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US/CA Consumer Video FAQL (Frequently Asked Question List)

This release of the US/CA Consumer Video FAQL (Frequently Asked
Question List) for this group (rec.video) also contains a 'Resource
Guide' for rec.video and VIDEOTECH readers.  This FAQL does not cover
the subgroup rec.video.satellite.  It also does not discuss software
(prerecorded material - such as cult movies - on tape or disc ).  Many
sections have been revised (particularly in the area of laser video
disc - as I now have one - but for a comprehensive treatment of many
technical video subjects read Bob Nilands articles as they have much
more depth than we can/will go into here).

The primary purpose of listing commonly asked questions and their
(supposed) answers here is to cut down on 'noise to signal' content
ratios within rec.video.  As such it is oriented towards neophytes and
is skewed more towards lowest common denominator systems rather than
high end equipment.  It is also USA-centric and NTSC-philic.

This list does not attempt to track the ever changing names and prices
of consumer and prosumer video gear.  Some rough trends and some
features to use when evaluating components are listed.  I am debating
whether or not to list specific vendor recommendations or not.  I am
looking for comparisons and listings of features/checklists for 27"
TVs, camcorders and vcrs to include here.

I am still counting on persons more knowledgable than myself in areas
(such as broadcasting technology, HDTV, BETA, video standards and audio
issues).  Please send me corrections to answers and new questions you
feel should be included.  Apologies for any non-objectivity you may
find in some of my answers.  Help supply some of the ????? data!!!

===============================================================================
TABLE OF CONTENTS
===============================================================================
QUESTION INDEX                  (enumerated index of questions)
GENERAL
BROADCAST TELEVISION                                            (VHF/UHF/etc.)
CABLE TELEVISION                                                (CATV)
CAMCORDERS, SEPARATE & STILL VIDEO CAMERAS
STANDARDS
VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDING/PLAYING         ([S-]VHS/[ED-]BETA/[Hi-]8MM/0.75"/etc.)
LASERDISCS & OTHER VIDEO DISC FORMATS
AUDIO

===============================================================================
QUESTION INDEX                  (enumerated)
===============================================================================
1.      What are good prices ranges for video equipment today?
2.      What do the terms 'letterboxing','windowboxing', 'Pan&Scan' mean?
3.      What is MTS?
4.      What is SAP?
5.      Why don't Cable companies use the same VHF channels for local stations?
6.      Cable company audits, detection, rules, legality.
7.      My cable descrambler box Channel X (2/3/4) output vs. VCR tuner
8.      Why do camcorder batteries hold less and less of a charge?
9.      How good are consumer DC camcorder lights?
10.     Define the terms : Lux, Zoom, and Pixels
11.     "Which Camcorder should I buy?"
12.     Sony V-series (450,000 pixels) vs F-series (270,000 pixels) models...
13.     Are there Television monitors and VCRs that are compatible with...
14.     Are there kits and plans for RGB to composite video, Y-C, etc?
15.     Why do I get a scrambled mess when I try to copy pre-recorded tapes?
16.     Is there a way to remove Macrovision?
17.     What is an S-Video (aka Y/C) connector?
18.     What are the upper resolutions of different video devices?
19.     What is Dolby 'Surround' and Pro-logic Sound, SRS, THX?
20.     What is a frame vs a field?
21.     What is 'field motion'?
22.     What does 'lines of resolution mean?
23.     NTSC has 525 what???
24.     What is CLV, CAV, PCM, digital vs. linear audio tracks, etc.?
25.     What is the proper way to store video tapes?
26.     Now I am totally confused as to how one should store video tapes...
27.     Are head cleaners bad?  What is the best way to clean heads?
28.     What is HiFi sound and how is it recorded on tape?
29.     "What is the story behind VHS (& the lack of SVHS) LP mode?"
30.     What is the VCR+?
31.     "Which VCR should I buy?"
32.     Can you put a hole in VHS tapes to record in SVHS mode on them?
33.     How come the RF output from my VCR/LD (one Channel 3/4/X) lacks MTS?
34.     Is the video on laserdiscs (LDs) digitally encoded?

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GENERAL
===============================================================================
Glossary - General Video Hardware
---------------------------------
BNC             British Nut Connector
SCART           European standard multipin connector.  Can be used for both
                composite and Y/C video input/output.
RCA jacks       AKA "phono plugs"
RF jacks        Radio Frequency coax hubs.
                RF outputs from camcorders,vcrs,laserdisc
                players, etc. provide combined audio and video as a
                broadcast signal (usually on VHF channel 3 or 4).  Lower
                quality than baseband (RCA or BNC jacks) inputs/outputs and
                Y/C connectors.
S-Video         Multipin Connector with separate luminance & chromanance.
---------------
1.      What are good prices ranges for video equipment today?

        27" NTSC (US) TV, 400+ lines res, MTS/SAP, Y-C & multiple A/V
        jacks (in&out), stereo speakers, ~180 ch. cable ready.  $500

        (assume tuners built into these)
        2-head VHS VCR                  $150
        2-head VHS VCR,HQ               $200
        2-head VHS VCR,HQ,HiFi          $250
        4-head VHS VCR,HQ               $250
        4-head VHS VCR,HQ,HiFi          $300-360
        4-head SVHS VCR,HQ,HiFi         $500    JVC47000, Pana PV4167
        6-head SVHS VCR,HQ,HiFi         $600+

        Hi-8            camcorder       $1150   Sony CCD V801
        Hi-8            palmcorder      $900    Sony TR-81
        SVHS (full or compact)camcorder $850
        8mm             camcorder       $750
        VHS             camcorder       $600


2.      What do the terms 'letterboxing','windowboxing', 'Pan&Scan' mean?

        Letterboxing

        Putting the entire film frame (as seen in the original aspect
        ratio, usually one where the ratio of the length of the
        horizontal dimension over the vertical measurement is greater
        than 1.33 to 1) inside the TV image (which is a more squarish
        shape which can be expressed as 4/3) resulting in black
        (although other colors are sometimes used) bars at the top and
        bottom of the screen (the amount depending on the aspect ratio
        of the film).  You can see this often on MTV.

        Windowboxing

        Similar to Letterboxing except that there are vertical bars on
        the sides of the inset image (as well as horizontal bars) as if
        to prove 'this is the original frame as shot' similar to when
        35mm and 2.5" negatives are printed with the original borders.
        Compensates for overscan on overscanned sets. Seen on TNT.

2.      What do the terms 'letterboxing','windowboxing', 'Pan&Scan' mean?

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BROADCAST TELEVISION                                            (VHF/UHF/etc.)
===============================================================================
Glossary
---------------
AFT             Automatic Fine Tuning   - TV/VCR station frequency lock
MTS             Multichannel Television Sound.  US stereo television
                transmission standard.  Up to 15KHz frequency response.
SAP             Secondary Audio Program.  3rd audio channel provided in
                conjuction
UHF             Ultra High Frequency. US Channels 14-69.
VHF             Very High Frequency. US Channels 2-13.
---------------
3.      What is MTS?

        It is a method of broadcasting stereo within the frequency
        range reserved for each TV channel.

        And less frequency range (to 15KHz) than VHS HiFi (up to 20KHz) --
        it rolls off low, like an FM signal.
        But videotape HiFi has all the problems associated with a compander,
        e.g., breathing.
                [credit Andrew Klossner [e-mail]]

4.      What is SAP?

        It is a method of broadcasting a second audio channel (often a
        translation into another language) within the frequency range
        reserved for each TV channel.

===============================================================================
CABLE TELEVISION                                                (CATV)
===============================================================================
Glossary
---------------
AFT             Automatic Fine Tuning   - TV/VCR station frequency lock
CATV            Community Antenna Television is the antiquated name for cable.
HRC             A CATV Channel frequency allocation scheme.
IRC             Another CATV Channel frequency allocation scheme.
MTS             Multichannel Television Sound.  US stereo television
                transmission standard.
SAP             Secondary Audio Program.  3rd audio channel provided in
                conjuction
STD             Another CATV Channel frequency allocation scheme.
UHF             Ultra High Frequency. US Channels 14-69.
VHF             Very High Frequency. US Channels 2-13.
---------------
5.      "Why don't cable companies carry VHF stations on their cable on
        the same frequencies they occupy in the air (VHF channel 3 on
        VHF 3, VHF channel 8 on VHF 8) where they exist?"

        Terrible ghosting.  The cable company's signal lags the
        leaked-in broadcast signal by an inch or two or horizontal
        spacing.  My cable company does this on one channel, and I hate
        it.
                [credit Andrew Klossner [e-mail]]

6.      And while we're discussing these (very interesting) topics, can
        someone in-the-know briefly explain how, for example, a
        rapacious cable company would detect 1) a "universal
        descrambler" from a Radio Electronics article, 2) a second TV
        connected in another room (believe it or not, some cable
        companies have the unmitigated greed to want to charge EXTRA to
        hook up a second TV in a bedroom, for example. Contrast this
        with the phone company, which charges you for the LINE, not how
        many phones you have connected to that line. But I digress...
        ;-) 3) How such detection can be circumvented.
        -       [e-mail] (Scott Coleman)

        [DISCLAIMER: Doing anything with the CATV coax coming into your]
        [house other than connecting it to Cable Co. equipment or      ]
        [directly into ONE TV or VCR is considered illegal in most     ]
        [cable franchises (theft of service).                          ]
        [This FAQL answer in no way endorses such behavior.            ]

        1)      The R-E article box only accepts NTSC composite
                video input, therefore no one would detect it.
                It requires an external RF tuner if you want to feed
                a channel into it (such as the RCA connector labeled
                'video out' on the back of most VCRs).

        2)      TDR? (Time Domain Reflectometer - can show the
                electrical topology of a cable) and or RF leakage
                (backwash).  Although many modern cable unscrambler
                boxes are 'addressable' by the central Cable Co. office
                many rec.video people don't believe they are 2-way
                (is this a fallacy?).  I am not sure whether the
                cable co. can measure the load you are placing on the
                coax cable - but if you are not using a powered splitter/
                signal strength amplifier you will soon see that having 2
                sets on one cable will result in a weaker/worse signal.

