
|
host LCS.MIT.EDU (Internet IP host 18.26.0.36).
|
|
I suggest getting (and reading) the README, FAQL
|
|
and INDEX* files first to find the particular
|
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review(s) you desire.
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|
BTW, if you are on the Internet and have an auto-
|
|
mounter running or are privileged you can NFS
|
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mount lcs.mit.edu (read-only) and experience much
|
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nicer (than FTP) browsing of the files:
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sparky% cd /net/lcs.mit.edu/common/movie-reviews
|
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sparky% ls
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00xx.dir 06xx.dir FAQL
|
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01xx.dir 07xx.dir FAQL.SF
|
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02xx.dir 08xx.dir INDEX0001-1000
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03xx.dir 09xx.dir INDEX1001-2000
|
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04xx.dir 10xx.dir README
|
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05xx.dir 11xx.dir
|
|
sparky% grep -i terminator INDEX*
|
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INDEX1001-2000:1056:REVIEW: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY:
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griffith@dweeb.fx.com (Jim Griffith)
|
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INDEX1001-2000:1057:REVIEW: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY:
|
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sksircar@phoenix.princeton.edu (Subrata Sircar)
|
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INDEX1001-2000:1058:REVIEW: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY:
|
|
rsnappy%triton.unm.edu@ariel.unm.edu (Roger Snappy Rubio)
|
|
INDEX1001-2000:1059:REVIEW: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY:
|
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leeper@mtgzy.att.com (Mark R. Leeper)
|
|
INDEX1001-2000:1076:REVIEW: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY:
|
|
frankm@microsoft.UUCP (Frank MALONEY)
|
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INDEX1001-2000:1077:REVIEW: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY:
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blj@mithrandir.cs.unh.edu (Brian L. Johnson)
|
|
sparky% more 10xx.dir/1056 10xx.dir/1057 10xx.dir/1058
|
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10xx.dir/1059 10xx.dir/1076 10xx.dir/1077
|
|
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies.reviews
|
|
Path: cbnewsj!ecl
|
|
From: griffith@dweeb.fx.com (Jim Griffith)
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Subject: REVIEW: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
|
|
Expires: Sun, 4 Aug 1991 13:00:00 GMT
|
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Reply-To: griffith@dweeb.fx.com (Jim Griffith)
|
|
Organization: FXD/Telerate, Mountain View, CA
|
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Date: Sun, 7 Jul 1991 14:27:23 GMT
|
|
Approved: ecl@cbnewsj.att.com
|
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Message-ID: <1991Jul7.142723.13581@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>
|
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Followup-To: rec.arts.movies
|
|
Summary: r.a.m.r. #01056
|
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Keywords: author=Griffith
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Sender: ecl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (Evelyn C. Leeper)
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Lines: 125
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TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
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....
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[credit: consp24@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu
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(Gregg William Riedel)]
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=================================================================
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SERVERS:WWW,Gophers,WAIS (Internet Information Services)
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=================================================================
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*** NEW! 1994 BEGIN
|
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MPEG FAQ
|
|
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http://www.crs4.it/HTML/LUIGI/MPEG/mpegfaq.html
|
|
- a great description of MPEG when you can access it
|
|
|
|
http://www.hike.te.chiba-u.ac.jp/ikeda/CIE/home.html
|
|
- CIE Color Information
|
|
|
|
A fantastic Film and Video Internet resource list published Dec 15, 93:
|
|
|
|
gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu/00/inetdirsstacks/filmvideo%3awoodgarlock
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- You want definitely want this.
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*** NEW! 1994 END
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13. "used" CD server (can also be used for listing/buying
|
|
LDs, CDVs and audio/video tapes). E-Mail queries against
|
|
database.
|
|
|
|
For information about this service, send a message to
|
|
the following electronic mail address with the string
|
|
HELP as the only word in the subject field. The address
|
|
in Internet domain format is :
|
|
|
|
used-music-server@cs.ucsb.edu
|
|
|
|
[credit: John Mc jmclachlan@draper.com]
|
|
|
|
14. Barr Digital Online Laser Disc Database
|
|
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|
BBS: THE LIBRARY in Seattle, WA
|
|
+1-206-641-7978 (8 lines in, baud rates
|
|
supported unknown)
|
|
|
|
The operators of Barr Digital (LD store) were
|
|
supposed to put their online LD listing on this
|
|
BBS system. Can someone verify this for me?
|
|
And/or tell us if the list is also available on the
|
|
Internet?
|
|
[credit: wlrc@uhura.neoucom.EDU (William R. Cruce)]
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=================================================================
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SWITCHING CHANNELS : OTHER ELECTRONIC NEWS & MAIL FORUMS
|
|
=================================================================
|
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15. Related USENET-type newsgroups and Internet maillists:
|
|
|
|
!!!! News Flash !!!!
