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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>on the topic of "fogged
looks"...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>over here in australia, just about all NTSC
originated material had a "fogged" look to it in the 80's and sometimes still
does even now</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Saw they were re-airing ALF on 7two digital
channel here at 6pm in the evenings...and i thought "ahh" i will be able to
see it in as a latest NTSC to PAL digital conversion....but its still as blurry
foggy looking and shimmery on movements as when it was aired back in the 80's, i
dare say they are sourcing from old conversions...such a shame as some NTSC
content can look almost "PAL like" when its converted well</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>James</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=dennyd1@verizon.net
href="mailto:dennyd1@verizon.net">dennyd1@verizon.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com
href="mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com">quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:39
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [QuadList] Quad Vs Type
C</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>Jan 30, 2010 07:36:01 PM, <A
href="mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com">quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com</A>
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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face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><BR></FONT></DIV>
<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>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span
face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT class=Apple-style-span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">David
Crosthwait</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I offer:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<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>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Dennis Degan, Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank<BR>NBC Today Show, New
York<BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
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