#PAR purchase?
>>everytime I read "full broadcast quality" I cringe.
>>But obviously I'm out of sync with the majority view.
Well, we do agree on these points you made! To tell you the truth, I added the
word "full" after hearing it on the DPS-PAR demo tape and knew it would get a
rise out of you.
We also could match stories on this topic. For every job you have seen go down
the toilet due to something like "only having 54 db S/N and the producer
requires 56 db S/N to qualify for minimum broadcast quality (not measured, just
speced)" I could tell a story on the otherhand where a nationally recognized
popular network TV show has purchased VHS Video for inclusion in their show,
and, I'm not talking about America's Home Videos either.
As a matter of fact, I did compete with two bidders for a job last April who
submitted work using the Abekas DDR and Alias on an SGI. I used the PAR. The
spec was beta SP recorded component. While the "experts" here on the forum
were saying the PAR/UVW1800 would never make it in the real world. I quietly
won the bid and, I found out the $ was not an issue as the bidding was quite
close. Point is we're here to make recommendations as you stated but it would
be totally wrong to mislead someone into thinking that the industry is as cut
and dried as you seem to think. The low end technology is very low end and
doesn't stand much of a chance ( VGA converter cards) in making it to broadcast
due primarily technical reasons but the PAR system is indeed capable of passing
the technical requirements for broadcast and in my opinion the only remaining
rules are those imposed by snobs.
A suggestion for DPS: Why not come out with a new Broadcast snob version of
the PAR called the BAR? Of course it would have to be repackaged in a plain
box of basic black, tan, or battleship blue/gray. There would be no supplied
connecting cables, you have to purchase them extra for big bucks because they
are all using non standard connectors. It would have an interface that only
runs on an SGI. It would only be capable of 60 seconds of recording time. The
cost would have to be $16000 or more. It would not have composite or Y/C
output but only YIQ with CCIR601 option for $5000. The resolution would have to
be less, ie 720 lines horizontal. All the rest of the specs would be the same
as the original PAR. For another $10000 it could hook up to a remote control
panel that has the appearance of an ADO panel. <BG> <Hi Dave!> <BG>
John, here's one for you: While two of the 6 local TV stations were upgrading
their beta SP decks with UVW's a third was all set to make the move too when
they scraped their decision and went again with the PVW's Guess what the
reason was? The UVW is not capable of RECORDING with betacam oxide. It plays
fine but won't record. The station only uses oxide and has scrapped SP tape
due to cost differences. I guess the FCC will be taking their broadcast
license now, right? <G>