|
|
|
|
I have sent a message calling for a Request For
|
|
Discussion for the creation of a new newsgroup
|
|
rec.video.production to the moderator of the newsgroup
|
|
news.announce.newgroups. It should also be cross- posted
|
|
in rec.video and news.groups as well as a few other
|
|
places I thought might be interested.
|
|
|
|
The discussion should take place in in news.groups (re:
|
|
naming of the new group, what hierarchy it should be
|
|
under - ie. rec, sci or misc - and the reason it should
|
|
exist).
|
|
|
|
Look for the appearence of the RFD and join in
|
|
the discussion if you have intelligent comments. After
|
|
a month long discussion period there should be a voting
|
|
period on the new Usenet newsgroup.
|
|
|
|
Permanent newgroups :
|
|
|
|
alt.3d 3D imaging, companion to 3d mailing list.
|
|
alt.binaries.multimedia Animations, scripts, aud/vid clip art.
|
|
alt.cult-movies Movies with a cult following (e.g. Rocky
|
|
Horror,Highlander,Heathers,Blade Runner)
|
|
alt.karaoke worldwide karaoke discussion newsgroup
|
|
alt.sex.movies Pretty obvious, right? NC-17, Adult XXX
|
|
alt.tv.* Discussions of TV shows, subgroups:
|
|
muppets, prisoner, simpsons, tiny-toon,
|
|
twin-peaks
|
|
aus.films Australian films.
|
|
bit.listserv.cinema-l Discussions on all forms of Cinema
|
|
bit.listserv.film-l Film making and reviews List.
|
|
clari.news.movies Reviews, news and stories on movie stars.
|
|
(Moderated)
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clari.news.tv TV schedules, news, reviews & stars.
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(Moderated)
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clari.tw.electronics Electronics makers and sellers (Moderated
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comp.graphics Computer graphics, art, animation,
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image proc.
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comp.graphics.digest Graphics s/w, h/w, theory, etc. Moderated
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comp.ivideodisc Interactive videodiscs -- uses, potential
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comp.multimedia Interactive multimedia technologies of
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all kinds
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comp.sys.amiga.multimedia Animations, video, & multimedia.
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fj.comp.image Computer graphics, art, animation,
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image proc. From Japan.
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fj.rec.animation Discussion about animated movies. -Japan.
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fj.rec.av High fidelity audio and video components.
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fj.rec.movies Reviews and discussions of movies. -Japan
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fj.rec.photo (some talk of still video photography) ""
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fj.rec.tv Talk about Television and its shows. ""
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misc.forsale Postings of equipment and media for sale.
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rec.arts.animation Discussion of various kinds of animation.
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rec.arts.anime Japanese animation fen discussion.
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rec.arts.cinema Discussion of the art of cinema.Moderated
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rec.arts.disney Discussion of any Disney-related
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subjects.
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rec.arts.misc Discussions about the arts not
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in other groups.
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rec.arts.movies Discussions of movies and movie making.
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rec.arts.movies.reviews Reviews of movies. (Moderated)
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rec.arts.sf.movies Reviews of Science Fiction movies.
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rec.arts.sf.tv Reviews of Science Fiction television shows.
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rec.arts.tv* The boob tube,its history,past &
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current shows.
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rec.audio Often cross-postings of interest.
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rec.audio.high-end ""
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rec.games.video Discussion about video games.
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rec.games.video.arcade Discussions about coin-operated
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video games.
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rec.music.video Discussion of music videos and
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music video s/w
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rec.photo (still video photography, mail
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order stores)
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rec.video.cable-tv Technical and regulatory issues
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of cable television.
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rec.video.production new group hopefully..
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rec.video.releases discussions of video releases &
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transfers, new.
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rec.video.satellite Subgroup of rec.video for TVRO,
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DBS, etc.
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sci.electronics Often has discussions at a deeper
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technical level on video topics.
