<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Ted,<div><br></div><div>Let me look into that.</div><div><br></div><div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">David Crosthwait<br>DC Video<font class="Apple-style-span" size="2"><br><a href="mailto:david@dcvideo.com">david@dcvideo.com</a><br>www.dcvideo.com<br>Follow DC Video on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dcvideo" style="font-style: normal; ">https://www.facebook.com/dcvideo</a><br></font><br><br></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></span>
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<br><div><div>On Aug 21, 2012, at 4:13 PM, Ted Langdell wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><br><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Great details, David!<div><br></div><div>Do you have any ideas(s) where the mentioned Burbank Quad gear went?</div><div><br></div><div>Also, when the original 1957 Ampex VR- series and RCA TRT-series gear departed Burbank... and where it went?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Ted</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Aug 21, 2012, at 3:59 PM, David Crosthwait wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><br><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>NBC Burbank had two Sony BVH 1000's/BVT 1000's in C format in the tape room in 1979. I believe one of the uses of this pair of machines was for Real People, a George Schlatter production (he had an edit bay with early VPR's or BVH's off the lot). Burbank's edit 4 had a CMX 340 with four BVH 1100's as their only one-inch bay in May of '79. For about 24 months onward, BVH 1100 or 1100A's were replacing RCA 2" gear. The six VR 2000's were some of the last quads to be taken out of service, with most quads going away about 1982 except for the TCR's. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was a late adopter of 1" type C but not until the BVH 2000's arrived in 1981-82 IIRC. There may have been a TR 70 that stayed around for a few more years for the rouge 2" spot reel that came in till about 1985. A lot of syndicated programming i.e. Don Kirshner's Rock Concert continued to come in-house well into the 80's on 2" quad. But having a zone delay/production tape room on two distinct formats caused all sorts of juggling in scheduling, hence the conversion to 1" could not have happened fast enough for management or the group six desk.</div><div><br></div><div>One of the two early, original Sony BVH 1000/BVT 1000 (TBC up above) type C units can be seen on the far right of the shot below (note also the vintage blue NBC Brand "X" DA's above Connie's head):</div><div><br></div><div><span><BVH 1000.jpeg></span></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1826510694932&set=a.1239751666323.2033527.1005211240&type=3&theater">https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1826510694932&set=a.1239751666323.2033527.1005211240&type=3&theater</a></div><div><br></div><div>It might be noted here that never was there an AVR installed in the 3000 West Alameda facility. The last quads purchased were TR 70 C's and TR 600A's (the latter was for an edit bay, budgeted/designed for AVR-3's, a story to be told later)</div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br>Best Regards,<br><br>David Crosthwait<br>DC Video<br><i style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; ">Videotape transfers and more!</i><br><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="2">177 West Magnolia Blvd.<br>Burbank, CA. 91502<br>818-563-1073<br>818-563-1177 (fax)<br>818-285-9942 (cell)<br><br><a href="mailto:david@dcvideo.com">david@dcvideo.com</a><br><a href="http://www.dcvideo.com/">www.dcvideo.com</a><br><br>Follow DC Video on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dcvideo">https://www.facebook.com/dcvideo</a><br></font><br><br></div></span></div></span></div></div></div>
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<br><div><div>On Aug 21, 2012, at 8:52 AM, Wayne Watson wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><br>I was in sales for Ampex in Canada from 1981 to 1993. I would say the big "C" format years were from 1979 to 1990.<br><br>Sent from my iPad<br><br><br>On 2012-08-21, at 12:19 AM, "Dennis Degan" <<a href="mailto:DennyD1@verizon.net">DennyD1@verizon.net</a>> wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> On Aug 20, 2012, at 8:03 PM, David Perrussel wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Overall, when did the "Big 3" networks (ABC, NBC, CBS and even PBS <br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">for that matter) start the transition from 2" Quad to 1" Type C or <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">similar formats?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> I answer:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> Since the Type C format was first shown in 1977, VTRs found their way <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">into tape rooms starting around 1978. Here are 3 photos of NBC's very <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">first machines as they were installed in 1978:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515329174/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515329174/</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515328974/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515328974/</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515355785/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515355785/</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> David said:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">I'm sure it was over a period of time, but I'm wondering when the <br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">transition to 1" really started to get going, pushing out 2" Quad to <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">backup status?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">For example, when did NBC start to use 1" for the Tonight Show <br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">instead of 2" Quad?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> I reply:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> I was in NY, not Burbank, but the transition, started in 1978, was <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">complete in 30 Rock around 1982 or so. Most likely, the same was true <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">in Burbank.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> David:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite">Also, while I'm on the subject, when did 1" Type C start to end <br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">it's reign and other formats started to take over?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> I answer:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> Again, there was a considerable transition period. BetaCam, followed <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">by Beta SP started to become prevalent in the mid 1980's. D2 digital <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Composite VTRs helped push out 1-inch starting in 1989. We were still <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">using all these formats until 1995. Then, it became mostly D2 for us <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">at Unitel Video, NY. Unitel had 4 Type C VTR's in every edit room, <br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">but they stood mostly silent at that point. Here's an example:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/557702480/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/557702480/</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> NBC Today Show, New York<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Please trim posts to relevant info when replying.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Change subject to reflect thread direction. 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