On Thu April 13 2006 3:54 pm, Gene Heskett wrote: > Thats the head switching point, and the video from the head just coming > onto the tape isn't synchronized to that of the opposite head leaving > the tape, hence the blur as the digital circuitry in todays vcr's > scramble to play catchup. > > Back when broadcasters were using the u-matic format, I'm one of those (broadcaster/editor/producer/etc..), and I still keep a BVU800 in the rack for legacy archive tapes - we have too many to transfer to newer formats. I've transferred anything that was "can't-lose", but the rest is dependent on that old 800 - now, you wouldn't remember where that "programming jumper pin" was on the 800, would you? Oh, never mind -- I'm afraid if I move that behemoth, it'll break.... '-) -- Claude Jones Bluemont, VA, USA
