[QuadList] Question for any ex-NBC types out there (Tony Quinn)

[Tony Quinn]

In message <1105425D135E4214908C82B06BBBB1B4 at homearizona>, Phillip G. 
Shaw <pshaw at sitestar.net> writes
>I would add to Ted Langdell response noting that the  Telecine was used 
>to make the off-Line Production EDL.
>
>The On-line (Air Master) editing was done with the Miller-editor.
>
>Per: Jack Calloway
>"once the offline was completed, the video tape editor manually 
>conformed the video tape, using the Smith splicer, and making his cuts 
>based on the ESG."
>
>to add to the description of the Smith Splicer, the developing was a 
>very small area of the "Control Track"
>to find the nearest FRAME pulse to the ESG. The cut & splice made to 
>matching frame pulses.
>
>I remember making edits with that spicer and the resulting Headwheel 
>Zing on the first pass. Butt Ugly

No - I'm completely familiar with the Smith splicer, I just found it 
hard to believe that by the late 60's electronic editing wasn't being 
used on such a high profile show. After all Editec had been around for a 
few years at that point (1964 IIRC)
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