        3)      Pass the CATV signal through something that will
                isolate, clean up, amplify and shield from RF
                interference before distributing it to non-sanctioned
                equipment???  Some splitters, or daisy chain the CATV
                coax from VCRs to TV (or vice versa).


7.      Why does cable descrambler box only output on Channel X (2/3/4),
        rendering my VCR useless for recording premium channels?

        Check and see if your cable box can be programmed or if you
        can obtain a timer/remote for it from your cable co.
        A VCR+ might make your life easier (elsewhere in this FAQL).
        There are some TV/Monitors and VCRs that have multiple RF inputs
        (and often multiple RF outputs) - these are sometimes labled
        Antennae and CATV.  You can have the unmucked cable coax connected
        to the RF input labeled CATV and the output from the converter
        box connected to the RF input labeled Antenna (assuming you aren't
        using an antenna).  In some case you are provided with an RF output
        labeled 'decoder loop' that you can run to your converter box
        (so that you don't need an RF splitter).


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CAMCORDERS, SEPARATE & STILL VIDEO CAMERAS
===============================================================================
Glossary
---------------
AE              Automatic Exposure (Iris, and possibly shutter)
AF              Automatic Focusing (IR or image sharpness method)
AFM             Audio Frequency Modulation - audio method for encoding on tape.
CCD             Charge Coupled Device - one of the two different types of
                        solid state devices that replaced video tube technology.

IR              Infra-Red.  Light frequency below red in the (visible) spectrum.

                Used by some AF systems (mostly older) and remote controls.
Lux             Light Intensity measurement.
MOS             Metal Oxide Semiconductor - one of the two different types of
                        solid state devices that replaced video tube technology.

PCM             Pulse Code Modulation - audio method for encoding on tape. Rare.

---------------

8.      Why do camcorder batteries hold less and less of a charge
        after many uses?  Is there anything I can do about it?

        A memory pattern effect occurs (NiCad rechargable batteries
        'learn' a memory pattern of past charge levels) but is somewhat
        overrated.  What most users see is really the fast discharge
        rate of a NiCad (they will discharge much more quickly than
        Alkaline batteries when both are sitting on a shelf not being
        used).

        You shouldn't really charge a NiCad frequently (if you are just
        going to store it) or continually top it off after use unless you
        need to use it for a full cycle again right way - you will just
        be wasting cycles in the life of the NiCad (~ 500 - 1000 cycles).
        On the other hand NiCads should NEVER be fully discharged
        or reverse charged - this can shorten the life and even
        damage the battery (some people use home-brew methods such as
        paperclips and lightbulbs to short and discharge the battery).

        Some posters in sci.electronics have suggested sparking the
        batteries with a good jolt from a car battery to get them
        to forget the memorized pattern.  While this might work to
        blast away the filaments of material shorting individual cells
        it may result in an explosion and is not endorsed here.
        An electrolytic capacitor can be used for this purpose,
        be careful out there....

        According to much popular wisdom (in the 'Info-Hams' mailing
        list) many of the commercial products (D'Charger, etc.) are
        harmless at best and shorten the life of your battery at worst.
        Most new camcorder battery chargers (both the camcorder vendor
        and 3rd party 'quick' chargers) stop charging them (overcharging)
        after they are fully charged and some units perform 'pulse'
        charging (preferred).

        You need to be careful to use a charger that is appropriate for
        your NiCad battery.  Some 'quick-chargers' can build up gas
        pressure quickly in batteries that are not designed for them.

        Some full size systems and lights use sealed lead acid
        (sometimes called gel-cells) that do not like full discharge,
        they should be stored charged, and topped off to keep them at
        full charge.  Storing them discharged is bad for them.

        [credit : [e-mail] (Alan Larson),
                instructions in my SunPak camcorder light battery,
                "Hugh_E._Wells.ElSegundo"@Xerox.COM,
                popular wisdom in the 'Info-Hams' mailing list     ]

9.      How good are consumer DC camcorder lights?

        Most of the 20-30 watt DC units are only good for 10-20 feet.
        And the batteries last for less than a hour (although you can
        get Pro units that will last for 2 hours or longer they
        generally require external battery packs).

10.     Define the terms : Lux, Zoom, and Pixels

        Lux - Light sensitivity.  1 lux is the light from one candle (?).
        Most 1 lux cameras use electronic enhancement to obtain an image
        (and the quality is not very good at one Lux - but hey, neither
        is Ektachrome pushed to 1600 ISO!).

        Zoom - Most camcorders have a zoom lens which can capture a range
        of angles of view from wide through (what is considered) normal
        to telephoto.  The 'X' rating is the number of 'times' the
        image is magnified (optically) at the highest setting (as in
        binocular ratings).  Most camcorders have 6x1 (low),8x1,10x1
        or 16x1 (high-end) ratings.

        Pixels - Picture Elements.  Individual light gathering elements
        (usually) on a chip.  Analogous to 'rods' and 'cones' in our eye.
        Better camcorders have over 400,000 pixels.

11.     "Which Camcorder should I buy?"

        The answer depends on many factors.  Do you want the best
        possible or the best price/performance in a particular class?

        I would not recommend BETA to newcomers to the field unless
        you are willing to put up with compatibility problems.
        If you want to go BETA then you know what you are doing
        (and up against).  VHS has won the consumer VCR market,
        even Sony makes VHS & SVHS equipment now and Sony's real path
        for the future is in 8 and Hi-8 mm.

        If ease of use is your criteria and you own a VHS VCR then you
        should look at VHS or VHS-C (a 20 minute compact format)
        camcorders - you can playback your cassette using your VCR.

        If portability and weight (but not human induced jitter) are
        your concern you might want VHS-C, S-VHS-C, 8mm or Hi-8.

        If capturing high quality video for display now or in the
        future is a concern then I would go with S-VHS[-C] or Hi-8.

        If audio is a concern then look for a unit with HiFi Stereo
        (Minolta 8-808. Sony V-101 has AFM.  Olympus VX-H804 has
        PCM Digital Stereo).

12.     Sony spec says that V-series models have 450,000 pixels per
        image while F-series models have 270,000 only. I am curious if
        this difference matters since our VT (not HDVT) has a fixed
        number of pixels anyway.  Am I wrong or V-series models are
        really meant for our grandson's- generation?
                [credit: [e-mail] (Zheng Zhu)]

         The CCD on Hi8 picks up at about 410,000 pixels and the Hi8
         systems records at about the same "level" (in quotes because
         pixels are transmuted into horizontal lines of resolution but
         it is about the same)... Regular 8 CCD (CCD is the
         charge-coupled-device pickup "tube" of the camera) handles
         about 270,000 pixels altho there are a few regular 8 CCD with
         higher pixel resolution even if the taping system can't
         actually record that high a resolution.  Still results in a
         better picture but nowhere near as good as Hi8.

         Not meant for your grandson, meant for now, if you want to pay
         the price (you also have to buy a Hi8-capable monitor if you
         want to see ALL of the difference, but you will see some of it
         even on a regular monitor or TV).
                [credit: [e-mail] (Jon Rosen)]


===============================================================================
STANDARDS
===============================================================================
Glossary
---------------
HDTV            High Definition Television.  Megapixel display systems
                proposed for the US.  Japan and Europe have already selected
                HDTV standards.
NTSC            National Television Standards Committee.  Video signal used
                (broadcast,tape&disc) in the US, Japan and Latin America.
PAL             Phase Alternate Line.  Video signal used (broadcast,tape&disc)
                in most of Europe (and the parts of the world where NTSC &
                SECAM are not used).

RGB             Video signal composed of separate signals for Red, Green &
                Blue.  Many computer monitors (especially higher resolution)
                are often RGB.
SECAM           Sequential Color and Memory.  Video signal used (broadcast,
                tape&disc) pour les hommes Francais et what used to be
                known as the 'Eastern Bloc'.
---------------
13.     Are there Television monitors and VCRs that are compatible with
        multiple video signal standards (PAL, NTSC, SECAM)?

        Yes. Contact Panasonic, Instant Replay (800-749-8779) and others.

14.     Are there kits and plans for RGB to composite video, Y-C, etc.
        and vice-versa?

        Yes.  Find an index for Radio-Electronics magazine at your
        local library.

15.     Why do I get a scrambled mess when I try to copy pre-recorded tapes?
        (scrambled mess is defined as wavering lucidity followed by
        total darkness).  Am I going crazy?

        No.  This is called Macrovision.  It is a copy-protection
        scheme adopted by the home video industry which works by
        varying the video signal gain level causing VHS VCRs to
        track it into video oblivion.

16.     Is there a way to remove Macrovision?
        (because it bothers my TV/monitor with its flickering, of course)?

        [DISCLAIMER: According to FBI warnings on most prerecorded  ]
        [videotapes, copying copyrighted material is illegal.  This ]
        [FAQL answer in no way endorses such behavior.              ]

        There are ads in the back of VIDEO & Radio-Electronics
        purporting to do this.  Some posters say the RXII works well
        ($49 in VIDEO).  Some posters have asked about Y/C cable-ready
        versions : there is now one advertised called the MT IIS
        ($99).

        It is reported that some (older) Beta units are immune to
        Macrovision.  Copying to and then from these Beta machines is
        said to remove it also.  This is apparently not the case with
        some (newer?) Beta units

        [credit: Scott Coleman [e-mail]]

        Some camcorders are reportedly immune also and some posters have
        claimed that they can fix up the signal by running it through a
        monitor/tv with AV inputs/outputs.

