Posted by David McCall on 02/13/06 16:45

<tommyleroy@detroit.com> wrote in message
news:1139847856.737076.247300@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Can a Syncable VTR be used as a standalone TBC. I want to send the
> video signal from a consumer camera (no sync), to a Chromakeyer (needs
> sync). now I also have a need for a 3/4 inch player for a different
> project that can wait. My question is can I run my camera through a 3/4
> inch Recorder/Player to the chromakeyer, to use the Recorder/Player's
> sync in place of a TBC, to save having to buy multiple TBC's
>
Probably not, and you wouldn't want to even if you could.
A 3/4" deck does horrible things to a video signal, even
if it is just "passing through".

David

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