[QuadList] AmpexVR1100pt2

[David Crosthwait]

Salesmen on the road used film projectors to run their promotional pieces. The Ampex representative was no different than anyone else. If they wanted to sell a station their first VTR, they ran the film during their presentation. 


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On Nov 30, 2012, at 6:49 AM, Steve White wrote:

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> Thanks, Dennis.
> 
> I'm sure you're right.  Good point about the origin of the kine.  I hadn't considered that.  It probably wasn't done by Ampex.  Any idea what might have created the dark vertical smear in the upper-right quadrant on the film?
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> Steve
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> On 11/30/12 9:34 AM, Dennis Degan wrote:
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>>  On Nov 30, 2012, at 9:15 AM, Steve White wrote:
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>> > Is it reasonable to infer that this was archived only on film, not videotape?  If so, it seems odd in light of all the high quality promo reels that Ampex distributed back in the day.
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>>  I offer:
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>>  I'm sure it originated on videotape but somewhere along the line, it was archived as a kinescope recording.  Ampex may not have been involved in the kine recording.   In those days, kine was very common.
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>>   Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank
>>        NBC Today Show, New York
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