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From: shep@datacube.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Why not streaming video recorders?
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Date: Thu, 9-Jul-87 12:16:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul  9 12:16:00 1987
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I've been using the Sony CCD-V110 (8mm camcorder) for a few months
now. The 8 frame assembly recording works really well; even the
audio is cut lickety-split. I have the service manual and have been
dicking with the serial control bus to the point where I think there
is a strategy for *SINGLE* frame assembly recording:

The 8-frame recording seems well embedded into the machine control CPU
and I have no idea why 8 frames was chosen over 1. (Is there some
technical reason?). There seems to be enough smarts to make the deck
index to a frame point. This is used in the "record review" mode. By
backing the deck over seven of the eight recorded frames and dropping
in; clean single-frame assembly edits should be possible. More the
moment it works...!

Shep Siegel
Datacube Inc.  DSP Products Group  4 Dearborn Rd. Peabody, Ma. 01960
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