[QuadList] Post a message and get a good story with TR-70 in action

[C. Park Seward]

And to repay the favor, here is a shot of an Ampex 1200B in action,  
dubbing a concert by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band from 1074. We went to  
DigiBeta and uncompressed hard drive simultaneously.


Best,
Park

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On Oct 15, 2009, at 4:18 PM, Ted Langdell wrote:

> I had posted a notice about the AMIA Conference and our Quad dinner  
> to the Telecine Internet Group at the same time as my post to the  
> QuadList.
>
> Just into my e-mail box is this message from Ian Richardson, who  
> attached a photo of a TR-70 in action at the Australian National  
> Film and Sound Archive in Canberra.
>
> Here's his e-mail to me... and an invitation for Ian and his mate  
> George to join the fun and see your replies by subscribing to the  
> QuadList here:
> http://quadvideotapegroup.com/DiscussionListInformation.htm
>
> Never know when someone may need his Smith Splicer or a trained hand  
> to use it :)
>
> Ian:  Any chance the Xmas reel will see the light of YouTube or  
> another world-wide venue?
>
> Ted.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> Greetings Ted
>>
>> Cheers to the Quad group
>> Just a month ago I 'found' an old 2" tape of a TCN9 goof Xmas reel
>> [Channel 9 TV in Sydney Aust] under my house. Recorded in the B&W  
>> days
>> in 1971.
>>
>> My old Mate George Zerial came to the party and the full resources of
>> the Australian Government were swung into action. George is at the
>> Australian National Film and Sound Archive down there in Canberra.
>> He fired up his trusty TR70 and lo, the tape was dubbed to Digi  
>> Betacam
>> for me.
>> I rarely get excited these days....there is something about quads  
>> that
>> do that to you.
>>
>> I have attached a photo of the machine 'in action' during the  
>> transfer.
>> Pass it on to the group and rest easy that Quads are alive down  
>> under.
>>
>> Regards from Oz
>> Ian Richardson.
>> Sydney
>>
>> p.s. and yes I do have a real and actual Splicer and the ediview  
>> and the
>> Smith knife with the roller on the end for rolling down the splicing
>> tape.
>> And sadly I am old enough to remember how to use it.
>>

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