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toast glitch in blk fade

    01-Dec-92 23:47:14
Sb: toast glitch in blk fade
Fm: Duncan Kruse 71011,2117
To: all
I have noticed with my version 2.0 Toaster that, after blacking a tape with black from the Toaster, when I cut in for a fade up there is a small (approx. 1 IRE) shift in the black level-in short I see a jump on the fades. I spoke to someone at customer service who assured me that this was impossible. While I appreciate his confidence, I am a broadcast editor with an engineering background, and I know what I'm seeing. I'm curious if anybody else has noticed the same thing? I have checked all the system timing and since it is not happening on anything other than the blk input, it is not in whatever subroutine runs the dissolves. A puzzlement! Also, my preview output SC is 180 degrees out of phase w/program. I know in Toaster 1 that both PGM and PVW outputs were proc'd, and they appear to be in version 2 as well, so I can't understand the shift. It's not crucial, but I would like to know what I'm seeing. BTW if any NewTek design people are listening it would be great if at some point a version came out that would allow the user to turn off the proc circuitry, or else leave PVW unproc'd. It would make timing a whole lot easier! All replies appreciated. -dk