The BCN 52/53 which has been developed by BTS (bereits in 1974 !!) combines for the first time the well known advantages of the B format with equipmentfeatures, which up till now were not possible with segmented recording.

Continuous operation from slow motion to normal speed can only be achieved in other formats with the aid of moveable heads and the drawbacks that this entails - short head life, limited duration for still frames.

The BCN 52/53 makes it possible, by using the latest storage technology, to cover a continuous slow motion range from 0.25 reverse to normal playback speed forwards, without reducing the excellent B format head life.

The bandwidth of the buffer store used guarantees high picture definition when the transition to slow motion is made. As still frames are stored electronically they can be displayed for an unlimited period of time without tape demage.

Another new feature is separate video head monitoring, which is included as standard. It enables the picture quality to be assessed during recording. The extra video heads considerably increase the system's operating reliability, as the second pair of heads takes over playback in the case of a breakdown.
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• Slow motion range from 0.25 reverse to full playback speed forwards-with high resolution
• Visible search in black/white, up to 12 times normal speed forward and reverse
• No playback time limit on electronically stored still frames
• Separate head confidence monitoring of video and audio quality during recording
• Choice of remote control interfaces: parallel, fully compatible with the BCN 41/51; serial two-wire connection to select two different slave machines;
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RS 423 interface for SMPTE, Bosch and BBE 900 format
• Connection to various editing systems
• 1500 hours headwheel guarantee
• Dolby A® or Telcom noise reduction
• Automatic audio balance available for different types of tape
• Separate instruments for audio 1 - 3 and video
• Phase corrected equalization means that there is practically no loss of audio quality when multiple copies are produced
• 21/2 hours playing time with 12.5" reels
• 19 inch version available for rack installation (BCN 53)
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Thousand's of BCN 41/51 Stationary VTR's are in operation worldwide and have proved their reliability in million's of working hours. Headlife of up to 14.000 hrs has been reported, proving the low operating cost of the system. This "work-horse" will remain part of our product line beside the new products.
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• 1 inch B format
• High quality until 7th generation
• Guaranteed interchangeability
• Operates in wide temperature and humidity ranges
• Playback/Recording of single frames
• 2 Channel audio
• Integrated editing facilities
• Complete VTR family (portable/stationary/multicassette)
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Technological progress and, of course, the requirements of the BCN users led to the new-generation portable BCN 21 series.
By employing the latest carbon fibre technique for the housing, tape deck base plate and LSI chips for the major part of the electronics, it was possible to reduce the weight by 50 %.The BCN 21 weighs only 9.3 kg even when fully equipped and although the characteristics are improved.

• Weight: 7.5 kg (16.6 lbs) without battery and tape 9.3 kg (20.1 lbs) with battery and tape
• 6.5 inch standard reels for 20 minutes playing time 9 inch standard reels for 60 minutes playing time
• Colour monitoring output
• Video and audio monitoring on any home receiver (with optional HF modulator)
• Internal 12 V/2.5 Ah battery or external 12 V DC-supply
• Field editing with the scene
• Correction of edit decisions
• Status monitor (LCD display) fortimecode, operating modes or failure
• Built-in juCtimecode generator
• Presetting of timecode and user bits
• IN, OUT cue marks for Master and Slave
• Search function with two frame editing accuracy (tape timer)
• Fully remote control facilities
• Instant edits with 1 second backspace
• Sophisticated audio system
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The applications of the BCN 100 can be devided into four main groups:

1. A programmable playback machine for news, advertising or sports events recorded on 20 minute cassettes.

2. Application as a continuous recorder with 7 times as much recording capacity as a normal BCN 51.

3. The BCN 100 can be used as a self-contained editing system providing one master and two slave decks plus one external source, FDL 60 or BCN 51 /52.

4. Alternatively, the BCN 100 can be used in full slave-editing operation to an external VTR, whereby all 3 decks provide takes for assembly on a reel-to-reel machine.

• Programmable playback machine for on air news, advertising, sport events, prime time programme etc.
• Random access to 32 BCN cassettes with NAB hub reels
• More than 10 hours continuous unattended play/record capacity
• Access to different programme sections on the same cassette
• Parallel recording for added security on important feeds
• Self contained editing system with one master and three slaves
• Three deck slave operation to an external master VTR
• Data display monitor shows magazine contents, lists, status
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The FDL 60 has many features that make it superior to conventional film scanners.

The FDL 60 is a telecine without tubes
It uses new generation long life CCD line sensors eliminating burn-in and lag problems. Each frame is scanned only once, line sequentially and without deflection voltages, so field flicker cannot occur and the vertical resolution is absolutely constant.

The result is first class picture quality with high resolution, excellent signal to noise ratio and brillant colour rendition allowing even those red hues to be faithfully reproduced.

Capstan drive and digital signal processing provide entirely new operational modes
Slow motion and fast motion, forward and reverse, and freeze frame are all in excellent quality. Finding scenes or single frames is made easy by the variable programmable search facility and step mode - with full format colour pictures. Start and stop are instant and frame accurate and the deck can handle film lengths up to 1200 metres.

