Abstract: When the relative speed of the head wheel to the tape transport is reduced for recording at a lower data rate, a resistance interposed between the stationary driver amplifier and the stator of a rotary transformer is reduced to produce a mismatch of the coupling between the driver amplifier and a recording amplifier on the head wheel. The latter is connected to the recording head. The mismatch lowers the upper cut-off frequency of transmission through the rotary transformer and shifts the frequency transmission band downward also lowering the lower cut-off frequency.

Abstract: A method is described for the determination and automatic correction of horizontal and vertical errors in image steadiness for continuous raster scanning of film, using an image memory. By means of the vertical image steadiness error signals the beginning of scanning of the first line of a new film frame and the start of writing of video signals for the first line of this film frame are determined. Output of the video signals for at least one stored image is synchronous with the studio timing signals so that it can be read out using standard studio horizontal image steadiness and vertical timing signals. By means of the horizontal error signals the start of the scanning of a new line is displaced for a stored image in relation to the start of the reading of a new line.

Abstract: The possible length of tap lines to the serial bus of a local area network is extended to about 0.7 meter by inserting an inductance 2 into the serial bus 1, and connecting a further coaxial cable 7 to a central tap 3 of the inductance. Preferably, the inductance 2 is a printed-circuit pass-through filter. The longer tap lines are particularly useful for connection of rack-mounted digital equipment in broadcasting studios, where it is inconvenient to place the equipment directly adjacent to a typically floor-level network cable.

Abstract: To control a reversible element (E), such as a motor and especially a motor operating a tape recorder tape transport, actual operating level input signals in form of timed pulses, depending on speed, and operating sign input signals are applied to a controller (8) through a frequency measuring circuit (5). The controller (8) compares the command level input signal and the actual input signal and provides corresponding error or control output signals. In accordance with the invention, a switch or gate (6) is interposed between the actual operating level input and a frequency measuring circuit (5) which, in turn, controls the controller, the gate or switch being conductive if and only if the sign of the actual operating signal and the sign of the command signal agree, as determined by an antivalence or AND-function gate (7). Upon disagreement of the sign signals, the gate is opened.

Abstract: For detecting picture unsteadiness in television pictures obtained from a film scanner in which the film moves continuously, the sprocket holes and the picture boundaries on the film and additional reference marks that may be provided on the film outside of the picture boundaries were scanned by an oblique sensor to produce pulse signals indicating both vertical and horizontal deviations. A reference pattern is produced by running the film through the scanner so equipped and thereafter when the film is scanned for television transmission the reference pattern is compared with the contemporary pattern to provide correction signals for steadying the television pictures. Normally only one form of measurement will be used, but the others are available for automatic or prompt manual substitution if the pulse signals in use become unreliable during any particular portion of the film scanning.

Abstract: A generator of circular zone plate signals for testing digital television signals, particularly those in circuits conforming with CCIR-Rec. 601, contains counters operating at horizontal and vertical sampling scan frequencies for producing an orthogonal pattern. The phase values generated by ROMs in response to the horizontal and vertical counters are combined additively and then converted into amplitude values by another set of ROMs separately for the luminance and chrominance signals. The counters also drive still another set of PROMs that provide, through a logic circuit, modulation of the luminance signal to show horizontal and vertical frequency markers that can be turned on and off by switches. The horizontal marker PROM also produces chrominance blanking signals for eliminating frequency components above half the sampling frequency.

Abstract: R, G and B outputs from the corresponding preamplifiers of a television camera are supplied to a non-additive mixer (NAM) circuit for continuous selection of the greatest of the three outputs and the selected output is continuously supplied to a set of 9 electronic switches each selecting out a subdivision of the picture field (a, b . . . i). The switched outputs for each of the subfields are then provided to respective subfield measurement detectors which each produce an average value output and a peak value output. These are stored into subfield buffer units and then read out through a multiplexer and an analog to digital converter to a microprocessor. The various values are compared with corresponding past values for selecting between various measurement schemes for obtaining a camera diaphragm control signal, namely spot measurement, center-emphasized integral measurement and selective field measurement.

Abstract: To effectively eliminate cross-talk between the weak signals picked up by a tape transducer pick-up head with signals being applied to a recording head, a disk-like headwheel carrier has a disk-like headwheel secured thereto. The disk-like headwheel carrier is formed with a recess which defines a chamber (6) in which the preamplifier for the reproduced signals is placed. Transducer leads are passsed in a channel duct formed between the headwheel carrier and the disk-like headwheel, which is in plate form. Preferably, both the disk-like headwheel as well as the carrier are made of lightweight metal, such as aluminum, so that the reproducing amplifier is totally shielded. The recording amplifier can be placed on top of the disk-like headwheel, separated and shielded from the reproducing preamplifier.