Re: [FCP-L] OT: How did they do "digital effects" in the analouge era?

Late to the party on this. But the original Abekas A-53 didn't come
standard with the page peel. Had to order the optional Warp Board to
do that. The A-53 D had the page peel standard. The warp board was
a $45k Option on the original A-53. Gosh I miss the 1680
switcher :>) Ahhhh, memories...

Richard Mills
Cinematography-Photography-Editor
Phoenix, AZ
480-840-1388 (h)
480-522-8788 (c)

On Dec 10, 2009, at 2:32 PM, johnrobmoore wrote:

> Oh no the original ADO 3000 did not do a page turn. That was the
> big cool thing on the Abekas A-53 although it took two channels
> front and back and the combiner if you wanted to bring it in as a
> single source, or you could do two keys on the switcher maintaining
> priority of back over front. I never used the latter ADO 2000 and
> 1000 perhaps they added that feature. For the ADO you could put in
> some magic numbers with excessive perspective and get a page bend/
> twist but they were not very fun to modify. Who remembers the good
> ole "Shwip Shwap" move on the coveted ADO magic moves disk. Took me
> a year before I found the right story to use it on. Midnight
> Aerobics just needed that extra something the shwip shwap
> delivered. All that video goodness for only $180,000 per channel
> combiner not included. The 5 volt 200 amp power supply weighed as
> much as my 66 VW bug.
>
> --- In FinalCutPro-L@yahoogroups.com, Donnie Rogers <donnie@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Do a google for Ampex ADO, or Grass Valley Kaleidoscope.
> > And a room full of videotape machines.
> >
> >
> > Donnie Rogers
> > VP of Technology
> > Grass Roots Media, Inc.
> > 574-289-8437 Office
> > 574-250-0155 Mobile
> > donnie@...
> >
> > On Dec 10, 2009, at 11:54 AM, Tom Wolsky wrote:
> >
> > > There has a page peel on most linear switchers for years.
> > >
> > > All the best,
> > >
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > On Dec 10, 2009, at 11:50 AM, Sune Alexandersen wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi group!
> > > > I'm watching an old Norwegian tv-serie made in 1979 and the
> opening
> > > > title made me think: how on earth did they achieve the page-turn
> > > > transition before.. Eh... Fcp/Avid.. Everything!!
> > > > They used a lot of effects in the good old days that is a simple
> > > drag
> > > > and drop operation these days..
> > > >
> > > > Hope some of you with the proper mileage could shed some
> light on
> > > the
> > > > issue!
> > > >
> > > > Regards from rainy Norway,
> > > > Sune Alexandersen
> > > > Sent whilst on the go!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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