17.     What is an S-Video connector?

        Also known as Y-C (and sometimes incorrectly referred to as
        SVHS - which is a tape format) it is a cable and connector that
        carries separate lumina (brightness) and chroma (color) signals
        (vs.  composite, in which both - and sync, etc. - are carried
        on the same wire).  This generally gives a better picture on
        those monitors that support it (especially if the source is of
        high quality & resolution).  It is almost always a win to use
        S-Video cable when you already have a high quality video signal
        that has been separated into separate chroma and luminance and
        want to carry it to another component.

18.     What are the upper resolutions of different video devices?
        ( and broadcast standards? )

        HDTV    ????
        IDTV    ????
        SuperNTSC????
        Projection TV   800     (Good quality)
        D-1             720   (specific since it's digital)
        D-2             768
        Video monitors  500-700 (Good quality)
        ED-Beta         500+
        Hi-8            425+
        LaserDisk       425
        CCD 4XX,000 pix 410-450 CCD camera with ~4[15]0,000 pixels/image
        SVHS            400-425
        HiBand Beta     400
        Standard US TV  350
        BI              350
        3/4" -SP        330
        Super Beta Is   330
        Broadcast NTSC  330
        8mm             300
        Beta IIs        300
        SuperBeta       290
        CCD 2XX,000 pix 270-300 CCD camera with ~270,000 pixels/image
        Beta II         250
        VHS(SP)         240-250
        Beta            240
        VHS(EP)         220

        Note that Bob Niland's evaluation of the new Sharpvision LCD
        projection system has shown that you need to be aware of the
        number of lines of vertical resolution (usually counted as the
        entire frame: the sum of the interlaced field lines or around
        250 x 2 = ~ 500 lines because of the persistence of the phosphor).
        The Sharp LCD projector displayed both video fields, but in
        only ~250 lines (both fields on top of each other, giving a
        lower resolution image - more square LCD dots).

19.     What is Dolby 'Surround' and Pro-logic Sound, SRS, THX?

        These are methods of extracting spatial information from
        encoded stereo audio channels (in some cases they can
        be used to synthesize spatial relationships as well by separating
        frequencies and sending them to different speakers).

        See the following by Bob Niland ([e-mail]):
        Intro to Surround Sound Part 1 of 2     Revised: 18 Feb 90
                                Part 2          Revised: 06 Sep 90

20.     What is a video frame vs a field?

        NTSC displays two fields of video (each ~ 250 lines each)
        interleaved to create the illusion of an 'image'.

21.     What is 'field motion'?

        When freezing a frame (2 fields) with a frame store or VCR, the
        fields may have samples from different times.  This can cause a
        very visible flicker fluttering back and forth from the 2
        positions.

        My old Panasonic PV-1650 VCR did this.  The Sony TR-5 camcorder
        does this (which really ruins the advantage of the high-speed
        shutter.)       [credit: [e-mail] (Alan Larson)]


22.     What does 'lines of resolution mean?

        The number of lines that can be shown...
        The vertical resolution is fairly fixed around 480 - 488 for
        NTSC, and is because there are that many lines shown.

        The horizontal resolution depends on the frequency response of
        the system, and is 3/4 the number of vertical lines that could
        be seen on the screen.  The 3/4 is a scaling to the vertical
        size, so lines of equal width will result in the same number.

        A quick relation is that there are about 80 lines of resolution
        for each megahertz of video bandwidth.  Since the performance
        of consumer video equipment is such that the upper frequency
        response is not a sharp point, this number is somewhat
        imprecise.
                [credit: [e-mail] (Alan Larson)]

23.      NTSC has 525 what???

        The 525 figure is the ratio of horizontal to vertical
        frequencies, and has nothing to do with lines of resolution.
                [credit: [e-mail] (Alan Larson)]

        NTSC has 525 horiz. scan lines, but the horizontal res. varies
        from VHS to SVHS to broadcast NTSC....  There are test patterns
        available to determine horiz. res.
                [credit: [e-mail] (George Scott)]

24.     What is CLV, CAV, PCM, digital vs. linear audio tracks, etc.?

        Read Bob Nilands ([e-mail]) papers on
        LaserDisc topics.  I have read the following :

        LD Media Care & Repair  Part 1 Revised: 31 Mar 90
                                Part 2 Revised: 28 Jul 90
                                Part 3 Revised: 05 Aug 90
        Intro to Imported LDs   Part:       1 of 3 Revised: 14 Sep 90
                                Part:       2 of 3 Revised: 13 Nov 89
                                Part:       3 of 3 Revised: 13 Nov 89
        Intro to Laser Disc     Revised:  29 Sep 90
        Intro to Surround Sound Part 1 of 2     Revised: 18 Feb 90
                                Part 2          Revised: 06 Sep 90
        Film/video 2-3 pulldown and "white flags" Last Revised: 06 Nov 90
        Looking back: CED       Revised: 14 Dec 90
                (re: Capacitance Electronic Disc system)


===============================================================================
VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDING/PLAYING         ([S-]VHS/[ED-]BETA/[Hi-]8MM/0.75"/etc.)
===============================================================================
Glossary - Video Tape Formats
-----------------------------
8mm             Videotape format promoted by Sony and others using 8mm tape.
Beta            Videotape format promoted by Sony, much less prevalent than VHS.

D1 (aka D-1)    Digital tape professional format.
D2 (aka D-2)    Total digital tape professional format.
ED Beta         Extended Definition Beta.  Higher resolution Beta format.
Hi-8            Higher resolution 8mm format using higher quality formula tape.
HiFi            Higher fidelity sound encoding on videotape.  Usually
                implies stereo channels.  Up to 20KHz frequency response.
SuperBeta       Improved Beta.  How???
S-VHS           Super VHS.  Enhanced version of VHS dictating the use of high
                quality tape formulation to store higher bandwidth signal.
                Can only be played in S-VHS decks and VCRs with Quasi-S-VHS
                (aka Modoki) mode.
S-VHS Mark II   Super VHS with digital soundtracks (in addition to
                HiFi and linear track(s)).
VHS             Video Home System.  1/2" tape in cassette. NTSC and PAL
                composite video versions.  Standard promoted by JVC & others.
VHS-C           VHS Compact.  Smaller cassette holding 20 minutes of VHS tape.
                Usually for small camcorders.  Can be played in VHS players
                with an adapter (some VCRs can play VHS-C w/o an adapter).
U-Matic         3/4" cassette professional videotape format.  Dying.
------------------------------
Glossary - Video Tape Time Code Standards
------------------------------
RC              Sony 8mm standard?
SMPTE           Society of Motion Picture and Television
VITC            Vertical Interval Time Code
-----------------------------

25.     What is the proper way to store video tapes?

        So that the tape is flat (and the weight is not on the edge of
        the tape - or it will warp/buckle) - meaning the cassette
        stored upright.  And not on top of your TV, VCR, oven, car
        dashboard or large
        magnet :-)

26.     Now I am totally confused as to how one should store video tapes....

        One of the smallest sides of the cassette box should be on the
        bottom and the other on the top:

                    +----+
                   / T  /
                  /  O / |
                 /   P/  |
BEST            +----+   |
                |    |   |
                | L  |(O)|
                | A  |   |   OR ...
                | B  |   |
                | E  |(O)|          +---------------------------+
                | L  |   |         +---------------------------+|
                |    |   |         |                           ||
              / | S  |   +         |                           ||
             /  | I  |  /          |     ( O )     ( O )       ||
            /   | D  | /           |                           ||
           /    | E  |/            |      GHOST - 1990         |/
          /     +----+             +---------------------------+
         /
        +--------------------------------------------------------....
        |        Shelf
        +--------------------------------------------------------....

27.     Are head cleaners bad?  What is the best way to clean heads?

        The cheap abrasive tapes and solvents are reputed to be.

        The Scotch cleaner tapes are supposed to be safe.

        Take your unit apart (some units have easier access than others)
        and clean the heads with a professional head cleaning kit or
        take it to a professional for servicing.

28.     What is HiFi sound and how is it recorded on tape?

        HiFi sound (usually found on higher-end consumer VHS VCRs and
        usually stereo) is a wider frequency response signal (to 20KHz)
        - than normal linear VHS audio and MTS - with
        noise reduction recorded in a magnetic layer under the video
        signal before (or while?) the video signal is recorded.
        Since is is not a separate track from the video track it cannot
        be erased or redubbed without destroying the video track.

        On NTSC Beta decks the HiFi signal is not in a separate layer.
        It fits in the available bandwidth of the video heads.
                [credit: Bob Clements, K1BC, [e-mail]]
        ...2 head Beta is equivalent to 4 head VHS.
                [credit: Richard Shetron <[e-mail]>]

29.     "What is the story behind VHS (& the lack of SVHS) LP mode?"

        Before EP (sometimes called SLP) was invented by JVC some
        manufacturers created a mode that was twice the playing time of
        SP.  It was never blessed by JVC (the VHS standards keeper) -
        and they superceded it with EP (which has 3 times the playing
        time of SP).

        Supporting  multiple playing speeds properly dictates
        additional heads.  Therefore 4 head players are better at
        displaying EP mode tapes.  ( 2 head machines use a compromise)
        An additional set of heads would be useful to support LP mode
        in a proficient manner.

        This is why most 4 head machines don't have special effects
        (freeze frame, slo-mo, etc.) in LP mode.

30.     What is the VCR+?

        It is a device that uses the functions your remote controller
        (for cable converter, VCR) supports to simplify VCR
        programming.  Numbers available in some newspaper TV listings
        are codes which entered into it will program a VCR.


31.     "Which VCR should I buy?"

        The answer depends on many factors.  Do you want the best
        possible or the best price/performance in a particular class?

        I would not recommend BETA to newcomers to the field unless
        you are willing to put up with compatibility problems.
        If you want to go BETA then you know what you are doing
        (and up against).  VHS has won the consumer VCR market,
        even Sony makes VHS & SVHS equipment now and Sony's real path
        for the future is in 8 and Hi-8 mm.

        If you want to play a wide variety of pre-recorded material
        available at your local rental outlet you should purchase
        a VHS or S-VHS VCR.

