Detecting Video Black ?

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From: sant_m
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 14:49

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I am looking for a simple way to detect the presence or absence of
a video black signal coming out of my VCR.

I want to put the VCR into pause, then single frame advance until I
hit the first frame of something on the tape that isn't video black..

Is there an easy way to do this ?


Martan

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Subject: Detecting Video Black ?
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Date: 14 Oct 92 14:49:07 GMT
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