Sync

[Bob Zelin]

you have a very old TBS24 which is a frame synchronizer with noise reduction. You will not make your old VO 9600 3/4″ tapes look any better than straight playback. If all you want to do is a straight dub, take the video out of your VO 9600 and go into any modern frame synchronizer (anything from a Data Video TBC1000 to an AJA FS1) and take the video out into your DVD recorder. This will not be as good as an old BVU-800 into a BVT-800 TBC, but none of that equipment exists anymore, and if you can even find it – it’s probably in very bad shape.

Bob Zelin

[Eddie Xristodoulos]

I see.. 🙁

Too bad because my 9600 is still in excellent condition with good picture anyway..
But yes,i’m looking for the (pro) quality !
So, now i’m searching to buy a bvu-950,from your words must have better quality,right ??
Also is more tbc friendly, right ?

Where can i find a sync guide for novice ?
I need to understand this part !

Thanks for your answers !

[Sam Cole]

We have a Sony VO9600 U-matic connected to a For.A FA300 TBC/sycroniser.
We have composite from the VTR connected to the input of the TBC and we have the ‘RF’ from the VTR connected to the DOC of the TBC. The RF/DOC connection is for ‘drop out compensation’.
We then have the videp output of the TBC and the audio output of the VTR connected to a BMD analog to SDI converter which is connected to a BMD router along with the VTR’s RS422 deck control.
All in all it makes for some good quality transfers considering it starts as ‘composite’ video.

Sam Cole
On line Mastering Facility
FCP, Avid, Adobe
Sydney, Australia

[Eddie Xristodoulos]

Thank you so much Sam for your answer !

Every comment is usefull for me !

Thanks

[Bob Zelin]

Eddie –
don’t learn too much about 3/4″. It is a dead format.
Do the best you can to get your 3/4″ media off to another format, and throw away the 3/4″ VTR. No one uses this format anymore, and no “modern” VTR uses external TBC’s (and almost no one is using VTR’s anymore – period !).

The BVU-950 had an “option” board with an internal TBC built into the VTR. Most BVU-950’s had this.

Bob Zelin

[Eddie Xristodoulos]

He he 🙂
Yes Bob you’re right, but i’m an (old) video clip collector
and many good rare original stuff you can still found on u-matic format.
That’s why i decide to go with a u-matic..

Thanks for help !

Do you know how many hours can play an bvu-950 head before die ?
I would like to know because i wanna buy one like i said.

[Peter Øvad halkjær]

Hello

I have kept a thread about the use of TBC to U-matic

I’m in the process of ingeste material from a BVU850 pal machine. I have read a lot about TBC . I’ve looked at a Micro Time FT220 .

My question is regarding . BNC SC . At FT220 , there is no SC out BNC . Have looked at BVT810p and has SC out . Is it better to buy a BVT810p instead of FT220

Micro Time also has Component signal out

Is the following setup properly.

BVU850p / TBC Microtime FT220

https://images.creativecow.net/272129/bvu850.jpg
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https://images.creativecow.net/272129/bvt810.png

1 vtr video out to tbc video in ( Composite or YC 924 Pal )
2 tbc adv.sync out to ext sync in vtr ( BVU set to ext ref)
3 tbc doc out to vtr RF off tape in
4 TBC in ref (Black Burst Generator )

BVU850p / BVT810p

1 vtr video out to tbc video in ( Composite or YC 924 )
2 TBC Adv . Sync out to ext sync in vtr ( BVU set to ext . Sync in)
3 tbc doc out to RF off tape in vtr
4 tbc SC out to SC in vtr
5 tbc ext ref in ( Black Burst Generator )

BVT810p the SC out and Mirotime FT220 has not SC out .

Do I need SC signal in the dub from u matic for Avid Liquid

Best Regards Peter Øvad Halkjær Denmark