TVIQ TEST
(Questions 5 - 9)
5. What was the first nonlinear editing system?
(25%) Avid
<Surely you jest!>
(21%) CMX 6000
<Maybe, or is it the '600?>
(13%) Film Splicer
<We didn't say electronic>
(11%) Random Access 'R' Us
(9%) Ediflex
<Pseudo random?>
(6%) Movieola
<Film editor's choice!>
(2%) Media 100
Best write-in answers:
Library Stack Cards
(Bob Kertesz)
Scissors
(Richard Studebaker)
Lucas Film
(Arby Schuman)
<Wasn't Lucasfilm then was it?. It may be
the first, though.>
See Slo-Mo Disk
(David R. Bradley)
<Good argument>
Montage
(Emile Last)
<Lots of VHS (or was it Betamax!)? - only
pseudo-random>
E=Mc2 (Offline)
<Not that old>
6. What VTR model has been the most "fun" to
maintain?
(15%) BVH-500
<Good choice for those who haven't
had the pleasure of working on a VPR-20!>
(13%) VPR-20
<Lock the switching regulator to H
and you'll get rid of that intermittent moiré>
(13%) IVC-9000
<An elite group!>
(13%) AVR-1
<Don't you just love those vacuum
columns?>
(9%) TR-800
<You haven't seen snowing oxide
until you've worked on one of these!>
(9%) ChinSee-1000
(8%) VO-2850
Best write-in answers:
The Machine That Doesn't
Have a Backup in Place
(David R. Bradley)
<I hate it when that happens!>
Sears Cartrivision
(Richard Studebaker)
<This answer is wacky enough to earn 2nd
billing!>
Bosch BCN-20
(Bob Kertesz)
<Some say the 'B' format was really good
- are they still around?>
BVU-150
(Steve Davis)
<OK if you have really small hands!>
Panasonic M-2
(Bob Shon)
<Is M2-Man still around?>
JVC Tape Handlers
(Emile Last)
VPR-5
(Arby Schuman)
<Wasn't that a 2 reel Ampex/Nagra
one-inch portable?>
7. What company manufactured the most stable program
monitor?
(23%) Conrac
<You must be kidding!>
(19%) Ikegami
<In the 80's, maybe>
(17%) Sony
<Arguably, Sony does make the most
stable monitors, such as CRT's are!>
(13%) ShibaSoku
<A close second, but who could
afford them?>
(9%) ChinSee
(7%) Burn-in
(6%) Quasar
(4%) Panasonic
Best write-in answers:
Barcos, If You Could Keep
Them Form Igniting
(Bob Kertesz)
Kodak Safety Film
(David R. Bradley)
<If you could only show live stuff on
this!>
Has Not Been Done Yet
(Ray Mitchell)
<Thanks Ray, maybe someday a flat panel
will get there!>
Ball Brothers
<(Help me out???)>
Dumont
<Is this that British make?>
8. What company manufactured the most trouble free
editing system?
(25%) X-acto
<Although they do break, the
Mean-Time-To-Repair is short and it's usually operator error!>
(25%) CMX
<What? Did you read the
question?>
(13%) Sony
(11%) GVG
<A reasonable answer>
(8%) Movieola
<If you didn't assume electronic,
this is the correct answer>
(4%) Convergence
<Psychoanalysis is strongly
recommended!>
(2%) EECO
<For those who have had the
pleasure!>
(2%) KEM
<Also a good choice>
(2%) ChinSee
Best write-in answers:
The USSR Under Stalin
(Bob Kertesz)
<Not exactly what we had in mind, but
funny as heck!>
Gillette
(Richard Studebaker)
<Correct for audio - or was it
Schick?>
3M Scotch Tape
(David R. Bradley)
None
9. What has been the most dangerous piece of equipment?
(28%) Open RTS Mic
<Yes Mark, especially with the News
Director listening - I hate that!>
(21%) Transmitter
<Scary indeed, but transmitter
engineers have an uncanny ability to avoid injury>
(17%) HS-100 slo-mo disk
<Most physically dangerous - rumor
has it no one injured, but walls were>
(11%) Microwave (oven)
(9%) ACR-25
(9%) TCR-100
<Don't get near the works when this
or the ACR-25 is threading!>
(2%) VPR-300
<You can lose fingertips with this
baby!>
Best write-in answers:
Open RF Mic in John
(Richard Studebaker)
Anything in the Hands of a
Network Executive
<No comment, we have perfectly
competent N.E. clients!>
Producer's Stop Watch
(Bob Kertesz)
Greenie
<Can be dangerous in the wrong
hands!>
Bulk Eraser
(Don Bueller)
<Ouch!>
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