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jacks. Construction is aircraft quality.
For
Ideas

more

information: Sound

Company, P.0. Box 296, Doug-

laston, NY 11362, U.S.A.

be made available for Mickey.
For more information: Vid¬

eomedia, 211 Weddell Dr., Sunnyvale,
CA 94089, (408) 745-1700
New

Low Cost

Editing
Mickey I and Mickey II are
two new low cost videotape editing sys¬
tems from Videomedia. All editing and
machine control functions of Mickey are
accomplished by the use of an opto¬
Distribution

Amplifier

mechanical mouse. Both of these sys¬
boast extremely high performance
to cost ratios. The standard Mickey has
distributed intelligent interfaces, 50
tems

The Sound Ideas Model DA-1
Professional Audio Distribution Ampli¬
fier is a portable battery-powered three

distribution amplifier. Ap¬
plication is for motion picture sound,

output audio

video, music and sound reinforcement
whenever it is necessary to supply a

event memory, printer output and user
programmable functions. Mickey inter¬
faces with virtually all current popular

V2",

1", Betacam and Mil formats.

high quality single ended sound source
video assist, playback speaker-ampli¬

to

fiers, radio cue-aid to actors, director
assist and

headphones.

sound source by virtue of its high
input impedance. It can easily handle
the higher line level output of a Nagra
tape recorder. Outputs are isolated and
short circuit proof; a short at the video

phones! Each output has its own level
control and enough power to drive head¬
phones, making for a great 3-channel
headphone amplifier.
Current consumption is very
low. Power is supplied by two internal
the

am¬

48 hours continuously.
adapted to run directly
from the Nagra minus 18 volt supply.
An LED pilot light also functions as a
low voltage indicator.
The amplifier is housed in a
small high impact ABS box. The unit is
designed for very high quality signal
handling, rugged field service, long bat¬
tery life and many years of trouble free
plifier for

over

can

be

operation. Precision components are
used throughout. Input and output con¬

14

gold plated RCA phono

nectors

are

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demand, and additional deliveries

Montage Picture Processors currently in

assist will not cut off the director's

The DA-1

Hollywood-based Pacific Video and
assigned to fall television projects.
The newly reorganized Mon¬
tage Group, Ltd. has moved its en¬
gineering and manufacturing
headquarters to Littleton, MA. "Man¬
ufacturing plans call for the production
of a minimum of 50 systems of the
enhanced Montage II models to be
shipped between now and June 1988,"
said Michael Lowe, president of Mon¬
tage Group, Ltd. "We are extremely
gratified that work at our new manufac¬
turing plant is proceeding smoothly to
are

meet

any

can run

Picture Processors have been delivered
to

of the new Montage II systems to the
Los Angeles area and other parts of the
country will be made per schedule."
All new, enhanced Montage
II systems are compatible with existing

The unit will not load down

9-volt batteries which

nounces

Montage II Systems
Montage Group, Ltd. an¬
that the new Montage II

in the United States, Canada and
Great Britain.
The Montage Picture Pro¬
cessor is a non-linear, random access
electronic editing system which was
first introduced at NAB 1984. It is ide¬
use

Mickey I is a frame accurate,
cuts-only system that is upgradeable to
the Mickey II system with A/B roll.
Mickey includes a built-in video mixer
and an automatic
follow-video mixer.

two

channel audio-

Mickey II

can auto¬

match, auto-extend and clean the edit
list with

one keystroke. Operation of
Mickey is much faster than with a con¬
ventional keyboard and can be effec¬
tively learned by inexperienced users in

less than 30 minutes.

Mickey is the first editing
system to use the V-LAN system. This
makes Mickey essentially a ''network''
type of device that can theoretically con¬
trol

more

ally suited for editing single-camera pro¬
jects shot on motion picture film or
videotape. The system has been used
extensively to edit commercials, music
videos, episodic television series, full
length documentaries, as well as the¬
atrical motion picture features.
tact:

For further information, con¬
Montage Group, Ltd., 1 West 85th

Street, Suite 3A, New York, NY 10024.

(212) 362-0892.

than 32 devices. This open-

Lens Holder & Lens

ended architecture hints that many op¬

tions and power

December 1987

increasing features will

Widescreen advocates who
use

the

anamorphic lens will be inter-
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