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- Subject: Re: Compression artifacts in NBC Olympic coverage
- Message-ID: <3707@vidiot.UUCP>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 03:10:06 GMT
- References: <MONTA.92Jul26181344@image.mit.edu> <62860@cup.portal.com>
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- In article <62860@cup.portal.com> Power@cup.portal.com (Ron A Uitz) writes:
- <Digital "jerkiness" is apparent to me in all of NBC's coverage. I guess
- <they figure most people don't notice or don't care.
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- Don't forget the stuff is shot in PAL and standards converted.
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- Here is the information regarding equipment used in Spain....
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- All of it is PAL...ALL OF IT. NBC has purchased lots of equipment that will
- be moved back to NBC in the states. Most can be converted with software and
- the rest with some cards being exchanged.
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- Transponder time was purchased on five transponders, using two satellites.
- Standards conversion is being done before uplink. The units include four
- Thomson (three purchased one leased) and four Vistek converters, borrowed from
- CBS.
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- So, to me this means no uplink compression and all of the problems we are
- seeing are a result of the new technology being used in the converters.
-
- Oh well.
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