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From: brown@nicmad.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Question: Single frame recording
Message-ID: <556@nicmad.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 26-Feb-86 16:26:26 EST
Article-I.D.: nicmad.556
Posted: Wed Feb 26 16:26:26 1986
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References: <286@bambi.UUCP> <549@nicmad.UUCP> <524@tekcbi.UUCP>
Reply-To: brown@nicmad.UUCP (Mr. Video)
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Organization: Nicolet Instrument Corp. Madison WI
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In article <524@tekcbi.UUCP> jimb@tekcbi.UUCP (Jim Boland) writes:
>In article <549@nicmad.UUCP>, brown@nicmad.UUCP writes:
>> In article <286@bambi.UUCP> steve@bambi.UUCP (Steve Miller) writes:
>> >I would like to know what hardware is (minimally) required
>> >to record one frame at a time on 3/4" tape.  
>> 
>> Unfortunately, 3/4" machines were not designed for single frame editing.
>> 
>> Now, with SMPTE encoding, and a computer controlled editing controller (that
>> reads the SMPTE time-code), you may be able to get 1 frame accuracy.  
>> 
>> I have seen stuff on doing single frame recording on 1"C equipment.  There is
>> special equipment out to do just that.
>> 
>Our 1" machines do not need special equipment.  It is standard on the Sony
>decks on the "record/editing" control panel.  You simply press the "AUTO"
>button, select what type of edit you want to do (assemble, insert:video,
>audio 1, audio 2, audio 3), find the frame (time) you wish to start the
>edit and press the "IN" button, find the frame you wish to end the edit and
>press the "OUT" button, then press "PREVIEW" to see what it would look like,
>or "EDIT" to have it automatically do it. Voila!!! all done.  to one frame.

True.  I should have stated the equipment list a little better.  Yes, you
can indeed do 1 fram accuracy with 1"C equipment.  But the equipment that I
meant are the ones that record one frame at a time, ie, you give it a frame
of information (say from a computer generating a mini-movie, etc), tell the
1"C machine to record it.  It does, and then sits on the tape for the next
frame.  None of this shuttling the tape back and forth.  A true single frame
recorder, which is what I believe the original poster wanted.  But, as
you also said, too expensive for home users.

The kind of video recorder I am talking about will save LOTS of time, when
it comes to putting computer generated images onto video.
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