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<BODY><BR>Jan 30, 2010 07:36:01 PM, quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(102,153,204) 3px solid"><FONT face=arial color=black size=2><FONT class=Apple-style-span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Scott,</FONT>
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<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The cameras on Golden Girls were deliberately "fogged up" a bit (softened) if I recall correctly. I would not compare that type C recording to quad. True that some early type C suffered from poor S/N and tape stock issues. But many factors contribute to whether a certain tape can look good or not. As I mentioned earlier, type A very high band (with good cameras such as what appeared to be HL 79's in this dance segment I transferred), looked good. A properly tuned 2" quad (with all factors in place) had exceptional capability to reproduce good, sharp pictures. It just took an effort at times.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">David Crosthwait</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>I offer:</DIV>
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<DIV>I vaguely remember reading that The Golden Girls was the first show to be shot on BetaCam. That could possibly partly explain the look of the show.</DIV>
<DIV>It's important to note that Type "C" used the exact same RF bandwidth and FM deviation as quad. Therefore, as far as S/N ratio and image sharpness is concerned, there would be no measurable difference. There were of course OTHER differences between quad and Type "C", but those differences are not at issue here.</DIV>
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<DIV>Dennis Degan, Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank<BR>NBC Today Show, New York<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></html>