Quad tape transfer – Videopark
Yes, the oldest broadcast format is here at
The Transfer Lab at Video Park
We do Quad tape transfer
The name “quadruplex” refers to the use of four magnetic record/reproduce heads mounted on a headwheel spinning transversely (width-wise) across the tape at a rate of 14,400 rpm for NTSC 525 lines/30fps-standard quad decks, and at 15,000 rpm for those using the PAL625 lines/25fps video standard. This method was called quadrature scanning, as opposed to the helical scan transport used by later videotape formats. The tape ran at a speed of either 7.5 or 15 in (190.5 or 381.0 mm) per second for NTSC 525/30 video recording, or 15.625 in (396.875 mm) per second for PAL 625/25 video; the audio, control, and cue tracks were recorded in a standard linear fashion near the edges of the tape. The cue track was used either as a second audio track, or for recording cue tones or time code for linear video editing.[3]
Today, clients ask for either a compressed file like ProRes or an uncompressed file or a DVD. It all depends on the application.
A typical 4,800 ft (1,463 m) reel of 2 in (51 mm) quad tape holds approximately one hour of recorded material at 15 inches per second.
I bought my first Quad machine in 1983. It was an Ampex 1200B. Today, I have five of them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadruplex_videotape
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