Re: 497

Greg Scholl Wrote:
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> William,
> It's on DVD now!!! With chapters so you can
> watch the segments you want. DVD in this case is
> sharper than VHS. Thats because in the VHS days,
> if one were shooting on a more professional
> format, then it was better original quality than
> the VHS sale video to the public. 1986-1991 I
> shot on 3/4" professional tape, and starting in
> 1992 went to the Betacam SP which was a 1/2" Beta
> tape which ran 10 times faster than a regular Beta
> tape. The SP was a metal particle tape which was
> better than regular Betacam. Anyway that camera
> was used for the Craft trips and for about 10
> years. Thus editing was sharper and we are able
> to basically hold that quality to a dvd right from
> the master, which makes it sharper than the VHS
> you have.
> I was glad to be a part of that Craft stuff as
> it was an amazing amount of trips, some of which
> were the first of their kind since Rio Grande
> days. Back to 497....yes we saw lots of it in
> that video!
> Greg

Greg an upgrade to a DVD is probably in order! Thanks for the info and details.

William
aka drgwk37