        If you want to record live, or copy SVHS, Hi-8 videocassettes,
        LaserDiscs and other high quality video sources I would
        recommend S-VHS or Hi-8mm.

        If you want to do both of the above you should get an SVHS
        deck.

        If size and/or portability is an overriding concern get a
        Hi-8mm deck (although they are very scarce and most Hi-8
        camcorders will function as players).

        There are generally 5 tiers of VCRs, find the best price
        and brand within one for your deal:

        1. $150 Lower class: 2 heads, mono audio. Some play only.

        2. $200 Lower middle: HQ w/either 4 head only or 2 Head with HiFi

        3. $300 Middle Class: HQ, 4 heads, HiFi, MTS/SAP, CATV ready.
                (Most popular currently, I can find these for $250
                 sometimes for people - such as PV4060, but for just a
                 few $$$ more often you can get the ....)

        4. $500 Upper Middle Class: Either #3 VHS with digital special
                                effects or #3 in SVHS.

        5. $750 Upper Class: SVHS, 5+ heads, digital special effects.

        6. $X000 Rich:  Professional SVHS & Hi-8 decks for editing.

32.     Can you put a hole in VHS tapes to record in SVHS mode on them?

        Yes.  The best way is to melt a hole (drilling leaves particles)
        - look at an SVHS cassette to see where to make the hole.
        Not all tapes produces satisfactory (video) results (high
        quality tapes are better).

33.     How come the RF output from my VCR (one Channel 3/4/X) lacks MTS?

        The tuners in both my VCR and TV have MTS and I am playing a
        HiFi tape....

        It would be  expensive to produce and include RF transmitter
        circuitry (for VHF channel X) that would do decent MTS (using
        IF) (the normal RF baseband unit is cheap).  Converting HiFi to
        MTS will result in a degraded audio quality anyway.  Use your
        stereo (L & R) VCR audio outputs to hear HiFi.  Hook them up to
        your stereo if your TV doesn't have stereo audio inputs.



===============================================================================
LASERDISCS & OTHER VIDEO DISC FORMATS
===============================================================================
Glossary
---------------
CAV             Constant Angular Velocity - storage/access method for a disc
                        media where inside tracks contain the same amount of
                        data as outside tracks.
CD              Compact Disc standard (5" and 3" versions),
                usually refers to a disc with all audio track (70+ minutes).
CD-ROM          Compact Disc - Read Only Media.  5" disc containg digital
                binary data tracks.  Often structured according to ISO 9660
                and/or High Sierra (although the data can also be structured
                as a SunOS Unix File System or Macintosh filesystem, etc.).
CD+G            Compact Disc plus Graphics.  Mixed audio and data tracks.
                I believe the graphics are encoded in the data tracks (probably
                digitally compressed) and are used in some 16 bit game systems.
CDI             Compact Disc Interactive.  Mixed audio and less than full
 (aka CD-I)     frame/motion video system just getting off the ground (Fall 91).

                Competing with CDTV.  Some believe CDI will be able to provide
                VHS quality for 72 minutes with data compression.
CDTV            Commodore Dynamic TeleVision - Another 5" disc format with mixed

                audio, video/graphics and binary data.  Competing with CD-I.
                Currently less than full frame/motion video. Just released,
                primarily for interactive video games and education.
CDV             Compact Disc with Video.  CD format with 5 minutes of Audio and
 (aka CD-V)     Video, 20 minutes of audio-only.  Can be played in standard
                (audio-only) CD players.
CLV             Constant Linear Velocity - storage/access method for a disc
                media where outside tracks contain more data than
                inside tracks (by reading the outside tracks at a slower
                speed almost the complete density of the disc is used).
LaserVision     Licensed trademark for 8" and 12" laser disc standard.
---------------

34.     Is the video on laserdiscs (LDs) digitally encoded?

        No.  This is a popular misconception that the LD manufacturers
        often gloss over.  LD video is analog.  The original LD audio
        tracks were/are analog also, most newer LDs have CD-quality
        digital stereo audio tracks as well.

===============================================================================
AUDIO
===============================================================================
Glossary - Audio
----------------
AM              Amplitude Modulation - analog method of encoding audio
                information (usually for broadcast) by varying the
                amplitude of the signal.
Chace           Licensed process of synthesizing stereo and surround
                channels from audio sources where they didn't exist (by
                separating and directing different frequencies to
                different channels).
DBX             Patented audio noise reduction method by ???.
Dolby(tm)       Trademark and name of laboratory which licenses several audio
 aka [)(]       processing/encoding methods to preserve fidelity and reduce
                noise.
Dolby Surround(tm)      Dolby Labs Trademark and name of its process of
                phase encoding spatial information using the 2 channels of a
                (normally) stereo sound source.
Dolby Pro-Logic Surround(tm)    Dolby Labs Trademark denoting a process
                incorporating its standard (or meeting its criteria) for
                decoding Dolby Surround(tm) into 5 channels (& speaker
                placements): Center (dialog), Left Front, Right Front,
                Left Rear, Right Rear.
FM              Frequency Modulation - analog method of encoding audio
                        information by varying a (high) frequency carrier.
Q-Sound         Method licensed by ????.  Creates spatial sound
                effects with only 2 speakers (using phase tricks).
                Requires careful listener placement.  One rec.video
                reader reported he bought Madonna's Immaculate
                Collection album set just to hear Q-Sound.
SRS             Sound Retrieval System(tm).  Hughes system for
                creating spatial sound effects with two speakers.
                Incorporated into some newer monitors/televisions.
THX             1) A licensed trademark from Lucasfilm that certifies
                a that a particular theater meets their standard for
                acoustic quality, audio equipment and speaker placement.
                2) A method of mixing surround sound channels for a
                film, with verification in a THX-certified theater.
                3). A brand for (high-end) consumer audio/video gear
                meeting Lucas specs.
                [credit: Bob Niland     [e-mail]]

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

[Scroll credits....]

Thanks for many answers, suggestions and posting gleanings to :

        Bob Niland [e-mail]
        [e-mail] (Bevis R W King)
        [e-mail] (Mark Goldberg)
        [e-mail] (William R. Cruce)
        [e-mail] (Vidiot)
        (Andrew Klossner   (uunet!tektronix!frip.WV.TEK!andrew)    [UUCP]
                        ([e-mail])   [ARPA]
        [e-mail] (Alan Larson)
        "Hugh_E._Wells.ElSegundo"@Xerox.COM
        [e-mail] (Tom Jack)
        [e-mail] (Ben Thornton)
        [e-mail] (Scott Coleman)
        [e-mail] (David Weaver)
        Seng-Chou Timothy Chou <[e-mail]>
        Bob Clements, K1BC, [e-mail]
        [e-mail] (George Scott)
        Richard Shetron <[e-mail]>
        [e-mail] (Michael Alan Schuster)
        [e-mail] (A1 gerard pinzone (ee))
        [e-mail] (Dave Haertig)
        "Frank J. Wancho"       [e-mail]
        John Mc [e-mail]
        [e-mail] (Zheng Zhu)
        [e-mail] (Jon Rosen)
        [e-mail] (Larry J. Ingram)
        Nick Sayer <[e-mail]>
        Bill Ranck <[e-mail]>
        [e-mail] (Bill Vermillion)
        [e-mail] (Jerry Boyajian)
        [e-mail] (GREG KIMNACH)
[end credits.... fade to black]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

                      Copyright 1991 H. Morrow Long

                   All Rights Under Copyright Reserved

                Quoted and derivative material contributed by
                persons other than the above author/editor
                remains their intellectual property.

    Permission is granted for the automatic redistribution of this article,
    unedited, through the Usenet video newsgroups and the Internet
    VIDEOTECH Digest.  Permission is granted for each Usenet reader, each
    VIDEOTECH subscriber and each person who received this article via
    electronic mail from the author to redistribute it electronically, and
    via hardcopy reproductions of this edition of this article for personal
    non-commercial uses, and provided that no material changes are made to the
    article or this copyright statement.  Other uses of this material are
    prohibited without the express written consent of the author/editor,
    H. Morrow Long.

    Disclaimer: Any views expressed here are mine and do not
                necessarily represent those of Yale University.

H. Morrow Long, Mgr of Dev., Yale Univ., Comp Sci Dept, 011 AKW, New Haven, CT
06520-8285,     VOICE:  (203)-432-{1248,1254}           FAX:    [phone]
INET: [e-mail] UUCP: yale!Long-Morrow BITNET: Long-Morrow@YaleCS
WWW:    http://www.cs.yale.edu/HTML/YALE/CS/HyPlans/long-morrow.html

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Archive-name: rec-video/resource-guide-faq

RESOURCE GUIDE for rec.video and VIDEOTECH readers.

This resource guide should help to forestall frequently asked
questions as well as provide a lot of video related network
trivia in one place.

This version has been reformatted to 65 columns on the
advice of Frank J. Wancho

There are reports of a BBS providing a file listing a catalog
of laserdiscs available (similar to the Laser Video File book).
If this list is available on the networks or the BBS has the
listing up and available at a phone number yet let me know.

Help me supply some of the ????? marked data (especially phone
numbers)!!!  & more books of record (ISBN #s), high-end
magazines & newsletters.

=================================================================
TABLE OF CONTENTS
=================================================================
FAQ LISTS, SURVEYS, ELECTRONIC NEWS ARTICLES, ETC.
ARCHIVES                     (Public FTP/E-Mail Repositories)
SERVERS:WWW,Gophers,WAIS     (Internet Information Services)
SWITCHING CHANNELS           (other electronic forums)
USERS GROUPS & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
PHONE NUMBERS                (toll and toll free directory)
        Vendors
        Magazines/Periodicals
        Books

=================================================================
FAQ LISTS, SURVEYS, ELECTRONIC NEWS ARTICLES, ETC.
=================================================================

The number of regular and semi-regular FAQ and Survey postings
in rec.video has been expanding rapidly into specialty niches.

