The MacNeil/Lehrer Report theme, 1975-1983 VectraQS 2021-02-08 | Somebody created an even better mix if you're interested: youtube.com/watch?v=JCCmRGeT7QUI put together this copy from three pieces, all from early (1975-1976) episodes, before they nailed down the closing of the show (i.e. the transcript offer and WNET/WETA notice). My splice at 0:22 is pretty rough, it seems like episode #20, which has a cut like that, messed me up. The sudden change in EQ doesn't help either.A bit of trivia about the video slides: You may notice that one of the title cards has a red slash in it. That was only used for one week in early September 1976. They changed it to match the blue of the PBS logo shortly thereafter.
Hollywood Squares - An accidentally correct zinger (2003) VectraQS 2023-07-16 | From episode 5080: Marilu Henner makes a joke about men leaving cars on the front lawn, which turns out to be the real answer!
Nick Studio 10 - May 14, 2013 5:30 PM - Extreme Spelling Bee VectraQS 2022-10-21 | The penultimate installment of Nick's infamous interstitial for this broadcast day. Also found on a TiVo I bought.
Nick Studio 10 - May 14, 2013 6PM VectraQS 2022-10-21 | Found this on a TiVo I recently acquired - the final segment of Nick's infamous interstitial for this broadcast day.
Magnetic Video Corporation (1978, Chaplin estate voiceover, B&W) VectraQS 2022-10-15 | Might be a reprint, judging by the FOXVID 3 in the upper left. From the double feature release of "The Gold Rush"/"Pay Day."
The Price Is Right - One Away wipeout (2022-09-20) VectraQS 2022-09-20 | Contestant has some rough luck, resulting in this game's first known wipeout since 1990.
May 14, 1989 commercials (NBC/WOWT 6 Omaha) VectraQS 2022-07-20 | From the original airing of the series finale of Family Ties. Bonus on-screen bug towards the end. Curtain call is not included since that is on the DVD release, but the cards are not. They may be available on other releases.
Embassy Home Entertainment (1982-1987) remake VectraQS 2022-07-17 | Similar, of course, to my Communications remake -- however, this one is even closer to its archetype. Dare I say this is probably the best one on YouTube yet.
Embassy Communications remake VectraQS 2022-07-16 | Done in After Effects. I can't be bothered with finding a decent Coke byline to put in here, so I'll just post this as is.
Columbia TriStar Television Distribution (2001, Filmed) [HQ] VectraQS 2022-05-23 | From a "For Your Consideration" screener VHS of "Sister Mary Explains it All." Transferred through vhs-decode using a Sony SLV-N750. IVTC applied to restore the original framerate.
Panasonic KX-P2135 color dot matrix printer in action VectraQS 2022-04-04 | This is a KX-P2135, the driver is just the closest thing that Win95 has built in. Got this along with a Packard Bell Legend 20CD. To my surprise, the color ribbon is still good, so I whipped out my phone to catch most of the test print. The color Win95 logo took a few passes to complete.
June 15, 1986 ABC commercials (KETV 7 Omaha, NE) VectraQS 2022-03-31 | From the 1986 US Open, recorded in SP mode. Unfortunately the original recorder cut out most of the ads.
Four D Productions (1978)/Columbia TriStar Television Distribution *Silent* (1995) VectraQS 2022-03-07 | From the fifth season premiere of "Barney Miller," as found on the Shout! Factory boxset.
Wheel of Fortune - Another Feather in Your Cap (March 1, 2022) VectraQS 2022-03-02 | 3 missolves, two bad letters, two Bankrupts, and the Lose a Turn, all in the span of two and a half minutes.This is the first known time since 1995 that 8 (aired) turns have been consecutively lost during a standard round.
Magnetic Video (1978, 20th Century-Fox voiceover) VectraQS 2022-02-25 | From the 1978 Betamax reprint of "The French Connection."My DVD recorder, which I use as a poor-man's time-base corrector, does not seem to like the color, so it flickers a bit. At least the geometry is stable.
Windows 95 is the best operating system ever VectraQS 2021-12-21 | s̸̉ͅö̶͓́l̴̤̂i̴̤͠t̴̠͝a̴̰͂i̶̫̒ř̶ͅe̷̝͊ also does this on a completely different machine of mine. I think my Win95 install disc might be corrupted.
Showtime After Hours Presentation (1989) VectraQS 2021-11-05 | Seen between "Beaches" (1988) and "Pacific Banana" (1981).
Hatos-Hall/Viacom (1987) VectraQS 2021-10-16 | One of the highest-quality examples I have ever seen of the "V of Steel." Of particular note is that it apparently started out on film.
