#Wanted: TBC
John, before you leap into the DOC issue you should understand that the
playback vtr has to have a DOC output in order for the DOC circuit to do
any good. Most contemporary industrial and all broadcast decks will have
it, consumer machines won't. The units I use are as follows; IDEN IVT-7
(which you should be able to get mail order for around 2k) but the new
"In-Board" unit that is selling for around $900 may not have DOC, you might
want to check. My other "Toasterfied" TBC is the FOR.A FA-300, also
marketed under JVC's name, it retails for aprox 4k, $3200 is going price
mail order for the FOR.A version, JVC won't discount the sucker. I also
have an older unit made by FORTEL (Y-688 model) that is not a full frame
unit but has DOC, primarily in use for duplication at this time. The only
real difference I can determine in the effectiveness of DOC circuits seems
to be in the available adjustment controls, for example; the IDEN's DOC
adjustments are inaccessable without taking the circuit board out of the
case, the FOR.A has the width and level controls right up front with all
the other controls. It's possible that the DOC circuits may be tied in with
comb filter technology. My edit setup is 3/4SP (two sources, one
portable),S-VHS (one source, one camcorder), and MII edit VTR, all
controlled by the Paltex Abner II edit controller (with time code) using
the Toaster as the switcher. Works real nice, no complaints except that
Toaster's CG still doesn't do the things that I need it to do, so I mostly
use my second Amiga downstream from the Toaster to run BT2 which gives me
typewriter reveals, coin flips, and different text colors on scrolling
titles.
Frank