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Re: QUESTION - How does a VCR know what speed a tape was recorded at?

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From: kstrick
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 00:00

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The VCR counts the number of frames that go by. SP uses more frames to
get a smoother, better picture while EP uses less frames.

Steve

On 16 Nov 1996 21:04:46 GMT, cl007@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Avi Caplan)
wrote:

>>
>>Can anyone tell me how a VCR knows what speed (SP, SLP, etc.) a tape was
>>recorded at so it can play it back at the proper speed?
>>
>>I have to find this out for school for Tuesday, so if you can't get back
>>to me by sometime Monday, don't bother.
>>
>>Thanks
>>-Avi
>>
>>--
>>   *  *     * *   avi@dna.ca    -    avi@geocities.com    -    avi@hotmail.com
>>  * *  *   *  *   cl007@freenet.carleton.ca  -  acaplan@spacesim.obe.edu.on.ca
>> *   *  * *   *   
>>*     *  *    *             http://www.geocities.com/colosseum/2101

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