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  • (Mis)Adventures in Video, Part III: Film School Snapshots & Gary Blakeley’s The Trend (1987)
    July 11, 2022 Editor's Blog, YouTube channel

    (Mis)Adventures in Video, Part III: Film School Snapshots & Gary Blakeley’s The Trend (1987)

    Whereas Part II dealt almost exclusively with the Video Toaster’s appearance at York University, plus Zach Weddington’s superb extra-heavy release of his documentary VIVA AMIGA, the latest instalment focuses on a short film made by Gary Blakeley, whose consumerism satire THE TREND (1987) was made the year I entered Year One of York’s film program, and appeared on The Great Canadian Shorts Contest a few years later on Pay TV channel First Choice.

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  • Microtime RP-1: Questions, Questions, Questions… (UPDATED)
    August 31, 2021 Gear Tests, Mixers + Processors +SEGs

    Microtime RP-1: Questions, Questions, Questions… (UPDATED)

    With a rare DVE donated to the Hasonian, I have myriad questions about how it works. Perhaps you may have some answers?

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  • Sharp QC-54 / Konica: Cable Pinout
    July 5, 2020 Cameras, Editor's Blog

    Sharp QC-54 / Konica: Cable Pinout

    Short set of stills on the Sharp QC-54 / Konica video camera which someone reworked into a breakout box.

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  • From Doorstop to Doin’ It Again: Re-aligning the Panasonic AG-W1 Multi-standard VCR
    June 16, 2020 Editor's Blog

    From Doorstop to Doin’ It Again: Re-aligning the Panasonic AG-W1 Multi-standard VCR

    Short account of re-aligning the gears and tape carriage of Panasonic’s multi-standard conversion vcr using a trio of YouTube videos, and lots of swearing.

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  • Your Showmaster Video Colorizer May Not Be Dead
    April 21, 2020 Editor's Blog, Gear Tests, Mixers + Processors +SEGs, Other Gear Tests, Vimeo channel, YouTube channel

    Your Showmaster Video Colorizer May Not Be Dead

    Do you own a Showmaster Video Colorizer that’s flawed or perhaps non-functional? Or are curious about these 35+ year old gizmos? Then check out how I managed to fix a flawed and separate non-functional Colorizer…

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  • Unlocking the Sony SRP-X700P Media Mixer
    February 18, 2020 Editor's Blog, Gear Tests, Mixers + Processors +SEGs

    Unlocking the Sony SRP-X700P Media Mixer

    Thinking of buying a beastly Sony SRP-X700P multimedia mixer? Need more info on how to connect it to your PC using Windows 7, Windows XP, and Windows 2000? Is your unit stuck in “Lock’ mode? READ ON for a step-by-step solution that worked for me…

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  • (Mis)Adventures in Video, Part III: Film School Snapshots & Gary Blakeley’s The Trend (1987)
  • Microtime RP-1: Questions, Questions, Questions… (UPDATED)
  • Sharp QC-54 / Konica: Cable Pinout
  • From Doorstop to Doin’ It Again: Re-aligning the Panasonic AG-W1 Multi-standard VCR
  • Your Showmaster Video Colorizer May Not Be Dead
  • Unlocking the Sony SRP-X700P Media Mixer

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