OT? New use for Ampex ACR-225 (wasRe: [Tig] bulbs for the home)

[TSassoon at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/3/07 3:49:19 PM, DCFWTX writes:

> The Ampex 2" (AVR-1, VR-2000 etc.) is known as "quadraplex"
> 

I've made quad dubs many times, lastly in the mid-1980's, air copies of spots 
for rural TV stations.


> The IVC 9000 2" format, introduced in the 1970's, was radically different, 
> in that is was a helical (slant track) format, as was the Sony 2" helical and 
> Ampex VR 660 helical format, all incompatible with each other.
> 

I didn't know about the Sony and Ampex 2" helical, thanks.


>  The IVC 9000 was a wideband, high quality VTR, used, for example, in 
> graphic houses, such as the former Image West, here in the LA area. It did not 
> enjoy widespread popularity such as quad did, but it's video specifications were 
> outstanding.
> 

I remember, being at the time really into videgraphics, using the Paik-Abe 
while at CalArts (recording EIAJ color or U-Matic), field trips to Image West 
where alumnus Peter Kosczera was glamorously working, and hoping to get a crack 
at a Scanimate myself. Nothing like messing with the deflection yoke 
oscillators and rescan.

Check out: http://scanimate.zfx.com/

There's a picture of an IVC 9000 and a funny story about Jim Howe trying to 
get a replacement scanner drum through airport security.



Tim Sassoon
SFD vfx & creative post
Santa Monica, CA