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In May 1995 the 3 Umatic players referred to by number, simply VT1 to VT3 with the recently aquired (S)VHS machines unlabelled. | In May 1995 the 3 Umatic players referred to by number, simply VT1 to VT3 with the recently aquired (S)VHS machines unlabelled. | ||
By Autumn term 1996 the convention had changed, and VTA/VTB were the edit machines, with VTC the standalone Umatic machine. VTD was the [[JVC SVHS]] and VTE the VHS - a sort of cascade of likely picture quality from A to E. | By Autumn term 1996 the convention had changed, and VTA/VTB were the edit machines, with VTC the standalone Umatic machine. VTD was the [[JVC SVHS]] and VTE the VHS - a sort of cascade of likely picture quality from A to E. A shortage of inputs on the [[Station Video Mux]] at the time lead to the creation of the aluminium switch box that selected between video from VTC and VTE. Nothing more than a toggle switch in a box (termination resistors weren't added until 1998), it is still refered to today as the "VTC/E switch" despite the lack of a VTC or VTE in the station. | ||
When the Umatic edit machines were sold off following the introduction of digital editing the letters were not reassigned to avoid confusion to existing members (though no doubt confusion of new members) - so only VTC to VTE existed. | When the Umatic edit machines were sold off following the introduction of digital editing the letters were not reassigned to avoid confusion to existing members (though no doubt confusion of new members) - so only VTC to VTE existed. | ||
[[Image:19950529_goodricke-studio_emma-winter.jpg|thumb|160px|right|Letters or a numbers round]] | [[Image:19950529_goodricke-studio_emma-winter.jpg|thumb|160px|right|Letters or a numbers round]] | ||
Later the completion of the [[JVC SVHS]] edit suite prompted a reshuffle, so VTA/VTB became the edit machines again, VTC stayed | Later the completion of the [[JVC SVHS]] edit suite prompted a reshuffle, so VTA/VTB became the edit machines again, VTC stayed as the lone Umatic, VTD was missing, and VTE was the VHS still. | ||
A brief flirt with numbers was used when the mono VHS tape copying machines were purchased in {{unsure|1999}}. An explosion of drama barn and other society recordings meant that many copies of tapes were required. As these were typically in SVHS format only one copy could be made at once: a tiresome process. Tape suite 1 to 3 (TS1-TS3) allowed up to 4 copies in total to be made simultaneously, and their precareous position earned them the nickname "The Stack" instead of "Tape Suite". This was lucrative business - a £1 blank tape could be turned into £5 or £10 of revenue in a couple of hours. | A brief flirt with numbers was used when the mono VHS tape copying machines were purchased in {{unsure|1999}}. An explosion of drama barn and other society recordings meant that many copies of tapes were required. As these were typically in SVHS format only one copy could be made at once: a tiresome process. Tape suite 1 to 3 (TS1-TS3) allowed up to 4 copies in total to be made simultaneously, and their precareous position earned them the nickname "The Stack" instead of "Tape Suite". This was lucrative business - a £1 blank tape could be turned into £5 or £10 of revenue in a couple of hours. | ||