[QuadList] Mechanical Splices

[Dennis Degan]

		On Dec 2, 2010, at 10:38 AM, george keller wrote:

 > The stuff was called "Ediview" solution, it was a real fine iron  
oxide mixed in "Freon TF". It worked fine. You just squirted some on  
the tape, blow on it for a moment and you could see the  "Edit" pulses  
on the tape. The splicers had a small microscope on it to make it  
easier to see them. They weren't doing many splice edits by the time I  
got there, but the splicer used was made by the CBS machine shop, it  
didn't do any "L" type splices.  Most of the edits I saw done and  
later on old 2"tapes was mostly video only splices.

		I offer:

	Not easy to see but this was the only time I ever saw mechanical quad  
tape editing with my own eyes, at the CBS Broadcast Center in NY in  
1978.
	I was told that the editor was cutting "Captain Kangaroo":
				<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515337618/>

			Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank
	  					NBC Today Show, New York