1.      US/CA Consumer Video FAQ for rec.video/VIDEOTECH

        Primarily oriented towards the United States and
        Canadi{an,en} consumer video neophyte.  Posted around
        the middle of each month by H. Morrow Long
        ([e-mail]).  Should be released around
        the same time as this RESOURCE GUIDE I hope.....
        Available via anonymous ftp in sparky.cs.yale.edu:pub/rec.video

2.      Worldwide TV Standards FAQ

        Bevis King's rec.video/VIDEOTECH Frequently Asked
        Questions and answers list relating to multistandard
        (PAL,NTSC,SECAM...) video.  Posted monthly I believe.
        (I haven't seen a copy recently)
        Send correspondence to [e-mail]
        Available via anonymous ftp in sparky.cs.yale.edu:pub/rec.video

3.      Antenna FAQ list

        Bill Ranck's FAQ list for TV antennas made a premiere
        debut 2 Aug 91.  Please send any
        additions/corrections/brickbats to:  [e-mail]
        (I have only seen one or two copies ever.)
        Available via anonymous ftp in sparky.cs.yale.edu:pub/rec.video

4.      Photographic Equipment/Video Mail Order Company Survey

        Douglas Blondin's survey posted to rec.photo & rec.video
        around the first of each month.  Send updates/input to
        att!druhi!blondin

5.      Top Videodisc Sales: For 2 Weeks Ending Month Day, Year

        The Vidiot's bi-weekly listing of the top 25 LD's sold
        in the US by rank as well as a list of new LD releases
        (with prices) by the issuing label.

        This posting may be moving to rec.video.releases now?

6.      Bob Niland's postings on LaserDisc, IDTV and projection
        screen systems are definitive.  Here is a list of
        available titles:

        1.  Introduction to Laser Video Disc.  Contains info on
            LD that you won't easily find anywhere else.
                Revised: 17 Oct 91
        2.  Introduction to imported LDs.
                Revised: 24 Mar 91
        3.  Introduction to surround sound.
                Revised: 06 Nov 91
        4.  LD media quality report.
                Revised: 30 Mar 91
        5.  How to return a defective LD to Pioneer.
                Revised: 17 Sep 90
        6.  Introduction to Criterion Collection.
                Revised: 26 Aug 91
        7.  Current Voyager Press (Criterion Collection) catalog
                summary, Revised: Monthly
        8.  LD loaning agreement.
                Revised: 05 Mar 90
        9.  Identifying LD mint marks.
                Revised: 05 Nov 91
        10. LD "Best Practices" suggestions for producers.
                Revised: 21 Jul 91
        11. <no longer supplied>
        12. CAV still-frame: ramblings on 3-2 pull-down and
                white flags.  Revised: 04 Nov 91
        13. LD care and repair.
                Revised: 06 Jan 91
        14. LD retail sources: national mail order and
                Colorado.  Revised: 21 Oct 91
        15. A summary of articles on IDTV.
                Revised: 25 Mar 91
        16. Looking back: CED
                Revised: 21 Oct 91
        17. What is a "defect"?
                Revised: 23 Oct 91
        ??.  Long awaited :-) paper on aspect ratios.
                Revised: real soon now

        They are often posted to rec.video, you can also request
        them from Bob Niland via Email ([e-mail]).

=================================================================
ARCHIVES
=================================================================

[Editor's Notes on Internet Anonymous FTP sites:        ]
[                                                       ]
[ 1.    ftp hostname.subdomain.domain                   ]
[                                                       ]
[       if the hostname is unknown or otherwise appears ]
[       not to work try using the numeric IP address    ]
[       instead, ie. :                                  ]
[                                                       ]
[               ftp 128.36.0.3                          ]
[                                                       ]
[ 2.    supply the word 'anonymous' in response to the  ]
[       'login' or username prompt unless otherwise     ]
[       indicated.  The username 'ftp' will often work  ]
[       also on some Unix(tm) machines.                 ]
[                                                       ]
[ 3.    supply your login name and hostname with an 'at']
[       sign between then (E-Mail form) in response to  ]
[       the 'password' prompt.  Actually you can type in]
[       anything as the password for anonymous ftp but  ]
[       it is considered good form to supply 'user@host']
[ 4.    Once logged in you should do a 'dir' or 'ls' to ]
[       look around.  Often you will want to change your]
[       working directory to the subdirectory 'pub' with]
[       the FTP user command 'cd pub'.                  ]
[ 5.    Often there will be a file called 'readme' -    ]
[       in lower, upper or mixed case, sometimes with an]
[       extension such as '.txt'.  If you want to read  ]
[       it on the screen rather than download it to your]
[       disk most FTP implementations allow the cmd:    ]
[               get readme -                            ]
[                                                       ]
[       If you leave off the dash the file will be saved]
[       to disk.  If you supply a different name it will]
[       be used as the name of the file to write to.    ]
[                                                       ]
[ 6.    To leave most FTP client programs (ie. the glass]
[       tty BSD-derived versions not the whizbang GUI & ]
[       menu/button based versions now out) type 'quit'.]
[                                                       ]
[                                                       ]

7.      Public FTP repository @ SIMTEL20  (rec.video posts as
        VIDEOTECH digests)

        The VIDEOTECH archives are currently kept in
        PD2:<ARCHIVES.VIDEOTECH>.  The current month's
        correspondence is kept in VIDEOTECH-ARCHIV.TXT.
        Previous months' are in yy-mm.n-TXT or yy-mm.n-TXT-Z
        files, where yy is the last two digests of the year, mm
        is the month, and n is the sequence number of the file
        for that month.  (The files are no larger than about
        385,000 bytes, except for possibly the current month,
        which may be much larger.)

        If you have access to ftp, use that.  Otherwise, the
        files are accessible through the LISTSERV/TRICKLE
        mechanisms for BITNET/EARN readers, and *may* be
        sub-archived somewhere on BITNET as well.

        simtel20.army.mil is also known as host
        wsmr-simtel20.army.mil and is IP host 192.88.110.20 on
        the Internet (well MILnet actually).

        [credit: "Frank J. Wancho"
                 [e-mail]]

8.      Public FTP repository @ sparky.CS.Yale.EDU (FAQs and tidbits)

        You can obtain a current copy of this file and several
        of the FAQs (that I have obtained permission to
        distribute such as the Antenna & Worldwide FAQs) as well
        as other resources via anonymous ftp to sparky.CS.Yale.EDU, aka
        128.36.31.4 look at file pub/rec.video/README

        After I have cleaned up two public domain systems I have
        found for making VHS cassette labels (one is in TeX
        format, the other is in PostScript(tm)) I will make them
        available.

8A.     Wavelet Algorithm Compression Papers and Code
        Repository ftp://MATH.YALE.EDU

        If you are interested in video (and audio) compression
        methods you might want to take a look at the work of the
        Yale Mathematics Department's Numerical Algorithms
        Research Group.  Wavelets and wavelet packets are an
        interesting approach to obtaining fantastic compression
        rates for some types of audio and video (in electronic
        still form) data.  Get the pub/README file.

        math.yale.edu is IP host 128.36.23.1 on the
        Internet.

9.      VCR+ code reverse engineering Public FTP Repository
        At XXXX - [information removed per request ]


10.     High End Audio Public FTP Repository @CSD4.csd.uwm.edu

        Archives of digests (see INFO-HIGH-AUDIO mail list) and
        various projects in the anonymous ftp high-end directory.

        csd4.csd.uwm.edu (aka csd4.milw.wisc.edu) is IP
        hosts 129.89.8.4 and 129.89.7.4 on the Internet.

11.     IR remote computer control proj. [e-mail]

        Plans for the 'Zapper' (a computer controlled IR remote)
        as well as a description of the Sony Control-S&L
        protocols/interfaces, some code for the above and
        descriptions of modifications that can be made to video
        gear (Sony Sl-HF900, Panasonic AG1960, etc.).
        FTP to host mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu, cd /video, get readme

        mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu is IP host 128.174.201.12 on the
        Internet.

        [credit: [e-mail] (K. Khan) &
                 [e-mail] (Ralph Engwall)]

12.     Movie Review FTP Repository @LCS.MIT.EDU

        Reviews of theatrical films are available in the
        anonymous ftp subdirectory movie-reviews on
        host LCS.MIT.EDU (Internet IP host 18.26.0.36).
        I suggest getting (and reading) the README, FAQL
        and INDEX* files first to find the particular
        review(s) you desire.

        BTW, if you are on the Internet and have an auto-
        mounter running or are privileged you can NFS
        mount lcs.mit.edu (read-only) and experience much
        nicer (than FTP) browsing of the files:

        sparky% cd /net/lcs.mit.edu/common/movie-reviews
        sparky% ls
        00xx.dir        06xx.dir        FAQL
        01xx.dir        07xx.dir        FAQL.SF
        02xx.dir        08xx.dir        INDEX0001-1000
        03xx.dir        09xx.dir        INDEX1001-2000
        04xx.dir        10xx.dir        README
        05xx.dir        11xx.dir
        sparky% grep -i terminator INDEX*
        INDEX1001-2000:1056:REVIEW: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY:
        [e-mail] (Jim Griffith)
        INDEX1001-2000:1057:REVIEW: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY:
        [e-mail] (Subrata Sircar)
        INDEX1001-2000:1058:REVIEW: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY:
        [e-mail] (Roger Snappy Rubio)
        INDEX1001-2000:1059:REVIEW: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY:
        [e-mail] (Mark R. Leeper)
        INDEX1001-2000:1076:REVIEW: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY:
        [e-mail] (Frank MALONEY)
        INDEX1001-2000:1077:REVIEW: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY:
        [e-mail] (Brian L. Johnson)
        sparky% more 10xx.dir/1056 10xx.dir/1057 10xx.dir/1058
                 10xx.dir/1059 10xx.dir/1076 10xx.dir/1077
        Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies.reviews
        Path: cbnewsj!ecl
        From: [e-mail] (Jim Griffith)
        Subject: REVIEW: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
        Expires: Sun, 4 Aug 1991 13:00:00 GMT
        Reply-To: [e-mail] (Jim Griffith)
        Organization: FXD/Telerate, Mountain View, CA
        Date: Sun, 7 Jul 1991 14:27:23 GMT
        Approved: [e-mail]
        Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
        Followup-To: rec.arts.movies
        Summary: r.a.m.r. #01056
        Keywords: author=Griffith
        Sender: [e-mail] (Evelyn C. Leeper)
        Lines: 125

                                   TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY

        ....
        [credit: [e-mail]
                 (Gregg William Riedel)]

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SERVERS:WWW,Gophers,WAIS     (Internet Information Services)
=================================================================
*** NEW! 1994   BEGIN

MPEG FAQ

        http://www.crs4.it/HTML/LUIGI/MPEG/mpegfaq.html
        - a great description of MPEG when you can access it

        http://www.hike.te.chiba-u.ac.jp/ikeda/CIE/home.html
        - CIE Color Information

A fantastic Film and Video Internet resource list published Dec 15, 93:

        gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu/00/inetdirsstacks/filmvideo%3awoodgarlock
        - You want definitely want this.