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Mailing Lists :
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[Editor's Notes on network mailing lists: ]
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[ ]
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[ 1. BITNET LISTSERV mailing lists ]
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[ ]
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[ To subscribe to a BITNET listserv list you ]
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[ should usually E-Mail (unless you are on a true ]
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[ BITNET node and know how to use the other means ]
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[ of listserv enrollment I won't cover here) a ]
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[ message to the LISTSERV address at a BITNET ]
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[ hostname. If your local E-Mail system doesn't ]
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[ support the .BITNET psuedo-domain hack (ie. find]
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[ a mail gateway to the BITNET for your message) ]
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[ then you will need to modify the any BITNET ]
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[ addresses below to use your closest UUCP/USENET ]
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[ or Internet gateway to the BITNET. Change the ]
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[ 'at' sign (@) in the BITNET addresses below to a]
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[ 'percent' sign (%) and append an 'at' sign (@) &]
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[ the hostname of the gateway to the BITNET, ie: ]
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[ DUMMY-L%SOMEHOST@CunyVM.CUNY.EDU ]
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[ ]
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[ In the body of the message (usually the first ]
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[ line,you can put it on the subject line as well ]
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[ just for fun) you should put only the text: ]
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[ ]
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[ SUB LIST-L Your Name ]
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[ ]
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[ where LIST-L is the name of the mailing list and]
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[ Your Name is your full name (Firstname Lastname ]
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[ as opposed to your account, login name or E-Mail]
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[ address). To unsubscribe send the message: ]
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[ ]
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[ UNSUB LIST-L ]
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[ ]
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[ To get a list of previous articles/digests and ]
|
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[ other files that may be archived you can often ]
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[ send the following command : ]
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[ ]
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[ INDEX LIST-L ]
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[ ]
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[ You can then usually retrieve files you wan ]
|
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[ with a message of the form : ]
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[ ]
|
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[ GET LIST-L filename ]
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[ ]
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[ 2. Internet mailing lists ]
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[ ]
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[ To subscribe (and unsubscribe) to an Internet ]
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[ mailing list you usually mail to the list's ]
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[ E-Mail address and add the string "-Request" to ]
|
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[ it (ie. HDTV-LD-Lovers@Foo.Bar.EDU becomes ]
|
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[ HDTV-LD-Lovers-Request@Foo.Bar.EDU). ]
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[ ]
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[ Many of the Internet mailing lists are fed into ]
|
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[ Usenet newsgroups if you would rather read news ]
|
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[ that way (and cut down on E-Mail net traffic). ]
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[ ]
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3d-Request@bfmny0.BFM.COM
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A mailing list to discuss stereo photography
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(& cinematography and video) is now forming.
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The above address is the contact for
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subscribing ( uunet!bfmny0!3d-request is a
|
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UUCP/Usenet form of the above address).
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AUDIO-L@VMTECMEX.BITNET
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The Audio Discussion List is an unmoderated list
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that was formed to discuss all audio-related
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subjects.
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Subscription address : LISTSERV@VMTECMEX.BITNET
|
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"" message body text : SUB AUDIO-L My Name
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catv@quack.sac.ca.us
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Cable TV digest mailing list submissions. To
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join send E-Mail to catv-request@quack.sac.ca.us
|
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[credit: Nick Sayer mrapple@quack.sac.ca.us]
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europe-ld-request@ee.surrey.ac.uk
|
|
|
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To join Email list for European LaserDisc Users.
|
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[credit: B.King@ee.surrey.ac.uk]
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FILM-L@VMTECMEX.BITNET
|
|
|
|
Listserv mailing list to discuss filmmaking and
|
|
movies as an art form (among other subjects).
|
|
Subscription address : LISTSERV@VMTECMEX.BITNET
|
|
"" message body text : SUB FILM-L My Name
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INFO-HIGH-AUDIO@CSD4.csd.uwm.edu
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|
|
High end audiophile discussions from the
|
|
component to the speaker placement & room layout
|
|
layers. I believe that this mailing list and
|
|
the Usenet newsgroup rec.audio.high-end carry
|
|
the same messages (they have back-end feeds to
|
|
each other). To join send E-Mail to
|
|
INFO-HIGH-AUDIO-REQUEST@CSD4.csd.uwm.edu. For
|
|
more information contact Thomas Krueger
|
|
<tjk@CSD4.csd.uwm.edu>
|
|
[credit: netinfo/interest-groups@ftp.nisc.sri.com]
|
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MMEDIA-L@VMTECMEX.BITNET
|
|
|
|
Unmoderated listserv mailing list to discuss
|
|
multimedia subjects. For more information
|
|
contact Alejandro Kurczyn S.
|
|
<499229@VMTECMEX.BITNET>.
|
|
Subscription address : LISTSERV@VMTECMEX.BITNET
|
|
"" message body text : SUB MMEDIA-L My Name
|
|
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|
SCREEN-L@UA1VM.BITNET (aka SCREEN-L@UA1VM.UA.EDU)
|
|
|
|
Unmoderated listserv mailing list to discuss
|
|
primarily issues related to the academic study
|
|
of Film and Television. For more information
|
|
contact Jeremy Butler
|
|
( JBUTLER@UA1VM.{BITNET,UA.EDU} ).
|
|
Subscription address : LISTSERV@UA1VM.BITNET
|
|
UA1VM.UA.EDU
|
|
"" message body text : SUB SCREEN-L My Name
|
|
|
|
TV-L@TREARN.BITNET
|
|
|
|
Unmoderated listserv mailing list to discuss
|
|
television shows and movies. For more
|
|
information contact Esra (ESRA@TREARN.BITNET).
