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From: brown@nicmad.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: editing
Message-ID: <518@nicmad.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 19-Jan-86 12:29:50 EST
Article-I.D.: nicmad.518
Posted: Sun Jan 19 12:29:50 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 21-Jan-86 08:10:46 EST
References: <511@ptsfc.UUCP>
Reply-To: brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video)
Organization: Nicolet Instrument Corp. Madison WI
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Keywords: editing

In article <511@ptsfc.UUCP> bgo@ptsfc.UUCP (Bud Odekirk) writes:
>I am preparing a video presentation for our Division Conference and I
>am encountering problems editing out the bad stuff and keeping the good.
>I have two VHS recorders, when I record from one to the other I get a
>blip between each take.
>
>Does anyone know how to avoid the blip ??????
>
You don't.  The technique is called 'backspace' editing.  When you press
PAUSE, the VHS deck will back the tape up, for about a second (it varies
per machine).  When you release the pause, the tape runs forward, syncing
on the control track and the incoming video.  When it gets near the splice
point it starts to record.  Since it starts recording near the splice point,
it records over some of the exisiting frames, causing the glitch.

The only way around this problem is to purchase VHS editing decks with
flying erase heads or to purchase 3/4" editing equipment, which also has
flying erase heads.  I use 3/4" decks here at home for editing.
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