*** NEW! 1994   END


13.     "used" CD server (can also be used for listing/buying
        LDs, CDVs and audio/video tapes).  E-Mail queries against
        database.

        For information about this service, send a message to
        the following electronic mail address with the string
        HELP as the only word in the subject field.  The address
        in Internet domain format is :

                [e-mail]

        [credit: John Mc [e-mail]]

14.     Barr Digital Online Laser Disc Database

        BBS: THE LIBRARY in Seattle, WA
        [phone] (8 lines in, baud rates
                         supported unknown)

        The operators of Barr Digital (LD store) were
        supposed to put their online LD listing on this
        BBS system.  Can someone verify this for me?
        And/or tell us if the list is also available on the
        Internet?
        [credit: [e-mail] (William R. Cruce)]

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15.     Related USENET-type newsgroups and Internet maillists:

        !!!! News Flash !!!!

        I have sent a message calling for a Request For
        Discussion for the creation of a new newsgroup
        rec.video.production to the moderator of the newsgroup
        news.announce.newgroups.  It should also be cross- posted
        in rec.video and news.groups as well as a few other
        places I thought might be interested.

        The discussion should take place in in news.groups (re:
        naming of the new group, what hierarchy it should be
        under - ie. rec, sci or misc - and the reason it should
        exist).

        Look for the appearence of the RFD and join in
        the discussion if you have intelligent comments.  After
        a month long discussion period there should be a voting
        period on the new Usenet newsgroup.

        Permanent newgroups :

  alt.3d                3D imaging, companion to 3d mailing list.
  alt.binaries.multimedia Animations, scripts, aud/vid clip art.
  alt.cult-movies       Movies with a cult following (e.g. Rocky
                        Horror,Highlander,Heathers,Blade Runner)
  alt.karaoke           worldwide karaoke discussion newsgroup
  alt.sex.movies        Pretty obvious, right?  NC-17, Adult XXX
  alt.tv.*              Discussions of TV shows, subgroups:
                        muppets, prisoner, simpsons, tiny-toon,
                        twin-peaks
  aus.films             Australian films.
  bit.listserv.cinema-l Discussions on all forms of Cinema
  bit.listserv.film-l   Film making and reviews List.
  clari.news.movies     Reviews, news and stories on movie stars.
                        (Moderated)
  clari.news.tv         TV schedules, news, reviews & stars.
                        (Moderated)
  clari.tw.electronics  Electronics makers and sellers (Moderated
  comp.graphics         Computer graphics, art, animation,
                        image proc.
  comp.graphics.digest  Graphics s/w, h/w, theory, etc. Moderated
  comp.ivideodisc       Interactive videodiscs -- uses, potential
  comp.multimedia       Interactive multimedia technologies of
                        all kinds
  comp.sys.amiga.multimedia     Animations, video, & multimedia.
  fj.comp.image         Computer graphics, art, animation,
                        image proc. From Japan.
  fj.rec.animation      Discussion about animated movies. -Japan.
  fj.rec.av             High fidelity audio and video components.
  fj.rec.movies         Reviews and discussions of movies. -Japan
  fj.rec.photo          (some talk of still video photography) ""
  fj.rec.tv             Talk about Television and its shows.   ""
  misc.forsale          Postings of equipment and media for sale.
  rec.arts.animation    Discussion of various kinds of animation.
  rec.arts.anime        Japanese animation fen discussion.
  rec.arts.cinema       Discussion of the art of cinema.Moderated
  rec.arts.disney       Discussion of any Disney-related
                        subjects.
  rec.arts.misc         Discussions about the arts not
                        in other groups.
  rec.arts.movies       Discussions of movies and movie making.
  rec.arts.movies.reviews Reviews of movies. (Moderated)
  rec.arts.sf.movies    Reviews of Science Fiction movies.
  rec.arts.sf.tv        Reviews of Science Fiction television shows.
  rec.arts.tv*          The boob tube,its history,past &
                        current shows.
  rec.audio             Often cross-postings of interest.
  rec.audio.high-end    ""
  rec.games.video       Discussion about video games.
  rec.games.video.arcade  Discussions about coin-operated
                        video games.
  rec.music.video       Discussion of music videos and
                        music video s/w
  rec.photo             (still video photography, mail
                        order stores)
  rec.video.cable-tv    Technical and regulatory issues
                        of cable television.
  rec.video.production  new group hopefully..
  rec.video.releases    discussions of video releases &
                        transfers, new.
  rec.video.satellite   Subgroup of rec.video for TVRO,
                        DBS, etc.
  sci.electronics       Often has discussions at a deeper
                        technical level on video topics.

        Mailing Lists :

[Editor's Notes on network mailing lists:               ]
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[       message to the LISTSERV address at a BITNET     ]
[       hostname.  If your local E-Mail system doesn't  ]
[       support the .BITNET psuedo-domain hack (ie. find]
[       a mail gateway to the BITNET for your message)  ]
[       then you will need to modify the any BITNET     ]
[       addresses below to use your closest UUCP/USENET ]
[       or Internet gateway to the BITNET.  Change the  ]
[       'at' sign (@) in the BITNET addresses below to a]
[       'percent' sign (%) and append an 'at' sign (@) &]
[       the hostname of the gateway to the BITNET, ie:  ]
[               [e-mail]        ]
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[       In the body of the message (usually the first   ]
[       line,you can put it on the subject line as well ]
[       just for fun) you should put only the text:     ]
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[       where LIST-L is the name of the mailing list and]
[       Your Name is your full name (Firstname Lastname ]
[       as opposed to your account, login name or E-Mail]
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[       other files that may be archived you can often  ]
[       send the following command :                    ]
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[       You can then usually retrieve files you wan     ]
[       with a message of the form :                    ]
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[       To subscribe (and unsubscribe) to an Internet   ]
[       mailing list you usually mail to the list's     ]
[       E-Mail address and add the string "-Request" to ]
[       it (ie. [e-mail] becomes      ]
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[       Many of the Internet mailing lists are fed into ]
[       Usenet newsgroups if you would rather read news ]
[       that way (and cut down on E-Mail net traffic).  ]
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        [e-mail]

                A mailing list to discuss stereo photography
                (& cinematography and video) is now forming.
                The above address is the contact for
                subscribing ( uunet!bfmny0!3d-request is a
                UUCP/Usenet form of the above address).

        [e-mail]

                The Audio Discussion List is an unmoderated list
                that was formed to discuss all audio-related
                subjects.
                Subscription address : [e-mail]
                "" message body text : SUB AUDIO-L My Name

        [e-mail]

                Cable TV digest mailing list submissions.  To
                join send E-Mail to [e-mail]
                [credit: Nick Sayer [e-mail]]

        [e-mail]

                To join Email list for European LaserDisc Users.
                [credit: [e-mail]]

        [e-mail]

                Listserv mailing list to discuss filmmaking and
                movies as an art form (among other subjects).
                Subscription address : [e-mail]
                "" message body text : SUB FILM-L My Name

        [e-mail]

                High end audiophile discussions from the
                component to the speaker placement & room layout
                layers.  I believe that this mailing list and
                the Usenet newsgroup rec.audio.high-end carry
                the same messages (they have back-end feeds to
                each other).  To join send E-Mail to
                [e-mail]. For
                more information contact Thomas Krueger
                <[e-mail]>
                [credit: netinfo/[e-mail]]

        [e-mail]

                Unmoderated listserv mailing list to discuss
                multimedia subjects.  For more information
                contact Alejandro Kurczyn S.
                <[e-mail]>.
                Subscription address : [e-mail]
                "" message body text : SUB MMEDIA-L My Name

        [e-mail] (aka [e-mail])

                Unmoderated listserv mailing list to discuss
                primarily issues related to the academic study
                of Film and Television.  For more information
                contact Jeremy Butler
                ( JBUTLER@UA1VM.{BITNET,UA.EDU} ).
                Subscription address : [e-mail]
                                                UA1VM.UA.EDU
                "" message body text : SUB SCREEN-L My Name

        [e-mail]

                Unmoderated listserv mailing list to discuss
                television shows and movies.  For more
                information contact Esra ([e-mail]).
                Subscription address : [e-mail]
                "" message body text : SUB TV-L My Name

        [e-mail]

                as an E-Mail address automatically forwards to
                the Usenet newsgroup rec.video.  The Internet
                VIDEOTECH digest is just a reflection of
                rec.video.  It's a facility for those of us who
                do not have (or don't want) direct access to
                Usenet.  To join see I-VIDTEK below, or send
                mail to [e-mail]
                [credit: Selden Ball <[e-mail]>]

        [e-mail]

                A Bitnet Listserv mailing list that receives
                the VIDEOTECH digest.
                Subscription address : [e-mail]
                "" message body text : SUB I-VIDTEK My Name
                [credit: Selden Ball <[e-mail]>
                [& Frank J. Wancho <[e-mail]]

        [e-mail] ( aka [e-mail])

                The Video Network Discussion List is a list that
                was formed to discuss campus-wide video networks.
                For more info contact John R. Stephens, Jr.
                ( [e-mail] or [e-mail] )
                Subscription address :  [e-mail]
                                        [e-mail]
                "" message body text :  SUB VIDNET-L My Name

        [e-mail]

                This unmoderated list is set up to provide a
                forum for discussing extensions to the MIT X
                Window System to provide live and/or still
                video.  To subscribe users can send a message
                to : [e-mail].
                For more info contact the X Consortium staff
                ( [e-mail] ).

