[QuadList] A QuadList look back at 1979--

[Ted Langdell]

That sounds like an awfully full shop full of great stuff, John.

Do you have any pictures that you might be able to post?

Ted

Ted Langdell
Secretary, Quad Videotape Group
Ted at quadvideotapegroup.com
(530)301-2931

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> On Sep 19, 2015, at 12:03 AM, John M <john at jmit.com.au> wrote:
> 
> Great piece Ted - In '79 at ABCTV in Sydney we had 2 ACR25's - One for News
> on air/ production and one for on air spots. We still had 6 VR2000's,all
> with Universal colourtec and muti standard. One AVR1 and 4 Avr 2's for
> production. Depending on shift loading either a pair of 2000's or AVR2's
> were used for on Air.
> 
> During bushfire season I remember our news crew rushing in with a Umatic of
> footage required  in 20 mins - we dubbed (via TBC) to the AVR1 and edited
> down to the ACR with the high tech method of shouting "in" and "out" to the
> ACR op to produce a 2 min spot for the 7.00pm news! We were still 85 % film
> for news at this stage, with news being swung over to Betacam oxide in 81-82
> - one of the first users in OZ
> 
> John
> 
> 
> John Miller
> Rocky River
> NSW
> Australia
> 0477 083 730
> john at jmit.com.au
> 
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