Experiences of An HDTV Production Facility

PCL (Photo Chemical Laboratory) was established in 1951, in Tokyo, as a specialized developer of 16mm motion picture film. In 1964 it was appointed the designated Fuji Film Processing Laboratory. In 1970 PCL entered into an affiliation with the Sony Corporation. The company became known as Sony PCL. — A long experience in film processing, film transfers and video production/post production made Sony PCL eminently suitable to setup the world's first facility specializing in an integrated film/HDTV production and post-production service. — Almost immediately Sony PCL was involved in transfer activities servicing the pioneering HDTV program production getting underway in Japan, Europe and the U.S. The volume of business soon grew to a level that compelled the establishment of a totally new facility embodying a more complete HDVS system. This new facility was opened in Shinagawa, Tokyo, in 1988. This paper will describe some of the more interesting technical aspects of this all-component video HDVS installation.

Print ISSN

0036-1682

Published

1990-01

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/J16775