Xref: utzoo comp.graphics:2796 rec.video:3784 sci.electronics:3320 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!pasteur!ucbvax!decwrl!labrea!rutgers!att!ihnp4!ihlpe!arriflex From: arriflex@ihlpe.ATT.COM (Fister) Newsgroups: comp.graphics,rec.video,sci.electronics Subject: Re: VCRs for animation/editing/single frame operation Summary: You want to much from tape Keywords: VCR single-frame Message-ID: <3146@ihlpe.ATT.COM> Date: 15 Jul 88 13:45:26 GMT References: <17553@glacier.STANFORD.EDU> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois Lines: 28 In article <17553@glacier.STANFORD.EDU>, jbn@glacier.STANFORD.EDU (John B. Nagle) writes: > > This comes up every few months, but the products change so fast it > needs to be reconsidered frequently. What are the best VCRs for > single-frame record and playback, for applications such as animation > recording and video analysis? Which machines are capable of reliable > frame-by-frame read, with minutes of holding time per frame, without > tape damage? Is anything at the low end suitable for single-frame > write yet? What about 8mm machines? > Im somewhat new to this group and what I say is mostly from a user point of view. I use a Lyon-Lamb VAS4 with a Sony 5850 3/4" deck. We would practically smoke the heads right off deck (more like have the thing rebuilt after every project) If I were you, I would look into frame store devices that have realtime playback. You also might want to think about a movieola and a film camera (you can keep those in pause as long as you want) greg fister (312)979-6927 > Also, which machines get the interlace right on still-frame operations, > so that one always gets both halves of the same frame, not two halves of > two different frames? > > John Nagle