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- From: caro@adobe.com (Perry A. Caro)
- Subject: Re: DCC -- JUST SAY NO! (was: The end of cassettes,
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.015656.10054@adobe.com>
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- Reply-To: caro@adobe.UUCP (Perry A. Caro)
- Organization: Adobe Systems Incorporated, Mountain View
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 01:56:56 GMT
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- Let's be clear here. Everything I've read about DCC indicates that all
- recorders will have the SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) for DIGITAL
- to DIGITAL copying. That means you can make a first generation copy of
- any digital source (CD, DAT, live recording, etc.), but you won't be
- able to make subsequent generations. Note, you can make any number of
- first generation copies (i.e., if you buy one CD, you can make any number
- of DCC copies of it, given appropriate digital to digital interconnects
- and devices). My understanding is that this is precisely the same
- set-up as for DAT.
-
- Hmm, I guess this means there will be no dual drive
- digital duping decks for DCC!
-
- If you're talking DIGITAL to ANALOG copying, then yes, each ANALOG
- generation will introduce noise and degrade the quality of the
- recording. SCMS does not apply to analog copying -- the inherent
- limitations of the technology are sufficient.
-
- Perry
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