[QuadList] Question about NBC color TZ delay prior to Quad

[Ed Reitan]

Hi Guys,

I have posted a short note on the

History of Color Television Recording And Time-Zone Delay

at http://www.novia.net/~ereitan/Color_Recording_History_c.htm

which you may enjoy.  I invite you to read and comment the write-up.

My regular History of Color Television website is at
http://www.novia.net/~ereitan/

Thanks,

Ed Reitan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Langdell" <ted at quadvideotapegroup.com>
To: "Gary Stark" <gary161 at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: "Quad List" <QuadList at quadvideotapegroup.com>
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [QuadList] Question about NBC color TZ delay prior to Quad


> Hi, Gary,
>
> On Oct 26, 2009, at 6:42 PM, Gary Stark wrote:
> > I found your website almost by accident and it's terrific. I have a
> > question that I hope you or someone can answer. Since color
> > videotape recording didn't really get started until 1958 or later,
> > how were NBC's color programs seen by west coast viewers prior to
> > then?
>
> That's a good question and people on the QuadList may have some
> information.  You can join the list and receive their answers by e-
> mail, or go here:
>
> http://mail.quadvideotapegroup.com/pipermail/
> quadlist_quadvideotapegroup.com/
> to see what people have said.
>
> > Were they shown on a delay in black and white or did NBC air the
> > color programs live in all time zones? I'm just curious as to
> > whether west coast viewers were essentially shut out of color
> > programming prior to the invention of color tape recording. Many
> > thanks and keep up the great work on this site.
> >
>
> Generally, networks used a kinescope recorder to create a filmed
> recording of a high-resolution TV monitor.
>
> This could be done in black and white very easily, and was used for
> time-zone delay by some networks until they felt comfortable with
> videotape.
>
> Color kinescopes could also be made using color film, but I don't
> have any handy info about what NBC did as a regular practice.
>
> RCA/NBC did work on a lenticular film process that encoded color
> information into black and white film. The results weren't all that
> spectacular, I understand.
>
> Glad you've enjoyed the site. Thanks for the kind words.
>
> Ted
> >
>
> Ted Langdell
> Secretary
>
>
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