Steve Anderson wrote:Yep, here's a pdf of VERA, the BBC's first Video Electronic Recording Apparatus. The tape speed was 120ips (inches per second) and the immense tape reels could only hold 15 minutes of video and audio. It was first used on-air in 1958. 120ips is 32 times the speed of the average domestic audio recorder at the time (3.75ips), or 64 times the speed of a Compact Cassette developed in the early 60s (1.875ips).
I also have two mp4 video files covering the same subject but they're too big to upload here, around 25MB each. If you wish a copy of them send me an e-mail with your e-mail address and I'll send them on. Make sure your in-box has at least 50MB of space free and can accept single files of at least 25MB each.
Steve A.
Yes thats right VERA ,i have seen early Amercan recordings .
i only have Gmail 25mb i think may be better if you wish to upload it to a youtube but i use avc video converter to shrink the quality size in many formats may be also to big for our message box ,i recall Andrew says there as an upgrade in but that might be message numbers more than that .
But yes i am interested sure others would be i have not seen that PDF i will have a read.
There was a magnetic video record in the 60s 70s for a short time by passes the problem of the tape in a way running at high speed not such a problem with a disk better idea as they did for the optical systems but i don't think it would of still have had much recording or play back time
I am sure i found it on this site this is same idea also the see hear video recorder
http://www.cedmagic.com/history/instant ... -deck.html
http://www.cedmagic.com/history/rca-hea ... layer.html
Now thats a reel to reel tape recorder