|
|
Subscription address : LISTSERV@TREARN.BITNET
|
|
"" message body text : SUB TV-L My Name
|
|
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VIDEOTECH@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
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|
|
|
as an E-Mail address automatically forwards to
|
|
the Usenet newsgroup rec.video. The Internet
|
|
VIDEOTECH digest is just a reflection of
|
|
rec.video. It's a facility for those of us who
|
|
do not have (or don't want) direct access to
|
|
Usenet. To join see I-VIDTEK below, or send
|
|
mail to VIDEOTECH-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
|
|
[credit: Selden Ball <seb@lns61.tn.cornell.edu>]
|
|
|
|
I-VIDTEK@UIUCVMD.BITNET
|
|
|
|
A Bitnet Listserv mailing list that receives
|
|
the VIDEOTECH digest.
|
|
Subscription address : LISTSERV@UIUCVMD.BITNET
|
|
"" message body text : SUB I-VIDTEK My Name
|
|
[credit: Selden Ball <seb@lns61.tn.cornell.edu>
|
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[& Frank J. Wancho <WANCHO@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL]
|
|
|
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VIDNET-L@UGA.BITNET ( aka VIDNET-L@uga.cc.uga.edu)
|
|
|
|
The Video Network Discussion List is a list that
|
|
was formed to discuss campus-wide video networks.
|
|
For more info contact John R. Stephens, Jr.
|
|
( JStephen@UGA.BITNET or JStephen@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU )
|
|
Subscription address : LISTSERV@UGA.BITNET
|
|
LISTSERV@UGA.cc.uga.edu
|
|
"" message body text : SUB VIDNET-L My Name
|
|
|
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XVIDEO@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU
|
|
|
|
This unmoderated list is set up to provide a
|
|
forum for discussing extensions to the MIT X
|
|
Window System to provide live and/or still
|
|
video. To subscribe users can send a message
|
|
to : XVIDEO-REQUEST@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU.
|
|
For more info contact the X Consortium staff
|
|
( LISTS-REQUEST@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU ).
|
|
|
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16. Commercial (for-profit) Electronic News forums on video
|
|
related issues :
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|
|
|
CompuServe (has a couple)
|
|
Broadcast Pro Forum GO BPFORUM
|
|
Consumer Elect. Forum GO CEFORUM
|
|
Journalism Forum GO JFORUM
|
|
Media Newsletters GO MEDIANEWS
|
|
(surcharged per article read)
|
|
Multimedia Forum GO MULTIMEDIA
|
|
|
|
The Broadcast Professional forum covers TV,
|
|
Radio, FCC rules, CATV, broadcast engineering,
|
|
and has a jobs listing. The busiest part of this
|
|
forum is usually the TV/Radio personalities
|
|
column which talks about talent at various
|
|
stations around the country.
|
|
|
|
The Consumer Electronic forum covers audio and
|
|
video, hardware and software, film, theatres,
|
|
cable TV, satellite systems, telephone/fax
|
|
products, mobile office/cellular and has a for
|
|
sale column. Much busier forum than the pro
|
|
forum.
|
|
[credit : Steve Kreisel
|
|
<stevek@cup.portal.com>]
|
|
|
|
DELPHI (online information service) 1-800-544-4005
|
|
"Videomaker Magazine's" VIDEO FORUM 1-617-491-3393
|
|
Using computer & modem dial 1-800-365-4636
|
|
Username : JOINDELPHI (Tymnet local
|
|
access also)
|
|
Password : VIDEOFORUM ($9.95 mem fee,
|
|
$6/hr connect)
|
|
|
|
Prodigy?
|
|
Source?
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|
|
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=================================================================
|
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USERS GROUPS & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
|
|
=================================================================
|
|
17. "Users"/Enthusiasts Groups
|
|
|
|
AVNN - Amateur Video News Network 1-800-521-1961
|
|
|
|
18. Professional Associations
|
|
|
|
SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and
|
|
Television Engineeers), 595 W.
|
|
Hartsdale Ave,
|
|
White Plains,
|
|
NY 10607.
|
|
|
|
They publish an excellent series of books on all
|
|
aspects of television engineering, including
|
|
recording and the Journal of the Society will
|
|
keep you up-to-date an the latest research and
|
|
production technology. You can also buy their
|
|
books if you are not a member, write to them.
|
|
SMPTE also publish Standards, Recommended
|
|
Practices and Engineering Guidelines which are
|
|
the industry's holy scriptures.
|
|
[credit: AVFILM2@WATDCS.UWATERLOO.CA (Mark
|
|
Ritchie)]
|
|
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|
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PHONE NUMBERS (toll and toll free directory)
|
|
=================================================================
|
|
*** Phone numbers. The editorial staff does not endorse or ***
|
|
*** necessarily approve of any particular vendor by listing ***
|
|
*** names and phone numbers here. Similarly the omission of ***
|
|
*** a particular vendor does not imply disapproval. I have ***
|
|
*** chosen not to list vendors that (soley or primarily make ***
|
|
*** or sell) products that are not clearly legally available ***
|
|
*** in all countries/states (ie. CATV converters/descramblers,***
|
|
*** MacroVision(TM) eliminators, etc.). ***
|
|
|
|
Credit to wlrc@uhura.neoucom.EDU (William R. Cruce) and
|
|
Larry Schwarcz <lrs@hpindzl.cup.hp.com> for sending me
|
|
many phone numbers since the last issue.