The FDL 60 dramatically reduces costs
The digital signal processing needs no maintenance and the CCD sensors are free from wear with typical semiconductor reliability and operating life. Forget about drifting circuitry, expensive tube changes and line up problems.
Standard Features

• CCD line sensors
- extreme long life, no burn in, no afterglow
• Capstan drive
- smooth and quiet film motion
- gentle handling of original negative film
- fast shuttle up 625 frame/s
• Digital signal processing
- progressive scanning avoids flicker and shrinkage problems
- slow motion and fast motion, forward and reverse and freeze frame in high picture quality
• Quick format change
- change from 35 mm to 16 mm optical block in seconds
• Select-A-Speed
- variable speed between 16.00 and 30.00 frames/s
• Freeze Start and Instant Stop - broadcastable
• Pan Scan Cinema Scope (only B1, B2)
• Negative and positive film operation
• Automatic shading and fixed pattern correction
• Automatic colour correction with manual access
• Black stretch for high contrast cinema prints
• 16mmand35mmCOMOPT, 16 mm COMMAG
• Low operational costs
- high stability and reliability by digital processing and CCD sensors
- long life mechanical parts
- inexpensive 24 V halogen lamp
• Film timer for cue, autocue, freeze and changeover
• All colour TV standards, component video output
• Change from spools to cores in seconds
• Two independent audio channels
- stereo or two different languages

Options
• Digital film grain reducer FDGR
- unique improvement in picture quality
• Secondary colour processor FDSC
- including six sector correction of hue, saturation and luminance
- independent colourimetric improvement of red, yellow, green, cyan, blue and magenta
• Negative matching
• Super 8 optical block and COMMAG unit
• 35 mm Dolby optical stereo sound
• 35 mm COMMAG one-track and four-tracks
• SEPMAG interface for different sound followers
• WETGATE system from SCHMITZER
- eliminates film scratches
• 1 -2 change over
- continuous reproduction of cinema films
• A/B interface for synchronous start of two FDLs
• X-Yzoom with ATX-100 and camera aperture optical block 35 mm
• New sensor CCD 134
• Anti blooming sensor
- improved shadow reproduction of high contrast prints without the danger of blooming effects
• Improved low light level parameters
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The FGS 4500 is a high quality 3D illustrator paint system. Its the basic FGS 4500 hardware with 2 and 3 dimensional objectmodeling and painting software. The FGS 4500 three dimensional capabilities make itthe most sophisticated paint system. By adding on the animation and the special effects software it will become a full facility FGS 4500 Elite.

Features
• 2- and 3 dimensional object modeling
• Selectable brushes
• Selectable transparency
• Colour selection of 16 millions colourshades, all display-able
• Cut and paste, stencilling, masking functions
• Illustration of images with 3 dimensional objects applying smooth shading, texturemapping and setting of coloured light sources
• Realtime framegrab for illustration in full colour resolution
• Rotoscoping facility
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The Viditext II system is a distinctive operator oriented character graphics generator and includes animation capability, time sequential overlays and playback sequence controlling.

In Viditext II is integrated a comfortable Font/Logo composition system with simoultaneous on-line access to Font/Logo compose and the Character/Animation capabilities. The system is menue driven and allows full screen artwork capture.

Features
• Compact design installation
• Standard typewriter keyboard
• 4096 Colour palette
• 8 On line channel independent fonts
• Realtime animation
• Multiple channel-2 on line
• 6 off line channels with windows and templates
• Font and logo compose
• Anti-aliased fonts
• Vidivote Electron reporting package
• Floppy and hard disk drives
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The paint & library system is for creative image creation and storing the images into a library system. It combines the multiuser flexibility of the VIDIFONT products with full colour, full frame graphics creation, cataloging, storage and playback.

It captures full colour artwork of freeze frame live video from external sources and allows modification and illustration. Images are stored on hard disk with capacity of 250 full frames per disk drive which are randomly accessible. Total capacity of images is 2000 full frame pictures.

Pictures may be played back manually in slide tray sequence using forward, backup and skip functions. Or playback timeing and sequence may be linked and automatically triggered by VIDITEXTII messages and animations.

