<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Ed,<div><br></div><div>Certainly the AVR-1 makes great pictures. With the cameras back in the day, I'd suggest both VTRs would look about the same. Test signals would probably reveal any differences.</div><div><br></div><div>Here is a short clip of a transfer done through the NEC TBC. I'm not sure what the AVR-1 would do to make a better image. You'll see a TK-42 on the right side of the frame.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVXaSWVwNwM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVXaSWVwNwM</a></div><div><br></div><div>I did do a comparison between the NEC and a "stock" 1200B. Of course the compression on YouTube reduces the differences. Both sides of the split screen look similar.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I95CbfX0puk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I95CbfX0puk</a></div><div><br></div><div>The final playback depends on the source tape, of course. I have transferred tapes recorded in the early 80s that looked fantastic. The color bars looked like they came direct from a generator. And then I have tapes that were poorly recorded and contain unrecoverable errors.</div><div><br></div><div>I'd like to hear other comments on the AVR-2 and 3. Would those be any better at the LOC?</div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
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<br><div><div>On Aug 9, 2013, at 5:26 AM, Ed Reitan <<a href="mailto:ereitan@novia.net">ereitan@novia.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080">Hi Park,</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080">A shoot-off is in order between the
AVR-1 and the 2K machines to prove that point. </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080">However the AVR-1 does it, it does
it well - the incredible <strong>lack of color banding of any kind</strong>
(amplitude or color phase) is one of its outstanding virtues.
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080">During the Astaire restoration I
simultaneously fed embryonic video from the AVR-1 through the NEC TBC **, and
through the normal path of post- video and TBC processing in the AVR-1.
The final AVR-1 output was superior in color fidelity and stability (in my
humble opinion)</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080">The one thing the AVR-1 does not have is a
facility for playing heterodyne dub tapes</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080">Ed Reitan</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080">** the NEC TBC had been provided by Ken Zin
- thanks Ken <strong>!</strong></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080"></font> </div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><b>From:</b>
<a title="park@videopark.com" href="mailto:park@videopark.com">C. Park
Seward</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com" href="mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com">Quad List</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 07, 2013 3:42
PM</div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [QuadList] Library of
congress and quads</div>
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<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><hr><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>Ed,
<div><br></div>
<div>According to the reel hold-down hubs, that 2k has been "Merlinized". If
it has the 10 bit NEC TBC, I'd suggest it is making pictures as good as any
AVR-1.<br>
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<div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">Best,</div>
<div>Park</div>
<div><br></div></div>
<div>C. Park Seward</div>
<div>Cell: 818-535-2747</div>
<div>Home: 541-476-6657</div>
<div>2" Quad and 1" "C" transfers</div>
<div>The Transfer Lab at Video Park</div>
<div>Visit us: <a href="http://www.videopark.com/">http://www.videopark.com</a></div></span></div></span></div></span></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span></div></span></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br>
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<div>On Aug 7, 2013, at 1:30 PM, Ed Reitan <<a href="mailto:ereitan@novia.net">ereitan@novia.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080">Hi Guys,</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080">About a year ago, James O'Neal of
Television Technology contacted me. </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080">He wanted to know if I knew of an Ampex
AVR-1 that could be directed to the LOC.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080">He was suggesting to them that
they should have an AVR- 1 in their restoration stable. </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080">I am truly surprised that the LOC is
using 2000's instead of the much better performing AVR-1.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080">Can we work together to get an AVR-1 to
them?</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" color="#000080">Ed Reitan</font></div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><b>From:</b>
<a title="david@dcvideo.com" href="mailto:david@dcvideo.com">David
Crosthwait</a> </div>
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congress and quads</div>
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<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>I believe this is the
report:
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<div><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57596237/library-of-congress-races-to-preserve-tv-history/">http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57596237/library-of-congress-races-to-preserve-tv-history/</a></div>
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<div>On Jul 30, 2013, at 4:01 PM, <a href="mailto:Chill315@aol.com">Chill315@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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video preservation project. They showed a VR-2000. The story
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