Videotape Program Production at CBS Studio Center
William G. Connolly · SMPTE Journal · 1978
The one-inch helical videotape recorder has been utilized by CBS to configure a film-style (one VTR per camera) videotape production system at CBS Studio Center in Hollywood. Operating experience with these machines is discussed, with emphasis on observations of video, audio, and transport performance. In addition, this paper describes a unique system for synchronization of one-inch VTRs in post production that has allowed CBS to offer an alternative to traditional multi-camera videotape production methods.