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note that the reels for the sony wouldn't fit the IVC
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A slightly grand term for a pile of mixed format tapes. | A slightly grand term for a pile of mixed format tapes. | ||
YSTV has video archive material dating back to the mind 1970s at the moment, although we can't play anything older than about 1984. Any contributions of material, or help accessing older formats would be greatly appreciated. In total 8 analogue and 3.5 digital formats are represented in the archive. | YSTV has video archive material dating back to the mind 1970s at the moment, although we can't play anything older than about 1984. Any contributions of material, or help accessing older formats would be greatly appreciated (if you've wondered off with any tapes from your time at York, [[YSTV tape confessional|we forgive you]]). In total 8 analogue and 3.5 digital formats are represented in the archive. | ||
== Legacy Formats == | == Legacy Formats == | ||
These are formats that we are not adding to, and hope eventually to transfer to more accessible and durable formats. The urgency of these transfers depends on the durability of the source and the availability of suitable machines to play the archive tapes. | These are formats that we are not adding to, and hope eventually to transfer to more accessible and durable formats. The urgency of these transfers depends on the durability of the source and the availability of suitable machines to play the archive tapes. For more on efforts so far, see the [[Archive Hunt]] page. | ||
=== IVC 1" Open Reel === | === IVC 1" Open Reel === | ||
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=== Sony 1" Open Reel === | === Sony 1" Open Reel === | ||
The same physical tapes as the IVC ones, but a different machine. [[Tom Whitehouse]] recalls a Sony machine with flying erase heads (i.e. an insert edit machine) with an external colour adaptor unit that was never used. This was probably a [http://www.brogers.addr.com/Web/EV320F.htm Sony EV-320F] (another picture [http://www.labguysworld.com/Sony_EV-320F.htm here]). Both the 1" machines were colour capable, interestingly. Obviously someone (probably in AV) had some ambitions to colour long before YSTV got there. | The same physical tapes as the IVC ones, but on different reels for a different machine. [[Tom Whitehouse]] recalls a Sony machine with flying erase heads (i.e. an insert edit machine) with an external colour adaptor unit that was never used. This was probably a [http://www.brogers.addr.com/Web/EV320F.htm Sony EV-320F] (another picture [http://www.labguysworld.com/Sony_EV-320F.htm here]). Both the 1" machines were colour capable, interestingly. Obviously someone (probably in AV) had some ambitions to colour long before YSTV got there. | ||
=== Sony Rover 1/2" Open Reel === | === Sony Rover 1/2" Open Reel === | ||