<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpa6a27fayahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hello Frank,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">It's become more and more common that the old tapes don't play correctly through conventional means.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I have quite a few playback units, some with manual tracking that can help. I also have a timebase corrector/stabilizer in-line that can help stabilize the signal. I can put auto-gain in there too for brightening, though sometimes that is better handled in post-processing.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">As for content, I couldn't care less--it's not for me to judge. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I can give it a try on one or two tapes and see how it goes.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Cheers,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Steve<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">413-586-3296 Snow day today, so just leave a message if I don't pick up--thanks.<br></div><div><br></div><div class="ydpa6a27fasignature"><font style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;" size="3">Steve Unkles, Production Manager</font><br><font size="4"> Audio-Visual Archives</font><br><font style="font-style:italic;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;" size="2"> Media Production and Preservation</font><br><font size="4"> <a>www.MakeHistory.tv</a><br><br></font></div></div>
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On Friday, February 4, 2022, 11:13:10 AM EST, fsaronson--- via Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp6008fb94yiv7230450403"><div><div class="ydp6008fb94yiv7230450403WordSection1"><p class="ydp6008fb94yiv7230450403MsoNormal">I have a friend who has some particular needs in terms of transferring VHS to a digital format. He’s transferred other tapes via commercial companies, but there are some sensitive issues with the current tapes that might require more specialized attention:</p><p class="ydp6008fb94yiv7230450403MsoNormal"> </p><ul style="margin-top:0in;" type="disc"><li style="margin-left:0in;" class="ydp6008fb94yiv7230450403MsoListParagraph">They don’t track properly in a VCR, so need someone with the tech to adjust for that</li><li style="margin-left:0in;" class="ydp6008fb94yiv7230450403MsoListParagraph">They are quite dark, so need adjusting for that also, if possible.</li><li style="margin-left:0in;" class="ydp6008fb94yiv7230450403MsoListParagraph">One tape may contain politically incorrect material (not blue, per se, but something that more modern sensibilities wouldn’t approve of. But it’s a family tape, so they want to preserve them).</li></ul><p class="ydp6008fb94yiv7230450403MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp6008fb94yiv7230450403MsoNormal">He’d like a local and/or small concern who may be able to assist. Any suggestions?</p><p class="ydp6008fb94yiv7230450403MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydp6008fb94yiv7230450403MsoNormal">Thanks in advance!</p><p class="ydp6008fb94yiv7230450403MsoNormal">Frank Aronson</p><p class="ydp6008fb94yiv7230450403MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: <a href="http://www.hidden-tech.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.hidden-tech.net</a><br><a href="mailto:Hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hidden-discuss@lists.hidden-tech.net</a><br><br>You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list.<br>If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members<br>page on the Hidden Tech Web site.<br><a href="http://www.hidden-tech.net/members" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.hidden-tech.net/members</a><br></div>
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