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Broadcast quality?

    23-Nov-93 05:00:50
Fm: Nathan Wahl 71673,252
To: ASDG 76004,1765
Whoever at ASDG, >>>ADPro + Abekas Driver + Exabyte Tape Drive = Broadcast Quality<<< >>>As demonstrated every Sunday night during seaQuest. And on Babylon 5, Quantum Leap, etc.<<< Sounds wonderful. Could you expound a little? I assume that one uses ADPro to convert the framestores or RGB to an Abekas format, and the Driver puts the frames onto the Exabyte tape. I take it that the tape is then taken (or sent) to a house that has an Abekas. From there it gets put on the format of your choice. Is that the Digital Disk recorder, or can other Abekas units use the frames? Is the tape drive typically the 2.3 Gig 8-mm tapes, or are the 4mm ones more common? Both? Are they the tapes sold for about $10 that fit an Exapyte drive for backup purposes? How common are the digital disk units? Can I use, say, Pro Control to automate the process if the framestores are on HDisk? What about scaling of the frames? Is that info included with the driver? I believe this may be a god solution for me and others more remotely located, but we need some detail. I would appreciate any additional info.