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08/22/2026

Quoting that great line from "Runaway Train" when the worker sits down beside the track and pours his cup of coffee:
"This is going to be great!".

The lawyers must be cueing up now.

Many us us in Hollywood/Burbank post remember the armed guards in the tape room when telecine or editing was going on with "secret" projects.

Amazon is in choppy waters after accidentally leaking Jason Statham's action movie Mutiny on Prime Video days before the movie hits theaters.

08/21/2026

This week, a writer for a soap opera pilot series walked in with 3/4" and VHS tape that had been stored in his garage as he moved between the San Fernando Valley and an Orange County beach community since being recorded in 1981 (the VHS tapes were recorded later). After routine tape baking of the 3/4", all played very well which is remarkable considering the age and storage of the U-matics. After a conversation with this gentleman, it turns out that these elements may be the only surviving copies of the show, originally shot at Metromedia Hollywood on 2" Quad (looks like RCA TK-44A cameras). The credited editor was the world-famous Michael Krupnick.

08/19/2026

Sometimes you have to do what you have to do. A client with an ongoing project asked us to save this audio cassette (repair and transfer). It was received mangled with the broken ends hanging out and no pressure pad. The only straight-forward remedy was to open it up, repair the leader/splice and transpose the tape load to a temp. donor shell for the transfer. The results were excellent (stereo audio, DEVO era sound-a-like band). After transfer, put the tape back into the original shell for posterity.
Tape that thin takes patience and a plan.
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08/13/2026

The cloud. The cloud…

This wouldn't have been an issue if the organization bought a $1,000 NAS and populated it with a few hard drives.

07/08/2026

Today's post is for those that remember and for those who have never seen this before!

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07/02/2026

Two-inch rolling all this week and next!

06/25/2026

Today's Norelco PC-60 photo. Note the unusual camera body paint job!

06/15/2026

Seems like only yesterday.
Source: Panasonic D3.
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06/04/2026

It was a pleasure to meet Peter Hammer recently. He is the living and walking history of Ampex!

05/28/2026

Have tapes. Have cart. Have truck. Have the machines.

Getting it done in Los Angeles County!

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