16.     Commercial (for-profit) Electronic News forums on video
        related issues :

        CompuServe (has a couple)
          Broadcast Pro Forum            GO BPFORUM
          Consumer Elect. Forum          GO CEFORUM
          Journalism Forum               GO JFORUM
          Media Newsletters              GO MEDIANEWS
          (surcharged per article read)
          Multimedia Forum               GO MULTIMEDIA

                The Broadcast Professional forum covers TV,
                Radio, FCC rules, CATV, broadcast engineering,
                and has a jobs listing. The busiest part of this
                forum is usually the TV/Radio personalities
                column which talks about talent at various
                stations around the country.

                The Consumer Electronic forum covers audio and
                video, hardware and software, film, theatres,
                cable TV, satellite systems, telephone/fax
                products, mobile office/cellular and has a for
                sale column. Much busier forum than the pro
                forum.
                        [credit : Steve Kreisel
                        <[e-mail]>]

        DELPHI (online information service)     1-800-544-4005
          "Videomaker Magazine's" VIDEO FORUM   1-617-491-3393
          Using computer & modem dial           1-800-365-4636
          Username : JOINDELPHI                 (Tymnet local
          access also)
          Password : VIDEOFORUM                 ($9.95 mem fee,
          $6/hr connect)

        Prodigy?
        Source?

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USERS GROUPS & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
=================================================================
17.     "Users"/Enthusiasts Groups

        AVNN - Amateur Video News Network       1-800-521-1961

18.     Professional Associations

        SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and
                Television Engineeers),          595 W.
                Hartsdale Ave,
                                                 White Plains,
                                                 NY 10607.

                They publish an excellent series of books on all
                aspects of television engineering, including
                recording and the Journal of the Society will
                keep you up-to-date an the latest research and
                production technology.  You can also buy their
                books if you are not a member, write to them.
                SMPTE also publish Standards, Recommended
                Practices and Engineering Guidelines which are
                the industry's holy scriptures.
                [credit: [e-mail] (Mark
                Ritchie)]



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PHONE NUMBERS                      (toll and toll free directory)
=================================================================
*** Phone numbers.  The editorial staff does not endorse or   ***
*** necessarily approve of any particular vendor by listing   ***
*** names and phone numbers here.  Similarly the omission of  ***
*** a particular vendor does not imply disapproval.  I have   ***
*** chosen not to list vendors that (soley or primarily make  ***
*** or sell) products that are not clearly legally available  ***
*** in all countries/states (ie. CATV converters/descramblers,***
*** MacroVision(TM) eliminators, etc.).                       ***

Credit to [e-mail] (William R. Cruce) and
Larry Schwarcz <[e-mail]> for sending me
many phone numbers since the last issue.

Bevis R W King is going to send me some UK and other Euronumbers
(soon????) to add.  Make sure you check the leading digits of
telephone numbers then BEFORE dialing or you may find yourself
running up big bills using the crossbars (or digital ISDN
equivalents) in EC PTT switches.

19.     Major Manufacturers/Vendors customer service phone #s:

  Canon                   800-892-0200
  Canon                   516-876-6500    parts-New York
  Canon                   714-850-6376    parts-Los
  Angeles
  Canon                   516-933-6300    info
  Chinon                  1-800-345-CHINON
  Funai USA Corp.         201-288-2666    parts, also Symphonic
  Fuji Ten Corp.          800-423-8161
   "                      213-513-0411
  General Electric        800-447-1700    24hr
  Goldstar                800-221-0404    parts New York (exc. NY
  Goldstar                718-786-2229    ""      "" (In NY)
  Goldstar                800-252-7788    ""    Chicago (exc. IL)
  Goldstar                800-537-6757    ""      "" (In IL)
  Goldstar                800-382-8222    ""      LA (exc. CA)
  Goldstar                213-721-2227    ""      "" (In CA)
  Goldstar                800-222-6457    service info
  Hitachi                 800-262-1502
   "                      213-537-8383
   "                      800-HITACHI     parts sale thru distrib
  J.C. Penney             800-527-7115    prefer serv agents only
  JVC                     800-252-5722    customer service
   "                      800-537-5722    service info
   "                      800-252-5722    Receivers, CD Players
   "                      800-526-5308    TVs, VCRs,
   Camcorders
   "                      201-794-3900  (voice)
   PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS DIV
   "                      201-523-3601    (fax) "
  Mitsubishi (& Akai,MGA) 714-220-1464    offhours answering mach
   "                       800-553-PART   parts orders
   "                       714-220-4792   ""
  NEC                     800-366-5213    (also CompuServe E-Mail
   "                      708-860-0335    (addr : NHE:PARTSDEPT)
  Nikon                   ????????????
  Olympus Consumer Prod   800-433-0880
  Panasonic+Quasar+Technics
   "                      201-348-9090    customer service
   "                      800-447-4700    service info
  Panasonic Pro/Ind Vid   201-348-7620    Eastern Zone
   "                      708-981-4826    Central Zone
   "                      817-685-1117    Southern Zone: Dallas
   "                      404-925-6841    Southern Zone: Atlanta
   "                      206-285-8883    Western Zone: Seattle
   "                      714-373-7275    Western Zone: LA
  Philips +Magnavox
        +Sylvania+Philco
        +Crosley        800-851-8885 parts 8a-11p EST
        M-F, 9a-3:30p EST Sat
   ""                     615-475-0317    8a-8p EST M-F
  Pioneer                 800-628-7587    hotline
   "                      800-421-1404
   "                      800-457-2881    Parts/Manuals
  Proton                  800-829-3444
   "                      800-772-0172    info (outside CA)
   "                      800-428-1006    info (inside CA)
  RCA                     800-336-1900    24hr
  RCA/ProScan             800-PRO-SCAN    Proscan line
  Ricoh                   ????????????
  Sharp                   800-526-0264
   "                      201-512-0055
   "                      800-447-4400    service info
  Sony                    800-222-SONY    Toll-free info
   "                      201-930-SONY    East Coast US region
   "                      708-250-SONY    MidWest US region
   "                      714-821-SONY    West Coast US region
   "                      201-529-1655 NY service
   "                      201-529-1648 NY parts
   "                      818-842-7669 LA service
   "                      818-842-4002 LA parts
   "                      708-647-2400 Chicago service
   "                      708-647-2410 Chicago parts
   "                      816-891-7750 Sony service lit.  (mainly
  Tandy/Radio Shack       800-442-2425    Parts
   "                      817-870-5600    ""
  Teac America            213-726-0303 parts (x720 - consumer A/V
  Toshiba                 800-631-3811
  Zenith                  708-671-7550

20.      Specialty/Minor Manufacturers/Vendors phone #s:

  Autodesk                1-800-525-2763 Animation/graphics s/w
  Azden                   1-516-328-7500 Editing & misc A/V equip
  Bogen                   1-201-818-9500  Tripods & Lights
  Caption Decoder(?)      1-800-426-3149 (evening).  Closed Capt.
  Cinema Products         1-800-955-5025  Steadicam Jr
  Cool-Lux                1-800-223-2589  Lights
  Digital Creations       1-916-344-4825  Amiga video (h/w?) &s/w
  EEG enterprises         1-516-293-7472  broadcast qlty
                                          CC {en,de}coders
  FAST                    1-508-655-FAST Electronic Video Machine
                          1-508-650-0447 fax #
  Harmonic Research       1-201-652-3277 RGB dist h/w,
                                         ie.2X2 xpoint swtch
                                        Attn:  James W.
                                        Harrigfeld
  Home Control Concepts   1-619-693-8887 Computer interface IR
                                         controller
  Instant Replay          1-800-749-8779 multistandard
                                         VCRs,etc.
   "                      1-800-225-7778
   "                      1-305-854-8777
   "                      1-305-858-9053  (Fax)
  Lenmar                  1-213-532-0994  Lights
  NCI                     1-800-533-9673 (voice,Nat'l Captioning
                                         Inst. CC
   "                               -8337 (TDD)
  RGB Spectrum            1-415-848-0180  scan converters
                                          -computer video
  SIGMA                   1-516-585-1144 wide/tele zoom lens
                                         converters
  SIMA                    1-708-679-7462 Movie/Slide xfer
                                         kits, lights
  SLIK                    1-914-347-2223  Tripods
  Smith-Victor            1-800-348-9862  Lights
  SunPak                  1-201-342-2400  Camcorder lights
  Tokina Optical Corp.    1-213-537-9380 camcorder conversion
                                         lenses
  Videonics               1-800-338-EDIT  Editors/Char Gen
   "                      1-408-866-8300
  VisionPerfect           1-713-621-2808 Videotape clean/rewinder
                          1-713-621-1639  (Fax)
  Vidicraft               1-800-999-5975  RF xmit/rcvr, baseband
                                          & RF inputs
                          1-503-626-1918   (in Oregon )

