Reel to Real: A Case Study of BAVC's Remastering Model
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Acknowledgements

Introduction

Background on the BAVC Model

• The trouble with videotape
• BAVC rises to the challenge
• Entering the preservation landscape
• A remastering center emerges

Elements of the Remastering Process

Tape Preparation and Cleaning

• Researching tape preparation
• Tape cleaning becomes the preferred method
• Using the Recortec and the RTI

Origination Formats and Machines

• Format Identification and Terms
• Issues with skip field and the Sony CV-2100
• The Sony AV series
• 3/4" U-matic transfers

Preservation Formats

• The issue of recording formats
• Preferred preservation formats
• Formats not recommended

Components of the Remastering System

• Devices for monitoring and switching
• Time base correctors and the Sony BVT-810
• Waveforms and vectorscopes
• Signal Switcher and Video Distribution Amplifier
• Monitors and cross-pulse
• Overall configuration

Care of the Facility

• Maintenance
• Cleaning on open reel decks: heads, tape path and slip rings

Documentation of Cleaning and Remastering

Operating a Remastering Facility

• Notes on the economics
• Looking to the future

Appendices

• Tape Cleaning Equipment Manufacturers
• Block Diagrams of BAVC's Remastering Facility
• Dub Sheet