In my original message to TCN, I asked about the quality of the videos that
TCN programs were kept on and here's what they said:
Forwarded message:
> From: SpaceGhost_at_turner.com
>
> Dear Viewer,
>
> Thanks For Watching.
>
> To answer your question, yes, all video does at some point and time break
> down. The only thing we can do at this point is elongate the process. But no
> need to worry though, as we work long hard hours to digitally restore old
> cartoons and shows.
>
> Cartoon Network Development
> ______________________________________________________________________________
> From: "Kevin L. Knoles" <klknole_at_rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu> at Internet
>
> I once heard that as time goes on, the tapes that certain CN series are
> recorded on begin to wear down and the picture quality gets worse and
> worse...This can't be right, can it? All the video is stored on some type
> of lossless medium such as digital video, laserdiscs, whatever, right?
> In the unlikley even that that rumor is true, then TCN should immediately
> switch to a something better to assure that their programs forever remain
> as crisp and clear as their orignal broadcast.
>
> Kevin L. Knoles klknole_at_rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu
(Note that the address from TCN web site is not "toonnet_at_aol.com")
I didn't specify Kats out of some paranoid fear that I'd get a biased
answer (Ted's probably holding a gun to the heads of all his employees.)
Apparently Turner's not at all concerned with maintaining the quality of
his animated properties. They must think TCN viewers are just a bunch of six
year olds with no understanding of quality. It's only a matter of time before
the bullet Ted fired at his own foot impacts.
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Received on Tue Apr 30 1996 - 17:01:26 PDT