[Tig] More memories please

[Kassner, Neal]

Rob wrote: 

> There was also a CBS/Thomson color corrector in the 70s, I 
> don't recall if it was programmable, but was quite useful at the time.

I still have a remote control panel from a Thomson-CSF Labs color
corrector. If it's the one you're thinking of, no, it wasn't
programmable. It had R/B/G (note the order) black/white paint knobs and
R/B gamma knobs. There are a couple of toggle switches, too, marked
COLOR: Colorimetry/Balance, MODE: Manual/Auto/Semi, CORRECTION:
Off/Operate/Bypass, and a SAMPLE pushbutton with two indicator lights,
one for white and one for black.


Neal Kassner 
Colorist
CBS News/NY

njk at cbsnews.com