|
|
|
|
Bevis R W King is going to send me some UK and other Euronumbers
|
|
(soon????) to add. Make sure you check the leading digits of
|
|
telephone numbers then BEFORE dialing or you may find yourself
|
|
running up big bills using the crossbars (or digital ISDN
|
|
equivalents) in EC PTT switches.
|
|
|
|
19. Major Manufacturers/Vendors customer service phone #s:
|
|
|
|
Canon 800-892-0200
|
|
Canon 516-876-6500 parts-New York
|
|
Canon 714-850-6376 parts-Los
|
|
Angeles
|
|
Canon 516-933-6300 info
|
|
Chinon 1-800-345-CHINON
|
|
Funai USA Corp. 201-288-2666 parts, also Symphonic
|
|
Fuji Ten Corp. 800-423-8161
|
|
" 213-513-0411
|
|
General Electric 800-447-1700 24hr
|
|
Goldstar 800-221-0404 parts New York (exc. NY
|
|
Goldstar 718-786-2229 "" "" (In NY)
|
|
Goldstar 800-252-7788 "" Chicago (exc. IL)
|
|
Goldstar 800-537-6757 "" "" (In IL)
|
|
Goldstar 800-382-8222 "" LA (exc. CA)
|
|
Goldstar 213-721-2227 "" "" (In CA)
|
|
Goldstar 800-222-6457 service info
|
|
Hitachi 800-262-1502
|
|
" 213-537-8383
|
|
" 800-HITACHI parts sale thru distrib
|
|
J.C. Penney 800-527-7115 prefer serv agents only
|
|
JVC 800-252-5722 customer service
|
|
" 800-537-5722 service info
|
|
" 800-252-5722 Receivers, CD Players
|
|
" 800-526-5308 TVs, VCRs,
|
|
Camcorders
|
|
" 201-794-3900 (voice)
|
|
PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS DIV
|
|
" 201-523-3601 (fax) "
|
|
Mitsubishi (& Akai,MGA) 714-220-1464 offhours answering mach
|
|
" 800-553-PART parts orders
|
|
" 714-220-4792 ""
|
|
NEC 800-366-5213 (also CompuServe E-Mail
|
|
" 708-860-0335 (addr : NHE:PARTSDEPT)
|
|
Nikon ????????????
|
|
Olympus Consumer Prod 800-433-0880
|
|
Panasonic+Quasar+Technics
|
|
" 201-348-9090 customer service
|
|
" 800-447-4700 service info
|
|
Panasonic Pro/Ind Vid 201-348-7620 Eastern Zone
|
|
" 708-981-4826 Central Zone
|
|
" 817-685-1117 Southern Zone: Dallas
|
|
" 404-925-6841 Southern Zone: Atlanta
|
|
" 206-285-8883 Western Zone: Seattle
|
|
" 714-373-7275 Western Zone: LA
|
|
Philips +Magnavox
|
|
+Sylvania+Philco
|
|
+Crosley 800-851-8885 parts 8a-11p EST
|
|
M-F, 9a-3:30p EST Sat
|
|
"" 615-475-0317 8a-8p EST M-F
|
|
Pioneer 800-628-7587 hotline
|
|
" 800-421-1404
|
|
" 800-457-2881 Parts/Manuals
|
|
Proton 800-829-3444
|
|
" 800-772-0172 info (outside CA)
|
|
" 800-428-1006 info (inside CA)
|
|
RCA 800-336-1900 24hr
|
|
RCA/ProScan 800-PRO-SCAN Proscan line
|
|
Ricoh ????????????
|
|
Sharp 800-526-0264
|
|
" 201-512-0055
|
|
" 800-447-4400 service info
|
|
Sony 800-222-SONY Toll-free info
|
|
" 201-930-SONY East Coast US region
|
|
" 708-250-SONY MidWest US region
|
|
" 714-821-SONY West Coast US region
|
|
" 201-529-1655 NY service
|
|
" 201-529-1648 NY parts
|
|
" 818-842-7669 LA service
|
|
" 818-842-4002 LA parts
|
|
" 708-647-2400 Chicago service
|
|
" 708-647-2410 Chicago parts
|
|
" 816-891-7750 Sony service lit. (mainly
|
|
Tandy/Radio Shack 800-442-2425 Parts
|
|
" 817-870-5600 ""
|
|
Teac America 213-726-0303 parts (x720 - consumer A/V
|
|
Toshiba 800-631-3811
|
|
Zenith 708-671-7550
|
|
|
|
20. Specialty/Minor Manufacturers/Vendors phone #s:
|
|
|
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Autodesk 1-800-525-2763 Animation/graphics s/w
|
|
Azden 1-516-328-7500 Editing & misc A/V equip
|
|
Bogen 1-201-818-9500 Tripods & Lights
|
|
Caption Decoder(?) 1-800-426-3149 (evening). Closed Capt.