21.     Studios/Distributors

  Buena Vista Home Video  1-818-560-1000 (also Disney&Touchstone)
  CBS/Fox Video           1-212-819-3200
  Carolco                 1-213-850-8800 they use Tri-Star for
                                         distribution & own IVE
  Connoisseur Video Coll. 1-213-653-8873
  Criterion Collection    1-213-451-1383  special edition
  LDs
  Electra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
   Elektra Entertainment  1-213-288-3800  music video tapes
  EVD                     ??????????????
  Festival Productions    1-213-450-8859
  Festival Foreign        1-213-737-3500  Video/Records
  Fox/Lorber Home Video   1-212-686-6777
  Fries Entertainment     1-213-466-2266
  Hanna-Barbera           1-213-851-5000
  HBO Video               1-212-512-1000
  Home Vision             ??????????????  opera
  Image Entertainment     1-800-473-3475  LDs
   "                      1-213-468-8867
  IVE                     1-818-908-0303  (also FHE)
  JCI                     ??????????????
  Kino                    ??????????????
  LIVE                    ??????????????
  Media                   ??????????????
  MCA/Universal Home Vid  1-818-777-4315
  MGM/UA Home Video       1-800-443-5500  (x798 orders)
   "                      1-213-280-6000
  MPI Home Video          1-708-687-7881
  Mystic Fire             ??????????????
  Nelson Entertainment    1-213-285-6000
  New Yorker              ??????????????
  Orion(R) Home Video     ??????????????
  Orion Pictures          1-213-282-0550
  Pioneer                 1-800-421-1404  LDCA (Laserdisc)
   "                      1-213-835-6177
  Polygram Int'l.         1-213-467-3197  music video tapes
  Polygram Pictures       1-213-477-5232
  Prism Entertainment     1-213-277-3270
  Procenium               ??????????????  music video - opera
  Public Media Video      1-313-878-7300
  RCA/Columbia            ??????????????
  Random House Home Video 1-212-254-1600
  Republic Pictures       1-213-306-4040
  Turner Broadcast Systems  404-827-1700  TBS,TNT (& TBS,WTBS?)
  Turner/RKO Pictures     1-213-277-0707  Home of colorization
  TriStar               ??????????????? Tri-Star??
  Unicorn Video           1-818-407-1333
  Vidmark Entertainment   1-213-399-8877
  Virgin Records          1-213-278-1181  music video tapes
  Warner Home Video       1-818-954-6000
  White Star              ??????????????

22.     Disc/Tape Vendors phone #s:

  01 Laser & Video        1-800-342-9715  LDs & tapes
   "                      1-714-848-4034
   "                      1-714-841-3304  (FAX)
  Barr Digital            1-206-861-4505 voice
   "                      1-206-861-4504 fax
   "                      1-800-274-7002 orders only
  Columbia House          1-800-544-4431 CBS LD&Video Club
                          1-800-262-2001 for orders only
                          1-800-457-0866 cust. srv 8a-12EST 7days
  Ken Crane's             1-800-624-3078  LDs
   "                      1-800-626-1768  (in Calif.)
   "                      1-714-892-2283
  LaserDisc Fan Club      1-800-322-2285  MF 7a-7pPST,
                                                Sat-Sun 8a-5pPST
  Laser World             1-800-343-9211  LDs
  Movies Unlimited        1-800-523-0823
  Reference Recordings    1-800-336-8866 A Video Standard LD101
  Sight & Sound           1-617-894-8633  LDs
  Super Source Video      1-800-331-6304  S-VHS pre-recorded
                                          releases
  Tewksbury Audio Video   1-908-832-9064  voice
   "                      1-908-832-6363  fax
  Video Direct            1-800-255-5013  tapes

23.     Special "Hardware" Mail Order Stores phone #s:

  Innovation Specialties  1-800-222-8228  Nady wireless audio
                                          recording devices
   "                      1-800-624-1784   in California
  Jorrin Enterprises   P.O. Box 1035,           Erasable/Reusable
                       Champlain NY 12915-1035  tape labels
  Pro. Label Service      1-301-598-2357  printer pin-feed tape
                                          labels
  Smile Photo (NYC)     1-800-366-6993  SVHS tape, Y/C cables
                        1-800-372-3700  (one of my fav mail order
  Tape World              1-800-245-6000  Butler, PA, tape in qty

24.     Magazines/Periodicals

  LDN                     1-212-242-3324  Laser Disc Newsletter
                                          $35US/yr
  Laser Scene (formerly Laser Views) [monthly, $25/yr, U.S.]
                                        c/o Scott Hughes
                                        386 Noe Street
                                        San Francisco CA 94114
                                        no phone no. given

  The Perfect Vision      1-800-825-0061  TPV (videophile hi-end
   "    (disconnected)    1-800-222-3201  customer service
   "                      1-516-671-6342 (NY)
   "                      1-516-676-5469 (fax)
                last two issues of this fine publication (# 10 and 11).
                The Perfect Vision
                POB 357
                Sea Cliff, NY 11579
                $7.50 ea.  $26/yr US, $34/yr Canada, $41/yr overseas.

  Pond Scum               1-818-342-7886 [monthly, $21/yr, U.S.]
                                         [laserdisc reviews]
                                        J & R Frogg
                                        19126-6 Haynes St.
                                        Reseda, CA 91335

  TV Guide              215-293-8500    vcr+ codes
                                        News America Publications
  Video                 1-212-947-6500  general
                        1-212-947-6727  (fax)
  Videomaker(tm)        1-815-734-4151  amateur camcorder/editing
                                        PO Box 4195 Chico, CA 95927
                        1-916-891-8410  non-subscription questions
  Video PROphiles       1-603-924-0100  (for serious video users)
    (dead?, postponed?)                 IDG Communications
                                        Only published one issue?
  Video Review          1-800-234-8193  general
                        1-303-447-9330  Alaska,Colorado,Hawaii,
                                        Canada
  Video Theater (editor J.Gordon Holt)

        [as often as possible :-), $16 for 6 issues, U.S.]
        1215 Ravenwood Rd.
        Boulder, CO 80303
        303-499-4557

25.     "Good" Books    - suggest some of your favorites

  Leonard Maltin's      TV Movies & Video Guide 1991

  Halliwells            Several books on movies 1991

  Douglas Pratt         The Laser Video Companion (1988)
                        ISBN 0-918432-86-3


  SAMS Annual Index.    1-800-428-SAMS
                        complete listing of mfgr addrs
                        & phone #s (& distributors).

  Loughney, Katharine.  Film, television, and video periodicals :
                        a comprehensive annotated list
                        New York : Garland Pub., 1991.
                        xv, 431 p. ; 23 cm.  Garland reference
                        library of the humanities.  vol. 1032

  Premiere              Premiere Guide to Movies on Video
                        edited by Howard Karren.
                        1st HarperPerennial ed.
                        New York, N.Y. : HarperPerennial, 1991.

  Nowlan, Robert A.     The films of the eighties :
                        Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan.
                        Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 1991.

                        A complete, qualitative filmography to
                        over 3400 feature-length English
                        language films, theatrical and
                        video-only, released between January 1,
                        1980, and December 31, 1989

LASER VIDEO DISC COMPANION

        reviews from Laser Disc Newsletter have been compiled in
        a book, LASER VIDEO DISC COMPANION.  The 2nd edition is
        due out in October.  Price is $24.95 including shipping
        before Sept.30, higher afterwards.  Published by New
        York Zoetrope.  CAll 1-800-CHAPLIN or 1-212-420-1098/1059
        [credit: William L.R. Cruce, [e-mail]]

Laser Video File

        Laser Video File
        [semi-annually, $3.50 each at store]
        [$9.95/yr, $17.95/2 yr including postage, U.S.]
        PO Box 828
        Westwood, NJ 07675
        no phone no. given
        [credit: William L.R. Cruce, [e-mail]]

AVID Amiga Video newsletter

        1.5+ years old 24+ page magazine newsletter for people
        who use the Amiga in a video production environment.
        September 1991 issue was > 60 pages.  If you would like
        to see a sample (no obligation) issue you can request
        one by:
        1)Writing to: AVID, 415-112 N. Mary Ave. #207, Sunnyvale,
                 CA 94086
        2) Calling: voice [phone] or FAX [phone]
        3) E-Mail: [e-mail]
        [credit: Jim Plant-Publisher, [e-mail]]

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Thanks to many for advice and postings including:

        Bob Niland [e-mail]
        [e-mail] (Bevis R W King)
        [e-mail] (Mark Goldberg)
        [e-mail] (William R. Cruce)
        [e-mail] (Vidiot)
        (Andrew Klossner
        (uunet!tektronix!frip.WV.TEK!andrew)    [UUCP]
                        ([e-mail])
                        [ARPA]
        [e-mail] (Alan Larson)
        "Hugh_E._Wells.ElSegundo"@Xerox.COM
        [e-mail] (Tom Jack)
        [e-mail] (Ben Thornton)
        [e-mail] (Scott Coleman)
        [e-mail] (David Weaver)
        Seng-Chou Timothy Chou <[e-mail]>
        Bob Clements, K1BC, [e-mail]
        [e-mail] (George Scott)
        Richard Shetron <[e-mail]>
        [e-mail] (Michael Alan Schuster)
        [e-mail] (A1 gerard pinzone (ee))
        [e-mail] (Dave Haertig)
        "Frank J. Wancho"       [e-mail]
        John Mc [e-mail]
        [e-mail] (Zheng Zhu)
        [e-mail] (Jon Rosen)
        Steve Kreisel <[e-mail]>
        [e-mail] (Larry J. Ingram)
        Nick Sayer <[e-mail]>
        Bill Ranck <[e-mail]>
        [e-mail] (Mark Ritchie)
        Selden Ball <[e-mail]>
        [e-mail] (Carter Koch)
        Alejandro Kurczyn S.
        netinfo/[e-mail]
                (Internet List-of-Lists)
        Jim Plant <[e-mail]>
        Larry Schwarcz <[e-mail]>
        [e-mail] (Robert G Egan)
        [e-mail] (robert.g.egan) (same as above?)
        [e-mail] (K. Khan)
        [e-mail] (Ralph Engwall)
        [e-mail] (Gregg William Riedel)
        David G. Welton <[e-mail]>
        [e-mail] (James Millick)

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