[QuadList] TV Station Engineering Report

[Scott Thomas]

To me it looks like a little video switcher. Perhaps for A/B rolls?

On Mar 20, 2013, at 10:21 AM, Ted Langdell <ted at quadvideotapegroup.com> wrote:

> David, 
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> On the right-hand 2000, can you tell us what the panel above the waveform monitor did?  It replaced the sidecar picture monitor, which was moved to the overhead rack above.
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> On Mar 20, 2013, at 6:05 AM, David Crosthwait wrote:
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>> Hello Dennis,
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>> Thank you for your very informative comments!
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>> Burbank had six VR-2000's also. Although their main usage was for production and editing, each could have been put on-air. The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson had exclusive use of two of them. The pair (14/16) both recorded the show and played it back to the East and West. They were maintained in tip-top shape. 
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>> Here is an older shot of 19/20 in New York:
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>> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1969855118453&set=a.1969855038451.2095951.1005211240&type=3&theater
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>> <268432_1969855118453_4009396_n.jpg>
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>> Regards,
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>> David Crosthwait
>> DC Video
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>> On Mar 19, 2013, at 2:26 PM, Dennis Degan wrote:
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>>>
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>>> On Mar 19, 2013, at 1:42 PM, David Crosthwait wrote:
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>>> > The VR 2000 was introduced in 1964, at least a full year ahead of the RCA high-bands. In the case of NBC NY and Burbank, this necessitated the purchase of the VR-2000's to stay competitive production wise. I believe Dennis has mentioned earlier that NBC NY aired to the network in prime time on VR-2000's. Did the General know this? 
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>>> I offer:
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>>> NBC-NY had 6 Ampex VR-2000's.  Two were used in an edit room to assemble the soap opera "Another World":
>>> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515356413/>
>>> The remaining four machines were the main on-air VTR's used for prime-time programming; each pair (Primary & Protection) would alternate throughout the evening's programming.  These four VTR's were equipped with the best playback modules in order to provide the highest quality on-air picture.  Two of these are shown here:
>>> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdegan/515355073/>
>>> I'm pretty sure the General knew all about it.
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>>> Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank
>>> NBC Today Show, New York
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