#Sanyo GVR-S950
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We are having a problem with our Sanyo GVR-S950, and I'm not sure if it is
actually broken, or if one of the defaults had been corrupted. When using
LightWave to record some Framestores off the hard drive, we first send the
command "INIT.CODE2.EDOT5.TALK2.DEBG0." in Setup 1 and the command to insert at
:023100 in Setup 2. In Command we simply have the string "APND1.". When
Lightwave sends the first frame, the VTR acts normally, rewinds to 5 seconds
before the insertion point, plays, and inserts the frame at the Edit Out point.
When Lightwave sends the second frame, the VTR rewinds, plays, inserts, *then*
rewinds, plays and inserts a second time. When Lightwave sends the third
frame, the VTR inserts *three* times, and each successive APND command seems to
add 1 more to some stack of commands the VTR is performing.
This is not how it worked when we first got it. We've successfully recorded
animations before with the same equipment and software. It wouldn't be the
first time a GVR-S950 failed on us though. The first one we bought "died" on
us after two hours of striping a tape. We couldn't even get the tape out.
A couple more questions for any seasoned GVR-S950 users out there: If I have
an animation that consists of 30 frames that I want to repeat several times, is
there an easy way to load 1 frame and have the VTR insert it at 30 frame
intervals? Also, how accurate is the Jog Control supposed to be? The SMPTE
time code the machine displays is neither accurate or consistent with the
frames I'm viewing
when I use the Jog Control to step through the tape. And
lastly, if the SMPTE stripe gets "lost" due to someone doing a normal record on
the tape, is there any way to restore it?
Thanks,
Mike McCormick
As usual, whenever I post a question on CIS, I figure out the
problem soon after. I tried Play Framestores again, to see if I
could do anything else, the only difference from yesterday being that
I was using a different tape. It worked completely. The only thing
I can think of is that the original tape had lost its SMTPE stripe
during a normal Record. I hadn't thought that that could be the
problem as the section of tape that lost it was several seconds
further along from where I was inserting frames, but I guess I was
wrong.
So I guess my main question is: How do I repair a SMPTE stripe on my tape?
Thanks,
Mike McCormick
Michael,
While I can't help you with your time code problem (I would guess that you
cannot post-stripe, knowing what I know about video), I might be able to help
you in another way.
My partner and I are about to go to beta release of a sequencing
program for GVR/BCD users. You render your files out, and use a
simply point and click utility to lay down frames. It has loops,
delays, waits, pencil tests and other nifty features. Best of all –
you don't have to mess with ARexx at all, if you don't want to. And,
there is the added bonus of not delaying renderings, or adding wear
to your deck by recording out of Lightwave direct. And of course, you
can edit/save/load "scripts" for later use.
Interested? Send me some E-mail regarding your present setup, and I'll put you
on the list. I need to know if you are using (or have access to) other
softwares, like ADPro, Imagemaster, ImageFX, etc.
Later…
Jonathan
Mike,
On SVHS, the HiFi signal is recorded embedded in the video portion. There
are two additional "normal" audio tracks. Linear time code is recorded on
normal audio track 2 (according to my AG7750 manual). You should be able
to restripe a tape by audio-dubbing the SMPTE signal to audio track two.
Using audio dub will not touch the video. Normal record will overwrite
the video, the embedded hifi, and both audio tracks. When outputting
frames to a striped tape, be sure to set for insert editing. Try adding
EDTP5 to your setup string. That tells the machine to do an insert edit,
leaving the audio tracks alone.
I suspect that by using normal record, you were wiping out the time code
up to the edit out point. This might have caused the results you got.
I'm using a BCD 2000A, which is the same controller built in to the
GVR-S950.
Disclaimer 1. I'm reading from a manual.
Disclaimer 2. I've never actually done this.
Apart from that, everything should work out fine. 🙂
Good luck, and happy toasting.
Kent Lidke
Helo Pilot on AutoPilot
Mike, the makers of the personal Single Frame COntroller (Nucleus) told me they
were adding support for the Sanyp vtr.. And it will do the looping effect you
need. Lou