[Tig] Jack Calaway passed this weekend

[john walsh]

I am sure that all those fellow Australian Broadcasters who had anything to
do with Jack over the years would join with me in
expressing their sadness at his passing. We at least spent some brief time
together at last NAB
A true legend and gentleman.

John Walsh
SMPTE Board
Australian Section.


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Subject: [Tig] Jack Calaway passed this weekend


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My friend Tim Stoffel (of Quadruplex Park VTR Museum) reports on the
Yahoo Old VTR's list that edit system designer and edit software
engineer Jack Callaway passed this weekend.

I suspect a lot of folks on the TIG knew or knew of him.

Jack operated Software Systems/Sierra Madre
http://www.sssm.com/

and hosted a virtual Museum of Early Video Editing Equipment and
Techniques on the site:
http://www.sssm.com/editing/museum/index.html

He was responsible for the Calaway series of PC based editors, and
had a hand in developing other equipment.

Among other things that Jack developed was the AVRS, which the Museum
describes as the "first film to video tape edit controller. It was
3:2 aware, and insured that all edits on the tape occurred between
film frames. AVRS controlled a Rank telecine and two VTR's via CMX
compatible interface's."

It was succeeded by the Time Logic Controller, which lives on as a
DaVinci Systems product.

Read more about it here:
http://www.sssm.com/editing/museum/specials/specials.html

...in an article by Jim Lindelien, who was one of TLC's developers.

I hope the museum website stays up. Its a great resource and archive
for things that otherwise may be lost.

Perhaps someone ought to back up the pages?

Ted.

Ted Langdell
Ted Langdell Creative Broadcast Services
Marysville, CA
Main:   (530) 741-1212

tedlangdell.com. Storytelling through Broadcast Coverage and Creative
Services since 1974
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