The Price Is Right - 3 Strikes wipeout (11/14/1983) VectraQS 2021-09-21 | In classic Barker fashion, Bob claims this is the first time this happened -- but it had previously occurred on March 18, 1980.
Mysterious Island VHS opening (Columbia, 1979) VectraQS 2021-09-02 | Currently the oldest VHS tape in my collection. The labels are missing on the tape, but the original clamshell case is intact. This was a former rental at a Video Station store. Not sure how or if Columbia put print dates onto their early releases.
Contestant swears on Jeopardy! (7/13/2018) [HQ] VectraQS 2021-08-30 | I thought this moment was well deserving of a higher-quality copy.
KETV 7 Omaha - NewsWatch 7 fragment (5/16/1993) VectraQS 2021-08-26 | This short clip, found on a Beta tape, features a pre-WOWT Ross Jernstrom delivering the Sunday sports report, and Rob McCartney in his very early days at KETV. (I'm not sure who the third anchor is.) The results of the Save Mart 300 allowed me to precisely date this recording.This is one of a few fragments I will be uploading from this tape. Somebody in the Lincoln, NE area taped "Basic Instinct" off of Showtime, and then went channel surfing while the tape was still rolling.
WOWT 6 Omaha - Come Home to WOWT promo (1986) VectraQS 2021-06-11 | Aired during the 10pm news on September 6, 1986.KMTV's "KM3" branding worked a lot better with NBC's promos.
December 2000 commercials - KXVO 15 (The WB), Omaha, NE VectraQS 2021-04-22 | Recorded during syndicated repeat airings of the "Star Trek: Voyager" episodes "Year of Hell, Part 2" and "Random Thoughts" sometime in late December 2000.Obviously taped over the air, given the smeared luma and unstable chroma. Though, fortunately, the tape was recorded in SP mode, so I transferred it on a JVC BR-S811U.Couple songs muted during commercials due to copyright.
Showtime Exclusive Movie/PG rating bumper/New Visions Pictures (open matte) (1992) VectraQS 2021-04-19 | From a Betamax tape recorded in BII speed. For some reason, the DVD recorder didn't like it, and I had to record direct from the Beta VCR to avoid really bad line doubling.This aired between "Father of the Bride" and "The Long Walk Home" sometime in 1992.
1986 Mercury Sable commercial [HQ] VectraQS 2021-03-11 | Aired 6/15/86 during the final round of the US Open on ABC, over Omaha affiliate KETV. Recorded in SP mode.
All in the Family closing (1972)/Viacom Enterprises V of Doom (circa 1978) [60fps] VectraQS 2021-03-11 | From a circa 1986 TBS repeat.
KCAU-TV 9 Sioux City - Syndicated NCAA Basketball & Commercials (3/14/1985) VectraQS 2021-01-28 | A very rare recording of this station. (The oldest surviving off-air footage I can find of KCAU dates from 1981.) Only the first half of the game was recorded on the tape, followed by some program about Gayle Sayers, and then the 1985 NFC championship (commercials from which I have previously posted). This was a syndicated NCAA telecast; I'm not sure when exactly Raycom came onto the scene.Included is the full open of the game, because it leads into some technical difficulties. Also of note is that some of these ads are run off of SLIDES. This marks the only time I have ever seen that, and certainly one of the latest instances of this happening on United States television in general.This NCAA telecast is jam packed with production music of the period. The theme is "Top Gear," from the 1983 Bruton Music release titled _World of Sport_ (BRG 23). Content ID has tagged it from its 1989 reissue on Wall Street (BRN 21). One of the out-to-commercial cues is definitely the alternate version of "Name-Dropper" by Craig Palmer, from the Network Music library. It's on the album that's now labeled as NM002 Disco Inferno though it originally was Up-Tempo Volume 2 when released in 1979.
Lightkeeper Productions/Coca-Cola Telecommunications (with 1982 CPT theme) (1987) VectraQS 2020-11-14 | From the season 3 premiere of "Punky Brewster" on Peacock.
NET Nebraska/KYNE-TV 26 Omaha - 6AM sign on (2009) - reconstructed/restored VectraQS 2020-10-26 | Found the (stereo!) audiotape that I recorded of this, spliced it together with the audio from the video, and looped it the best I could. Didn't have enough video for the full loop, so I just matched the gliding left of the PBS logo. Even though the colors don't match.Copyright system did something useful for once, the track heard here is "Welcome Smile" from DeWolfe Music.
1989 Ford Taurus commercial [HQ] VectraQS 2020-10-06 | This has been circulating for years in inferior quality.Aired during Raycom's syndicated telecast of the 1989 Big Eight men's basketball tournament semifinal game between Iowa State and Oklahoma on 3/10/89 over KTVY-TV (now KFOR-TV), Oklahoma City.
