Tapelog: Difference between revisions

In 1995, YSTV's tape log system consisted of a set of A4 notebooks. VHS, Umatic and SVHS tapes were each assigned a separate notebook and each tape was assigned a page within the notebook. At the time there were about {{unsure|| 140 Umatic, 70 VHS and 20 SVHS}}. Typically VTs for programmes would be produced on Umatic, and programme output would be recorded onto VHS, or more commonly SVHS. Some programmes would, unofficially, commandeer their own VHS tape and mark it (on the label) with the name of the programme. At times, these tapes would be hidden by the programmes' producer within the station, in order to prevent them being recorded over by another programme.  

By 1997, changes in the station meant that a lot more SVHS tapes were in use and the use of the UMatic was declining. Versions 1 and 2 could not easily by changed to handle the ever expanding tape collection, and a new version was born.