Features
• Full facility paint functions
• Over2000 colours displayable selectable of 16.7 millions
• Cut and paste montaging
• Colour cycling
• Stencils
• 3-D perspective
• Off-line rendering
• Single or multiple frame tape editing
• Enlarge 2x, 4x -realtime scroll is doubled by adding second drive to basic storage unit
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• 8 inputs, Black and Colour + 2 title inputs
• Mix-key stage with 5 inputs: A, B, KEY-FILL, VIDEO KEY, COLOUR GENERATOR
• Coupled or separate fading of A and B signal with split lever
• 30 patterns; 15 standard, 11 rotating, 4 combined
• Plattern positioner
• Electronic masking
• Variable Mix-Flip/Flop stage
• Downstream keyer with automatic mix and cut
• Fade to black
• Microprocessor control
• Power failure protected switcher functions
• Optional control function memory (CFM)
• Optional edit interface
• Optional AFV-stage
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• A broad range of user-configurable control panels
• Redundant control card capability
• Multi-level breakaway capability (7 levels standard)
• Coax party line or RS-422 control standard
• SMPTE RS-422 computer control optional
• Internal refresh memory with 120-hour memory save
• Power supply failure indicators on all boards
• Power supply alarm indicators with contact closure for remote alarm
• Fused power supply outputs
• Redundant power supply capability
• No PROM changing on crosspoint boards
• Vertical interval switching of video
• Clamped video inputs
• Suitable for "SOUND IN SYNC-SIGNAL
• Field expansion of outputs without rewire
• Compact-10 x 10 matrix arrangement 60 x 10 audio and video or 130 x 10 audio or video in 8% card cage
• Internal cooling fans with air flow failure alarm indicators. Fans removable during normal operation
• Matrix board "in use" indicator
• Computer automated system testing of audio and video circuit parameters through all possible signal paths. Hard copy results supplied
• BNC video and party line connectors
• Dual video outputs
• Capable of interface to TCS-1 machine control systems for technical automation
• Optional full matrix status monitoring
• Optional telephone touch tone control
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The XCC 6016 is a colour corrector for Component and Composite signals with manual and automatic operation. The Component version of this corrector can be used without needing any additional equipment. The XCC 6016 enables correction of Component and Composite signals at the analog Component level. Colour correction is an important element in modern Component studios. An optional decoder or encoder used for encoded input or output signals, respectively.

• Primary Colour Correction including black-, gamma- and white-balance
- Joysticks with sensitivity control
- Automatic colour correction for black/white or black/ gamma/white
• Secondary Colour Correction (Option) including
- six-sector correction of hue, saturation, luminance
- Chroma control
- Dark desaturation (Chroma dark)
- Luminance control of black-, gamma- and white level
- In-picture sector indication
- Selector 0 dB/+ 6 dB correction range
• Encoder (Option) for PAL, SECAM, NTSC, PAL-M
• Decoder (Option) for PAL, NTSC, PAL-M
• Integrated colour bar generator
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This unit is used to regenerate sync, blanking and burst of distored video signals which may be present at the output of terrestrial or satellite links as well as at the output of complex studio systems.
It can also re-stablish the correct SC/H-relationship which is important for shift-free VTR-edits and for animation. Automatic control of luminance and chrominance gain and black level refering to aVITS (line 330 according to EBU) is an option
• Differential loop input
• Handling of sound-in-sync signals (regeneration of SIS on request)
• Fade to black
• Tally
• Horizontal and vertical blanking width adjustable
• VITS-blanking selectable line by line
• Low sync and subcarrier jitter
• Automatic bypass for main output
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• Microprocessor programmed to construct pulse outputs
• Programability of all pulse parameters
• Generates encoded Subcarrier for timing applications
• Digitally compensated master oscillator
• Non volatile memory for pulse parameters
• Highly stable 0.2 ppm maintained within 0 - 70 °C
• Testsignal generator included
• RS 422 serial or parallel port for remote control
• Standards: NTSC, PAL, PAL-M
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High stability, low jitter and flexibility by modular design are main features of this system.
• Auto changeover in double systems
• Reference input for external frequency standard
• Phase locking of double systems if reference is made to external frequency standards
• Digital pulse generation
• SC/H-relation according to EBU D 25/79
• 8 V-pulse added to blackburst and colour bar
• SC/H-relation in genlock mode either standard or depending on the input signal
• Pulse output 4 or 2 Vpp
• Subcarrier 2 or 1 Vpp
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Single or double systems with automatic changeover unit Black burst with 8 field ident, and colour bar generator PLUGE and grid pattern generator LSI technology ensures very stable and reliable operation
Pulse outputs 4 or 2 Vpp
SC/H phase relation according to EBU recommendation for PAL
8 V flag pulse optional output
PAL, PAL-M, NTSC, PAL-N and SECAM versions available Very compact 1 RU (44 mm) high, 19 inch rack mounting.
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• Noise reduction and timebase correction of VTRs with external synchronisation
• Improvement of analog encoded Composite or analog Component, Y, PR| PB signals
• Input of U-Matic DUB signal as option
• TBC range of+/-7 lines
• Crosscolour correction
• DOC function included
• Outputsignal as Composite and Y, R, G, B or Y Pr, Pb signals
• Outputsignal in phase with studio sync
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The complete monitor range for all applications in professional television. More than 20 colour and monochrome monitors in three classifications for all TV standards. Precision monitors for test and measurement, high quality monitors fortechnical aesthetic picture evaluation, economical standard monitors for preview and observation. Robust mechanical construction and up to the minute technology guarantee outstanding technical performance. Comprehensive operating controls - service oriented modular layout.