Mall of America - mid-October 2003 VectraQS 2020-10-05 | By far one of the best things I have ever found in my VHS collecting.
Viacom Enterprises V of Doom (1980s) - B&W, videotaped [60fps] VectraQS 2020-09-26 | From a late 1988 TBS rerun of "The Honeymooners."Trying out upscaling to 4K to combat YouTube's compression.
Gateway Select PC commercial (May 2000) VectraQS 2020-09-25 | Aired during a repeat of SNL's 25th anniversary special.
Lorimar Television (1990) VectraQS 2020-09-23 | From the original broadcast of the March 9, 1990 episode of "Falcon Crest."
January 12, 1986 CBS commercials (KOLN-TV 10 Lincoln, NE) VectraQS 2020-09-22 | Commercials from the 1985 NFC championship game.Originally recorded from KOLN-TV 10, Lincoln, NE.
WCI Home Video (1980) remake VectraQS 2020-08-21 | I would dub this thing to tape, but I left my VCR at home, and I can't get good results out of any of the digital videotape emulations.
Jeopardy! - What is Aleve? II, plus $1,337 wager VectraQS 2020-02-14 | "What is Aleve?" plus a leet wager.Best. FJ. Response. Ever.Aired 2/14/20.
Amtrak - Just Off Main Street - promotional video, 1988 VectraQS 2020-02-12 | Not sure what exactly Amtrak needed a promotional tape for, but enjoy the gratuitous '80s stock footage and glorious stock music soundtrack, which I'm sure will cause the copyright detector to go nuts.
KYNE-TV 26 Omaha (NET) - Sign Off (September 2011) VectraQS 2020-02-03 | SIGNIFICANT BUZZING IN AUDIO. TURN DOWN YOUR SPEAKERS.That being out of the way, the only reason I can think of for the buzzing is crappy RCA cables. There's crosstalk between the video and audio signals, and it sure as hell didn't originate from the VCR or the converter box.Taped sometime in September 2011, probably around the middle of the month. Recorded in letterbox format, EP mode on a JVC HR-VP412U from an Access HD DTA1010 converter box. Transferred with the same VCR.
KYNE-TV 26 Omaha (NET Nebraska) - 6 AM sign-on (2009) VectraQS 2020-02-02 | One of the few survivors from my early days of taping stuff, as I routinely reused tapes. As you might be able to tell by the significant tape damage and the fact that it cuts off early, this was at the very end of a tape. Ordinarily, the music would continue under the slide for about another half-minute or so, if my audio copy of this sign-on is anything to go by.Taped in letterbox format in SP mode on an Access HD DTA-1010 converter box over RF to a Magnavox MVR440 VHS VCR.
King Features Entertainment (1981-1985) Remake VectraQS 2020-01-31 | I think I did alright. The only thing that I couldn't match was the "g" in "King."
KUON 12 Lincoln (Nebraska ETV) - Hamlet program breaks and on-screen notices (11/10/1980) VectraQS 2020-01-30 | The earliest off-air recording that I have in my collection: the original 1980 US broadcast of the BBC's Hamlet. Obviously, I cannot post the whole thing. In fact, I'll play it by ear to see how aggressive the BBC's YT copyright policy is.Included is the tail end of the preceding program ("Grand Generation"), the opening, the first break at the hour mark, a Chyron notice about Dick Cavett's program being bumped, the second break from the 2 hour 15 minute mark, a notice about The Captioned ABC News (which usually aired at 11:30), the final break from the 2 hour 50 minute mark, a Chyron notice about Austin City Limits, and the closing of the program. The tape was stopped during the closing funding credits.Of particular note are the various technical glitches which occur throughout the breaks. For instance, the U-matic promo tape has a bit of difficulty getting up to speed for the first break, the KUON graphic is often not timed correctly with the NETV network feed (despite the fact that ETV is headquartered in Lincoln), a slide for Fawlty Towers being shown during a V/O for Sneak Previews, and the PBS network intermission slide showing up not once, but twice.If you've read the description this far, congratulations. You don't win anything, but rest assured that I appreciate you reading the description.
Brass Eagle - Paintball 101 (1999) VectraQS 2020-01-17 | Dutch angles and reduced frame rates galore! (Beware of flashing lights at the 4:05 mark.)This has been uploaded before, but this is a much improved copy.
The Price Is Right - Disastrous Master Key (1/14/2020) VectraQS 2020-01-15 | "Now we will never know which key is the master key!" - Bob Barker, in regards to a wipeout playing in the early 1990s
Winnebago Industries - Rewriting the Rules - 2003 Promo Video VectraQS 2020-01-15 | Surprisingly came across this in a store, got it for a buck. I love finding ephemera like this. But most interesting is that this video was distributed to LUXURY RV buyers in 2003.
