[QuadList] NBC Control System

[C. Park Seward]

I had a Sync-Proc. Got it to make sure everything coming out of a 1"  
edit suite had perfect SC-H phase. It was expensive but it worked. No  
more edit shifts.

Best,
Park

C. Park Seward
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On Apr 6, 2009, at 6:57 AM, Gary Adams wrote:

> Anybody remember the Grumman Sync Procs?  I have two of them. A bit  
> overkill
> but would sync anything into anything.  I think I have the  
> schematics and
> manuals as well.
>
> Gary Adams
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:quadlist-bounces at quadvideotapegroup.com] On Behalf Of  
> Phillip G.
> Shaw
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 3:15 AM
> To: quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com
> Subject: Re: [QuadList] NBC Control System
>
> [quote]You may have more detailed documentation, but I have several  
> RCA
> white papers describing many aspects of NBC systems from back in the  
> 1970's.
>
> Here are links to scans of the first 3 pages of one of the white
> papers. This one is named "NBC Switching Central".  Phillip, if you   
> don't
> have this white paper and you'd like to, I've scanned all 10 pages  
> of it and
>
> can either send them to you or link you to the remaining pages once  
> they are
>
> uploaded to Flickr.
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/3403168581/>
>
> [/quote]
>
> Dennis Degan,
>
> I will do you one better (only kidding). Thanks for the White paper;  
> page 1
> has the picture of a very young person that I know well. Dick  
> Edmondson.
> Dick & I became good friends when I went into management and he  
> became my
> most important source for knowledge. The original system evolved  
> over the
> Years but Dick was also a NBC Software consultant for other projects  
> up into
>
> the 90's.  He was living in South Jersey, Medford Lakes.  If he is  
> still on
> the planet he would most likely love to talk about the NBC system.
>
>
>
> I was never in Burbank...  my sources John Fishettte (SP) VP of  
> Operations
> &  Steve Orland, aka "Flat line" when he messed with SC. They had  
> the same
> channel Packages and Automation as NY. I think Bob Butler (NY Labs)  
> also
> updated the Burbank Sky path at the same time as NY. That team was  
> under
> Jack Weir..
>
>
>
> The Panel is the Machine Control, the 10 sync sources was before my  
> time.
> When you have News, Sports & entertainment plus WNBC & Network it  
> becomes
> necessary for multiple timing rings. The ZSD (1 line delay)  
> installation
> made the Control Room daisy chains (re-entry) simpler. The ZSD was a
> modified NEC FS18 Frame sync. It was not until 1995 that we were  
> able to
> replace those with a Leitch (2 line Delay)
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
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