Date   : Wed, 10 Apr 1985 12:42:00 PST
From   : WSullivan.ES@XEROX.ARPA
Subject: Re: async camera switching.

A. Why not add a genlock module to one of your cameras, or get a
Panasonic
3170 or one other consumer/genlockable camera?. Then you could use my
$450
switcher (via Sony) & not only do Vertical/Int switching, but
fades/dissolves
as well, & split screen wipes, horizontal, or vertical, or color keying
for titles,
or special color effects, some very wild, like change a persons white
shirt to
red,yellow, cyan, etc, or tint the grass to be greener.

With a digital switcher and genlocked cameras, your picture synch's are
then fully broadcast comapatible. I moved up to the $2995 JVC 600 line
camera, for single shoots, or can balance with internal color bars to my
JVC S-3, or old Sony 2000, or even RCA C001 for a 2 camera video.

B. Get a TBC!. I just added a Sony Insert 3/4" machine; but gave up
following what you want to do.  To go from one machine to another;
unless you lock the synch's together, you'll have timing problems.
Timing can be cured with a TBC.
time base corrector (TBC's =  $6000 ) 

A. With my new($700-used) Sony flying erase/insert edit 3/4" machine,
I can tape directly to my 3/4" from one camera, & from Camera 2 to my 2d
VCR; & then dub from the 2d VHS machine over the lst video and have a
two camera shoot; but it means a lot of post production editing.. That's
why there are so many Hollywood Post-production houses with TBC's for
getting a final product.