[QuadList] Fwd: acetate videotape?

[Ted Langdell]

Good morning from the West Coast...

A question from the UK that I hope someone can answer for Steve Hull  
about videotape base materials used in early Quad.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Steve Hull <steve.hull at bristol.ac.uk>
> Date: April 1, 2009 8:10:13 AM PDT
> To: ted at quadvideotapegroup.com
> Subject: acetate videotape?
>
> Hi.  I work for JISC Digital Media, a government-funded organisation  
> which provides free information and consultation to all universities  
> and colleges in the UK about -- you guessed it -- digital media.


> In the course of putting together some advice documents for our  
> website a question arose which we haven't been able to find an  
> answer for.  I'm hoping that your group will know it.


> The question is simply this: in the earliest days of videotape (i.e.  
> Quad), were there acetate-based tapes manufactured, or were the  
> tapes polyester from the beginning?


> A bit of an obscure question, but we try to be as complete and as  
> accurate as we can.
>
> I hope you can help us with this.  Regardless, thanks very much for  
> taking the time to read this.
>
> Steve
>
> -- 
> Steve Hull, Technical Support Officer, Moving Images
> JISC Digital Media - A JISC Advisory Service
>
> Still images, moving images and sound advice
>
> Free Helpdesk for UK Further and Higher Education: <info at jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk 
> >
> Online advice documents: <http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/>
> Hands-on training: <http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/training/>
>


Ted Langdell
Secretary
Skype: 	TedLangdell
e-mail:	ted at quadvideotapegroup.com

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