Sony's A Dolphin Story (1992 Analog HDTV 1080i HDVS Video BGV Demonstration Disc)

[@angelfoto4795]

Really impressive, beatiful, the soundtrack is really cool. The water specular highlights messing with the saticon base HDCs.

[@EFIShell]

Yes, HDC-300

[@vvvippperrr]

This is the Heaven of Analog Uncompressed HD Video.. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to taste this ultra rare video from an ultra rare gear. I have a couple of questions. 1. Which way you have created your master video from 1035i to 2160p ? 2. Is It possible to upload somewhere the original uncompressed raw component 1035i video ?

[@shanandersson1779]

Sony HDVS is the earliest High Definition Quality.

[@elijahrayelizalde919]

This video was awesome

[@melodymedia466]

I am very interested in the production of this particular HDVS demonstration video; knowing the incredible amount of equipment needed to transfer the video being captured (most of the time with wires fed directly from the camera from what I’ve gathered), how were they able to get this gear underwater? This must have been a big operation!

[@dfab512]

Wake up babe, Reely Interesting posted

[@apfanco]

Same

[@SpongeSebastian]

Reely Interesting is confirmed to be a time-traveling wizard

[@fightman_records]

Well that started my day on the right note! Thanks as always for the incredible footage and information.

[@vinylbuff1515]

Do you think you could add uncompressed download links in the description? I would love to see HD-DVS clips without the horrible youtube compression

[@magab0971]

pretty sure he avoids or refuse to provide uncompressed rips so the closest we can get to that is to switch to 2160p

[@Ale.K7]

Fantastic!

[@EFIShell]

10:06 Ending Theme

[@gabrielrolim]

how did you capture it?

[@B1-Han]

Based on the content on your channel, I can assume that you have some experience in storing video content on physical media. Can I ask you if you think archiving video to tape is a good idea or not? And which kinds of tape are more stable from the point of view of long-term storage and periodic playback - digital D-VHS or analog W-VHS? The thing is that I am a fan of the tape and was fascinated by the idea of ​​​​collecting my favorite movies on cassettes, especially D-VHS. But recently I came across many articles about archiving film and television content and learned that even under ideal storage conditions, so-called "dropouts" can occur on digital magnetic tape even after 5 years (even if using professional high quality HDCAM-SR tapes). Does this mean that analog tape recording is the best option for archiving? Or maybe the thing is not in the analog or digital recording method, but in the magnetic tape itself? Sorry for the weird questions, but they are reely interesting:)

[@ReelyInteresting]

Hi! Thanks for your questions. I'm no absolute authority on this, but I'll answer you to the best of my ability. Generally, there is nothing wrong archiving video to tape. Tape is still heavily used in datacenters for long term storage of many terabytes of data per tape. (See: LTO) It depends on the tape formulation, but I generally see "25 years" being thrown around as the storage life of tape recordings of all kinds, although, as you can see on my channel and others, tape recordings will usually last much longer. It really comes down to, as you said, the stability of the tape formula and the availability of the media & hardware. For the latter, D-VHS would be your choice. D-VHS was sold worldwide in much greater numbers than W-VHS. In addition, W-VHS decks are notoriously unreliable. Given time, you will be able to be much more likely to find ways to watch your D-VHS recordings than your W-VHS ones. For the former, I don't have enough data to answer that. It's really a crap shoot as far a what tape formulas will stand the test of time. The good part of D-VHS, again, is that it basically uses S-VHS tape stock which is plentiful with many manufacturers worldwide available, while W-VHS uses a special metal particle tape which was exclusive to the format (except for the unpopular pro D-9 format) & is hard to find and expensive. I've also had a couple W-VHS tapes break on me while I have generally not experienced that with most high-quality tape stock. I would, once again, favor D-VHS as a "modern" recording format. It doesn't really matter whether the recording is analog or digital when it comes to resiliency. D-VHS has better error correction than older digital formats, like DV, and is pretty resilient, but I can understand that the "all or nothing" approach of digital video has its own downsides. I would be more worried about the longevity of the tape formulations for sure. Also, keep in mind that W-VHS is much lower resolution than D-VHS. The horizontal luma (B&W) bandwidth is about 4x greater than VHS while full 1080i (like D-VHS) is about 10x greater than VHS. W-VHS is also only 1035i compliant so you'll get a black border on playback and, in a conversation with Cathode Ray Dude, discussed the possibility that modern 1080i signals may not play nice with the decks (a theory which I haven't proven but he experienced some sync issues doing his video on W-VHS). On the other hand, W-VHS definitely gives has an unmistakable "look" while D-VHS will look far more "Blu-Ray-ish". Then again, if you want to just want to have a copy of the Avengers or Stranger Things on tape to look at on your shelf, does the persistence of the recording & playback means really matter? The content will always be available in some form to watch regardless of the condition of the tape...but the satisfaction of owning a one of a kind recording of your favorite movies/shows on such an odd format will probably the most rewarding part! Tl;dr: Sure, record on tape if you want. Go digital if you really want to reliably watch it. Otherwise, what can you afford and how good is your luck? :)

[@B1-Han]

@@ReelyInteresting Thanks for such a detailed answer. In fact, from the very beginning, I bet on D-VHS. W-VHS decks and cassettes are indeed quite rare, so the choice was obvious. But my plans and hopes were overshadowed by information about the instability and unpredictability of magnetic tapes, the slight deterioration of which can irreversibly damage the digital content and make it impossible to play it. The gradual degradation of analog recordings is indeed much more advantageous than the so-called "dropouts" or complete failure of digital content, which is why I'm back to re-examining analog W-VHS a possible candidate. For example, I have old audio cassette tapes that are over 20 years old and they play almost as well as before (some may have a little extra noise). At the same time, I also have several new miniDV cassettes, which already after one cycle of recording (SP mode) and after one year of storage, began to behave somehow strangely (note that I used the miniDV camera sparingly and always used cassettes from one proven manufacturer). All this is alarming and forces me to carefully weigh all the pros and cons. Thanks to you, I now know another drawback of W-VHS format, it is the unreliability of W-VHS decks. It is a pity that due to certain features and conditions of the market at that time, consumer HD VCRs could not become popular. Perhaps now we would have a greater choice of more advanced consumer HD tape decks. In my case, the difficulty lies not only in worrying about the natural degradation of the magnetic tape, which can spoil the content, but also in the fact that I don't just want to put the movies on a shelf and admire them. I plan to watch them from time to time, it's a forgotten ritual that somehow fascinates me :) In general, I would characterize this entire story as follows: Strange hobbies give rise to surplus problems)) By the way, I am informed about LTO cartridges, manufacturers even continue to produce new and new generations of these archival tape and so far no one is going to give them up. Meanwhile, a friend of mine is a supporter of the fastest possible transition to new storage technologies (such as SSD, microchips) and the immediate abandonment of everything "old, bulky and inefficient" as he says. But he thinks like a typical consumer and does not even guess that magnetic tape as a reliable storage still remains a priority for professionals. I would like to clarify something. You said "W-VHS definitely gives has an unmistakable "look" while D-VHS will look far more "Blu-Ray-ish". Does this mean that W-VHS looks better, more natural (uncompressed)?

[@agfa1854]

Soon your channel logo will be burned in on my CRT monitor haha