Its not a fixation. It has been the unofficial standard since the first
Ampex quad machines ere marketed in the USA. It was already the way
things were done in the USA at least as far back as 1965.
The first CBS affiliate I worked fulltime for in 1968 chose to have only
30 seconds of bars because quad tape was "so expensive".
Howard
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
Of tony(at)hdheaven.co.uk
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 12:58 AM
To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: RE: Semi OT: Protocols (Commercials and Feature Films)
Hi David,
Yeah, I just figured it was a "new-fangled US thang". European
standards
are always 10hr start.
Regards,
Tone :)
> Hey, when did the use of 1hr start codes become prevalent? We here in
the
> Great White North still prefer a 10hr start code as a quick way of
> identifying Show Masters over say a shoot tape or a work tape. But as
we
> sell more and more of our programs to American Broadcasters, we have
to
> change our M.O. to fit this silly 1hr start code format.
>
> Just wondering what the fixation is all about.
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: michael thomas [mailto:m_thomas7(at)comcast.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 4:54 PM
> To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: Semi OT: Protocols (Commercials and Feature Films)
>
> Detroit Version,
>
> Bars-00:58:30:00-00:59:30:00
> Slate 00:59:45:00-00:59:58:00
> 2 pop 00:59:58:00
> Spot 01:00:00:00
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Badertscher, Michael" <michael.badertscher(at)gaiam.com>
> To: <DS(at)Softimage.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 4:47 PM
> Subject: Re: Semi OT: Protocols (Commercials and Feature Films)
>
>
>> here's the LA version:
>>
>> NDFTC starts 57:45:00
>> bars/tone 58:30:00 - 59:30:00
>> blk 59:30:00 - 59:40:00
>> slate 59:40:00 - 59:50:00
>> blk 59:50:00 - 1:00:00:00
>> spot start (at) 1:00:00:00
>> blk for 2 minutes after spot
>>
>> mtb
>>
>>
>> On 6/29/05 2:22 PM, "Todd" <lists(at)tradertodds.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Commercials Delivery:
>>>
>>> TAPE TC STARTS AT TC 00:58:00:00
>>>
>>> BARS&TONE 00:58:30:00 to 00:59:30:00
>>> SLATE 00:59:50:00 to 00:59:58:00
>>> 2POP 00:59:58:00
>>>
>>> Spot begins at 01:00:00:00
>>>
>>> Subsequent slates begin on the next available 00:00:50:00 leaving at
>>> least
>>> 10 seconds of black between the previous spot and slate. Subsequent
>>> spots
>>> will then begin on full minute TC.
>>>
>>> -Todd
>>> Union
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On
Behalf
>>>> Of
>>>> Espiritu VFX
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 12:52
>>>> To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
>>>> Subject: Semi OT: Protocols (Commercials and Feature Films)
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to standarize the way in which we transfer commercials
and
>>>> feature films to tape.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone tell me if there's a international protocol for all
this?
>>>>
>>>> For commercials we usually start at TC: 00.00.00.00
>>>>
>>>> Patten Bars: 60 seg
>>>> Black: 10 seg
>>>> Titles: 8seg
>>>> Black: 2 seg
>>>> COMMERCIAL
>>>> Black 10seg.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Nacho
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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