<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>At the NBC affiliate I worked at, we had only Sony 1" machines, a couple of RCA branded TH-1000's and 1100's, an a couple of BVH-2000's.</div><div><br></div><div>After we took over the ABC affiliate in one of those LMA agreements, we took in a VPR-2b and a VPR-80.</div><div><br></div><div>Either I had heard about the VPR-2b's jogging or had to ask, but it was a really cool feature to experience, and seemed so natural.</div><div><br></div><div>Years later and I'm at a station with Panasonic DVC-PRO machines. Tape ballistics, what's that? They responded like a boom-box cassette player. :(</div><br><div><div>On Mar 11, 2011, at 5:49 PM, David Crosthwait wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Gary,<div><br></div><div>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">Ampex was the absolute best at designing such systems. Very good at DC servos for max acceleration and deceleration with a gentle touch... </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">On the 1” machines, the ability to grab a reel and move it to jog the tape by hand. Nice touch. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; ">"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; "><br></span></div><div>I'd say that's why so many NBC sports slo-mo guys from NYC preferred a truck with 1" VPR 2's so as to be able to grab the reels and do the slo-mo by hand, as apposed to the controller running the transport. The VPR 2 most likely would not spill tape if done right, a must on live sports.</div><div><br></div><div>Don's truck had VPR 2's. Ran them on NFL football in Miami in the 80's.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span><Ampex-VPR-2.jpg_250_250_0_70_1_50_50.jpg></span></div><div><br></div><div>David</div><div>(So-mo operator back then...)</div><div><a href="http://www.dcvideo.com/">www.dcvideo.com</a></div><div><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>