|
|
Cinema Products 1-800-955-5025 Steadicam Jr
|
|
Cool-Lux 1-800-223-2589 Lights
|
|
Digital Creations 1-916-344-4825 Amiga video (h/w?) &s/w
|
|
EEG enterprises 1-516-293-7472 broadcast qlty
|
|
CC {en,de}coders
|
|
FAST 1-508-655-FAST Electronic Video Machine
|
|
1-508-650-0447 fax #
|
|
Harmonic Research 1-201-652-3277 RGB dist h/w,
|
|
ie.2X2 xpoint swtch
|
|
Attn: James W.
|
|
Harrigfeld
|
|
Home Control Concepts 1-619-693-8887 Computer interface IR
|
|
controller
|
|
Instant Replay 1-800-749-8779 multistandard
|
|
VCRs,etc.
|
|
" 1-800-225-7778
|
|
" 1-305-854-8777
|
|
" 1-305-858-9053 (Fax)
|
|
Lenmar 1-213-532-0994 Lights
|
|
NCI 1-800-533-9673 (voice,Nat'l Captioning
|
|
Inst. CC
|
|
" -8337 (TDD)
|
|
RGB Spectrum 1-415-848-0180 scan converters
|
|
-computer video
|
|
SIGMA 1-516-585-1144 wide/tele zoom lens
|
|
converters
|
|
SIMA 1-708-679-7462 Movie/Slide xfer
|
|
kits, lights
|
|
SLIK 1-914-347-2223 Tripods
|
|
Smith-Victor 1-800-348-9862 Lights
|
|
SunPak 1-201-342-2400 Camcorder lights
|
|
Tokina Optical Corp. 1-213-537-9380 camcorder conversion
|
|
lenses
|
|
Videonics 1-800-338-EDIT Editors/Char Gen
|
|
" 1-408-866-8300
|
|
VisionPerfect 1-713-621-2808 Videotape clean/rewinder
|
|
1-713-621-1639 (Fax)
|
|
Vidicraft 1-800-999-5975 RF xmit/rcvr, baseband
|
|
& RF inputs
|
|
1-503-626-1918 (in Oregon )
|
|
|
|
21. Studios/Distributors
|
|
|
|
Buena Vista Home Video 1-818-560-1000 (also Disney&Touchstone)
|
|
CBS/Fox Video 1-212-819-3200
|
|
Carolco 1-213-850-8800 they use Tri-Star for
|
|
distribution & own IVE
|
|
Connoisseur Video Coll. 1-213-653-8873
|
|
Criterion Collection 1-213-451-1383 special edition
|
|
LDs
|
|
Electra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
|
|
Elektra Entertainment 1-213-288-3800 music video tapes
|
|
EVD ??????????????
|
|
Festival Productions 1-213-450-8859
|
|
Festival Foreign 1-213-737-3500 Video/Records
|
|
Fox/Lorber Home Video 1-212-686-6777
|
|
Fries Entertainment 1-213-466-2266
|
|
Hanna-Barbera 1-213-851-5000
|
|
HBO Video 1-212-512-1000
|
|
Home Vision ?????????????? opera
|
|
Image Entertainment 1-800-473-3475 LDs
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" 1-213-468-8867
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IVE 1-818-908-0303 (also FHE)
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JCI ??????????????
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Kino ??????????????
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LIVE ??????????????
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Media ??????????????
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MCA/Universal Home Vid 1-818-777-4315
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MGM/UA Home Video 1-800-443-5500 (x798 orders)
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" 1-213-280-6000
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MPI Home Video 1-708-687-7881
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Mystic Fire ??????????????
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Nelson Entertainment 1-213-285-6000
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New Yorker ??????????????
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Orion(R) Home Video ??????????????
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Orion Pictures 1-213-282-0550
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Pioneer 1-800-421-1404 LDCA (Laserdisc)
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" 1-213-835-6177
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Polygram Int'l. 1-213-467-3197 music video tapes
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Polygram Pictures 1-213-477-5232
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Prism Entertainment 1-213-277-3270
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Procenium ?????????????? music video - opera
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Public Media Video 1-313-878-7300
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RCA/Columbia ??????????????
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Random House Home Video 1-212-254-1600
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Republic Pictures 1-213-306-4040
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Turner Broadcast Systems 404-827-1700 TBS,TNT (& TBS,WTBS?)
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Turner/RKO Pictures 1-213-277-0707 Home of colorization
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TriStar ??????????????? Tri-Star??
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Unicorn Video 1-818-407-1333
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Vidmark Entertainment 1-213-399-8877
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Virgin Records 1-213-278-1181 music video tapes
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Warner Home Video 1-818-954-6000
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White Star ??????????????
