DVL-Digest 1067 - Postings: Index Field editing systems Invention of tape: was 16mm film camera and telecine - (2) Field editing systems - "Perry Mitchell" From: Wulf Grimbly I am currently reviewing options for field-based/mobile editing solutions, and would very much like to hear any feedback from users with real-world experience of such systems: pros, cons, recommendations, what to watch out for, etc. I am particularly concerned about effects of varied climates (heat/humidity) on such systems, i.e. in Asian, South American countries. I am currently leaning towards the G4 Powerbook/FCP combo, mainly because we already use FCP and I am very familiar with Macs. However, I try and be as platform-agnostic as possible about solutions and am open to all suggestions. For instance I have heard good things about FAST purple as a mobile solution, but know very little about it, save for what is on the Optex website. These need to be truly mobile systems and will be used in places where there is often little or no technical resource available (the first application will be in Cambodia), so stability and robustness are key. We will also have to train people who may be unfamiliar with NLE, so ease-of-use is a consideration (although I am setting sights a little higher than iMovie). Invention of tape: was 16mm film camera and telecine - "Perry Mitchell" From: Randy Quimpo 1. When WAS tape invented? Who invented it? Invention of tape: was 16mm film camera and telecine - "Perry Mitchell" From: Danny Grizzle >Of course, video tape production wasn't exactly reduced to a manufacturing science at that point in time. Word was, the Ampex engineers were hand coating ribbons of substrate using paint brushes, trying to find a binder that would withstand the abuse dished out by the VTR head drum. >edit< Added to this is the fact that all this was done before the age of digital electronics. The end result was these machines were giant floor-standing units, incredibly expensive -- something like ,000, which would probably translate into maybe -3 million each today. Not only that, but they were very high maintenance, requiring a highly skilled engineer on duty at all times. >edit< As the story goes, the Ampex marketing people looked at what the company had wrought, and reported that the worldwide market for video recorders would be saturated with under 100 units sold. That's when they decided to sell off some key patents to the Japanese in order to offset development costs... Others here will know the true details better than me - the "facts" I've heard sound embellished. But it is an interesting story.< (diese posts stammen von der DV-L Mailingliste - THX to Adam Wilt and Perry Mitchell :-) [up] |
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