[QuadList] TEP - CAVEC and other stuff

David Crosthwait david at dcvideo.com
Mon Feb 4 10:01:31 CST 2013


> Now - tell me again why they were called "the good old days"?? ;-)

It was a job. That device, like Editec, got the job done. The state of the art (editing) advanced along with the editors. We are grew with the industry. Some days were long and some were more rewarding than others. I am thankful to have been able to have put food on the table and put kids through school because of this industry, Editec, TEP, CMX and all!

"Good Old Days"? One could say that, sure. 

David Crosthwait
DC Video

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On Feb 3, 2013, at 7:51 PM, J. Mitch Hopper wrote:

> 
> Hi David -
> Well, I think that is the AE-400 - the next generation.
> This is the original, and first, automatic editor RCA made. Didn't have a model number, just call TEP (Tape Editing Programmer with an MI number). No timecode, just a cue-tone benchmark on the cue track and a bunch of DTL counters and registers.  It would output a control at 8 seconds pre-edit. We used timecode to cue the source tapes but still had to lay in the in-edit point "by eye". TEP would allow a preview cycle and then had thumbwheels to add/subtract time to that point.
>  
> Like editing with axes and stone knives!
>  
> Now - tell me again why they were called "the good old days"?? ;-)
>  
> J. Mitch Hopper
> Custom Video Systems Co.
> Rochester, IL
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> id at brainmist.com
>  
> It's been lovely but I have to scream now.
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> I edited a lot of shows with TEP in edit two and three at NBC Burbank. Long pre-rolls but I think it always color-framed correctly. Here is a picture of edit two with my friend Ken Baker:
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> Best Regards,
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> On Feb 3, 2013, at 5:34 PM, J. Mitch Hopper wrote:
> 
>> 
>> If anyone is interested, I just posted some RCA TR-70 ops, T.E.P. and CAVEC maintenance manuals on ebay (321067223702).
>> I may be one of the last who will admit to using TEP in daily production. Ours was even mixed with EECO timecode. The source machines would cue to time code -8 seconds and TEP would cut them together.  Ugh!
>> My - how times have changed, eh?
>>  
>> J. Mitch Hopper
>> Custom Video Systems Co.
>> Rochester, IL
>> 217-498-8438
>> id at brainmist.com
>>  
>> It's been lovely but I have to scream now.
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