[QuadList] Quad tapes restoration in Brazil

[Adair Garcia Comaru]

Hi Ted,

Usually tapes are recorded in PAL-M in Brazil, all formats, Quad, Type B, Type C and U-matics, until late 90's only PAL-M equipments was allowed (by law) to be used. Only after Betacam adoption NTSC becomes allowed as alternative system, converted to PAL-M before broadcasting.
About 1inch tapes, type C was very large adopted, mainly Sony BVH 1100 and RCA OEM TH-200, some few TV stations used Bosch equipments (also PAL-M).

At TV Cultura, they have two TR-70 fully working and more one only for rewind and clean tapes, using toilet paper when needed (fun but a little shameful).

Best regards,


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From: Ted Langdell <ted at quadvideotapegroup.com<mailto:ted at quadvideotapegroup.com>>
Date: Friday, August 1, 2014 at 22:09
To: Adair Comarú <adair.comaru at tvc.com.br<mailto:adair.comaru at tvc.com.br>>, Quad List <quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com<mailto:quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com>>
Cc: Ted Langdell <ted at quadvideotapegroup.com<mailto:ted at quadvideotapegroup.com>>
Subject: Re: [QuadList] Quad tapes restoration in Brazil

Hi, Adair,

Thanks for the links.  An interesting read.

Are all the tapes mainly PAL-M, or just the Umatic?

I see that BCN is mention as the 1" format.

There seems to be a TR-70 being used as a tape cleaner.  Do I see rolls of toilet paper being used as a cleaning surface?  Or has someone had Pellon material cut at wider than 2" and rolled up?

That would be useful.

Ted

Ted Langdell
Secretary
Quad Videotape Group
e-mail:ted at quadvideotapegroup.com<mailto:ted at quadvideotapegroup.com>

On Aug 1, 2014, at 5:45 PM, Adair Garcia Comaru via QuadList wrote:



From: Adair Garcia Comaru <adair.comaru at tvc.com.br<mailto:adair.comaru at tvc.com.br>>
Date: August 1, 2014 5:46:41 PM PDT
To: "quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com<mailto:quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com>" <quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com<mailto:quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com>>
Subject: Quad tapes restoration in Brazil


Hi everyone,

Here at Sao Paulo  Brazil, has a public broadcast television station
called TV Cultura, they are running a amazing job of restoration. With two
RCA TR70 fully operational plus a rewind unit, they are digitizing from
Quad 2", 1", Betacam and U-Matic tapes
(mainly Pal-M) to Quicktime mov archives and then to LTO backup tapes, at
total around 130,000 hours of programs, it is an epic job for generations
to come. They "un-retired" some old engineers in order to teach new ones
and does this job. Unfortunately these
old videos are available only by order, not free at web.

TV Cultura YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/cultura
MAM System by "Media Portal":
http://www.mediaportal.com.br/noticias/tv-cultura-salto-tempo


Best regard,

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