RE: VOFSE

["Tom Harris" <tom(at)mercuryfilmworks.com>]

Where I worked in the 70’s , it was all Ampex. 4 avr1’s RA 4000 (2 inch editor) Acr (Cart machine for commercials). If the ACR went down, you would see who was the fastest threading the 2 inch machines. Moved onto Ace Editor for years and went through various switchers ending with Century 3000. I won the cube contest in the ado (only one channel) Actually went to Redwood in81? For the ADO course. There….that should date me enough…

Tom

 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Mark Rachall
Sent: December 5, 2005 8:28 AM
To: 'DS(at)Softimage.COM'
Subject: RE: VOFSE

 

I actually edited on Quad in the late 70's and early 80's. I did a lot of machine to machine editing on the brand new 3/4 tape and on 1 inch when it came out. My main claim to fame was the AMPEX product line. I ran several ACE editors to the ground and I would love to know if there are any still in operation today. I was on that editor from the late 80's until 2001. I complemented that with an AMPEX Century 3000 switcher and ADO. Those were the golden days of liner On-Line. Took a real man (or woman) to run those beasts :)

 

Mark O. Rachall
DS Artist - Avid Editor
WBRZ-TV
News 2 Louisiana
Baton Rouge

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM]On Behalf Of Murphy, Paul
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 6:02 PM
To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: OT: VOFSE

Hi Bill,

 

In reality, we should save all this for Yolie's. 

 

I've seen but never actually threaded Quad.  My most archaic formats would be Betamax, 1"C, Betacam, and 3/4".  That makes me relatively young.

 

Edited on Sony RM440, Calaway, CMX3400, CMX3600, and OMNI - MC - Film Composer, and MC1000.  Finally SoftimageDS/AvidDS 2.1 to 7.6 Equinox QFE3(freelanced some Nitris).  Still relatively young.  No ADO - Only Abekas A53.  Grass Valley 100 and 200.  I guess it's a pretty short career after all.

 

Murf

 

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From: owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-ds(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Bill Admans
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 4:26 PM
To: DS(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: RE: OT - very Old Formats still running ?

Perhaps we should change the name of this topic to "Very Old Farts Still Editing" and see how may of us actually used all these formats.

 

Cheers,

 

Bill Admans