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22. Disc/Tape Vendors phone #s:
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01 Laser & Video 1-800-342-9715 LDs & tapes
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" 1-714-848-4034
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" 1-714-841-3304 (FAX)
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Barr Digital 1-206-861-4505 voice
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" 1-206-861-4504 fax
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" 1-800-274-7002 orders only
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Columbia House 1-800-544-4431 CBS LD&Video Club
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1-800-262-2001 for orders only
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1-800-457-0866 cust. srv 8a-12EST 7days
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Ken Crane's 1-800-624-3078 LDs
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" 1-800-626-1768 (in Calif.)
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" 1-714-892-2283
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LaserDisc Fan Club 1-800-322-2285 MF 7a-7pPST,
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Sat-Sun 8a-5pPST
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Laser World 1-800-343-9211 LDs
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Movies Unlimited 1-800-523-0823
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Reference Recordings 1-800-336-8866 A Video Standard LD101
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Sight & Sound 1-617-894-8633 LDs
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Super Source Video 1-800-331-6304 S-VHS pre-recorded
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releases
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Tewksbury Audio Video 1-908-832-9064 voice
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" 1-908-832-6363 fax
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Video Direct 1-800-255-5013 tapes
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23. Special "Hardware" Mail Order Stores phone #s:
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Innovation Specialties 1-800-222-8228 Nady wireless audio
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recording devices
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" 1-800-624-1784 in California
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Jorrin Enterprises P.O. Box 1035, Erasable/Reusable
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Champlain NY 12915-1035 tape labels
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Pro. Label Service 1-301-598-2357 printer pin-feed tape
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labels
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Smile Photo (NYC) 1-800-366-6993 SVHS tape, Y/C cables
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1-800-372-3700 (one of my fav mail order
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Tape World 1-800-245-6000 Butler, PA, tape in qty
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24. Magazines/Periodicals
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LDN 1-212-242-3324 Laser Disc Newsletter
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$35US/yr
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Laser Scene (formerly Laser Views) [monthly, $25/yr, U.S.]
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c/o Scott Hughes
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386 Noe Street
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San Francisco CA 94114
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no phone no. given
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The Perfect Vision 1-800-825-0061 TPV (videophile hi-end
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" (disconnected) 1-800-222-3201 customer service
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" 1-516-671-6342 (NY)
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" 1-516-676-5469 (fax)
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last two issues of this fine publication (# 10 and 11).
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The Perfect Vision
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POB 357
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Sea Cliff, NY 11579
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$7.50 ea. $26/yr US, $34/yr Canada, $41/yr overseas.
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Pond Scum 1-818-342-7886 [monthly, $21/yr, U.S.]
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[laserdisc reviews]
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J & R Frogg
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19126-6 Haynes St.
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Reseda, CA 91335
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TV Guide 215-293-8500 vcr+ codes
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News America Publications
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Video 1-212-947-6500 general
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1-212-947-6727 (fax)
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Videomaker(tm) 1-815-734-4151 amateur camcorder/editing
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PO Box 4195 Chico, CA 95927
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1-916-891-8410 non-subscription questions
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Video PROphiles 1-603-924-0100 (for serious video users)
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(dead?, postponed?) IDG Communications
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Only published one issue?
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Video Review 1-800-234-8193 general
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1-303-447-9330 Alaska,Colorado,Hawaii,
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Canada
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Video Theater (editor J.Gordon Holt)
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[as often as possible :-), $16 for 6 issues, U.S.]
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1215 Ravenwood Rd.
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Boulder, CO 80303
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303-499-4557
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25. "Good" Books - suggest some of your favorites
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Leonard Maltin's TV Movies & Video Guide 1991
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Halliwells Several books on movies 1991
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Douglas Pratt The Laser Video Companion (1988)
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ISBN 0-918432-86-3
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SAMS Annual Index. 1-800-428-SAMS
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complete listing of mfgr addrs
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& phone #s (& distributors).
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Loughney, Katharine. Film, television, and video periodicals :
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a comprehensive annotated list
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New York : Garland Pub., 1991.
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xv, 431 p. ; 23 cm. Garland reference
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library of the humanities. vol. 1032
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Premiere Premiere Guide to Movies on Video
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edited by Howard Karren.
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1st HarperPerennial ed.
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New York, N.Y. : HarperPerennial, 1991.
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Nowlan, Robert A. The films of the eighties :
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Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan.
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Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 1991.
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A complete, qualitative filmography to
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over 3400 feature-length English
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language films, theatrical and
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video-only, released between January 1,
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1980, and December 31, 1989
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LASER VIDEO DISC COMPANION
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reviews from Laser Disc Newsletter have been compiled in
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a book, LASER VIDEO DISC COMPANION. The 2nd edition is
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due out in October. Price is $24.95 including shipping
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before Sept.30, higher afterwards. Published by New
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York Zoetrope. CAll 1-800-CHAPLIN or 1-212-420-1098/1059
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[credit: William L.R. Cruce, wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu]
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Laser Video File
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Laser Video File
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[semi-annually, $3.50 each at store]
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[$9.95/yr, $17.95/2 yr including postage, U.S.]
