DC Video recently completed the transfer of a very special two-inch Quad videotape featuring Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, recorded on 9-23-1967 and airing on 12-21-1967. The project consisted of recovering as best as possible the original two-inch Quad high-band first generation color videotape and converting it to 1080i HD. This vintage program contained physical splices which held up perfectly throughout the entire one-hour program. The third-generation Ampex AVR-1 was utilized for the 525 line NTSC playback and the Teranex provided the conversion to HD. The result was a program reproduction consisting of remarkable fidelity and color rendition. It can also be noted that this two-inch Quad videotape was recorded at the NBC Burbank studios. Jerry Smith, a master on the TK 41 video controls made the cameras look great and veteran editor Steve Orland performed the physical splices.
It’s a very entertaining one-hour special, which aired during the holiday season in 1967 across the NBC television network.
This version of the program, a PBS Fundraising special, will be airing on PBS member stations this fall, its first release since its original airing. Here is a link to more information on the program:
We’d like to thank Michael Garrison, Dennis Allen and David Leaf for giving us the opportunity to restore this very special program.