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PO Box 828
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Westwood, NJ 07675
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no phone no. given
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[credit: William L.R. Cruce, wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu]
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AVID Amiga Video newsletter
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1.5+ years old 24+ page magazine newsletter for people
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who use the Amiga in a video production environment.
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September 1991 issue was > 60 pages. If you would like
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to see a sample (no obligation) issue you can request
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one by:
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1)Writing to: AVID, 415-112 N. Mary Ave. #207, Sunnyvale,
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CA 94086
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2) Calling: voice (408) 252-0508 or FAX (408) 725-8035
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3) E-Mail: AVID@cup.portal.com
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[credit: Jim Plant-Publisher, AVID@cup.portal.com]
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[Scroll credits....]
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Thanks to many for advice and postings including:
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Bob Niland rjn@hpfcrjn.FC.HP.COM
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B.King@ee.surrey.ac.uk (Bevis R W King)
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goldberg@dtoa3.dt.navy.mil (Mark Goldberg)
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wlrc@uhura.neoucom.EDU (William R. Cruce)
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brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot)
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(Andrew Klossner
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(uunet!tektronix!frip.WV.TEK!andrew) [UUCP]
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(andrew%frip.wv.tek.com@relay.cs.net)
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[ARPA]
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larson@snmp.sri.com (Alan Larson)
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"Hugh_E._Wells.ElSegundo"@Xerox.COM
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taj@hpcuhc.cup.hp.com (Tom Jack)
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ben@val.com (Ben Thornton)
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scott@blueeyes.kines.uiuc.edu (Scott Coleman)
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David.Weaver@earth.Eng.Sun.COM (David Weaver)
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Seng-Chou Timothy Chou <chou@cs.uiuc.edu>
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Bob Clements, K1BC, clements@bbn.com
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george@Seri.GOV (George Scott)
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Richard Shetron <multics@ACM.RPI.EDU>
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schuster@cup.portal.com (Michael Alan Schuster)
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gpinzone@george.poly.edu (A1 gerard pinzone (ee))
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dfh@dwx3bs.att.com (Dave Haertig)
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"Frank J. Wancho" WANCHO@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
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John Mc jmclachlan@draper.com
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zhu@wobbegong.cs.indiana.edu (Zheng Zhu)
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jfr@locus.com (Jon Rosen)
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Steve Kreisel <stevek@cup.portal.com>
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ingram@hotair.enet.dec.com (Larry J. Ingram)
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Nick Sayer <mrapple@quack.sac.ca.us>
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Bill Ranck <RANCK@VTVM1.BITNET>
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AVFILM2@WATDCS.UWATERLOO.CA (Mark Ritchie)
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Selden Ball <seb@lns61.tn.cornell.edu>
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ckoch@BBN.COM (Carter Koch)
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Alejandro Kurczyn S.
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netinfo/interest-groups@ftp.nisc.sri.com
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(Internet List-of-Lists)
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Jim Plant <AVID@cup.portal.com>
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Larry Schwarcz <lrs@hpindzl.cup.hp.com>
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trebor@homxc.att.com (Robert G Egan)
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robe@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (robert.g.egan) (same as above?)
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tmkk@uiuc.edu (K. Khan)
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engwall@mtha.usc.edu (Ralph Engwall)
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consp24@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu (Gregg William Riedel)
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David G. Welton <dgwelton@ecst.csuchico.edu>
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0004861036@mcimail.com (James Millick)
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Copyright 1991 H. Morrow Long
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All Rights Under Copyright Reserved
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Quoted and derivative material contributed by
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persons other than the above author/editor
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remains their intellectual property.
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Permission is granted for the automatic redistribution of
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this article in original form, through the Usenet rec.video
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newsgroup, the Internet VIDEOTECH Digest and BITNET I-VIDTEK
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(LISTSERV) mailing list. Permission is granted for each
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Usenet reader, each VIDEOTECH or I-VIDTEK subscriber and
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each person who received this article via electronic mail
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from the author to redistribute it electronically, and via
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hardcopy reproductions of this edition of this article for
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personal non-commercial uses, and provided that no material
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changes are made to the article or this copyright statement.
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Other uses of this material are prohibited without the
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express written consent of the editor, H. Morrow Long.
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Disclaimer: Any views expressed here are mine and do not
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necessarily represent those of Yale University.
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H. Morrow Long, Mgr of Dev., Yale Univ., Comp Sci Dept, 011 AKW, New Haven, CT
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06520-8285, VOICE: (203)-432-{1248,1254} FAX: (203)-432-0593
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INET: Long-Morrow@CS.Yale.EDU UUCP: yale!Long-Morrow BITNET: Long-Morrow@YaleCS
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WWW: http://www.cs.yale.edu/HTML/YALE/CS/HyPlans/long-morrow.html
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