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Definately 25 years. I think I worked around 1994 with it but stopped pretty early as I focused on classical
film editing on the Avid. One big job on the Abekas was for a film festival.
I animated a still of a 35mm celluloid frame as a transition between chapters.
So the moving image from the chapter before within the frame faded, the celluloid frame would turn/flip,
and the next image/ chapter would come up.
Because the Abekas could not do reflections (yet?), which would look more realistic the moment the frame turned,
I dubbed the celluloid still to another tape, let the original and dub run simoultaneusly and made transitions
between these identical stills on a Videomixer, using a horizontal wipe with a white soft border.
(I think it was even the same type of Videomixer to be seen in the first Star Wars` "Death Star" destruction scene)
Then the "composited" result was animated in the Abekas that way that the soft wipe would look like a reflection as the still flew around the TV screen...
 

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I can’t seem to be able to do this. If I like the music, I get distracted and can’t code. If I don’t like the music, I get distracted and can’t code. I’ll have to find some music that is just okay, ha ha.
Some days music and coding works for me, other days it really doesn't, I often find music without vocals works best, presumably some part of the brain that processes language get's distracted by the words hindering my concentration.
 

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Hi Amir,

Great forum, I also go back to the Abekas days. I managed a broadcast rental company in London and for it I purchased a Gemini 3 and a few channels of A53D .

Peter
 
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Hi Peter. Thanks and welcome to the forum. We sold a lot of gear to Soho post production shops in London. People probably don't know that London is one of the top areas in the world for production of film and video and special effects.
 

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Hi Amir!
Your approach to audio is refreshing and enlightening.
You are becoming a reference for audio enthusiasts.

I would like to suggest to have some pro dacs tested, here are some candidates:

Cranesong solaris - http://www.cranesong.com/SOLARIS.html
Dangerous convert-2 - https://dangerousmusic.com/product/convert-2/
RME ADI-2 DAC - http://www.rme-audio.de/en/products/adi_2-dac.php
BURL Audio B2 Bomber DAC - https://burlaudio.com/products/b2-bomber-dac
MYTEK Brooklin + DAC - https://mytekdigital.com/hifi/products/brooklyn/

These could be an interesting alternative to the more commercial dacs

Rgs
Audiomig
 

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Hi Amir!
Your approach to audio is refreshing and enlightening.
You are becoming a reference for audio enthusiasts.

I would like to suggest to have some pro dacs tested, here are some candidates:

Cranesong solaris - http://www.cranesong.com/SOLARIS.html
Dangerous convert-2 - https://dangerousmusic.com/product/convert-2/
RME ADI-2 DAC - http://www.rme-audio.de/en/products/adi_2-dac.php
BURL Audio B2 Bomber DAC - https://burlaudio.com/products/b2-bomber-dac
MYTEK Brooklin + DAC - https://mytekdigital.com/hifi/products/brooklyn/

These could be an interesting alternative to the more commercial dacs

Rgs
Audiomig

Welcome to the forum! Amir has already tested the RME and the Mytek units, I posted the links in reply to your other post:

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/pro-dacs.7256/
 

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@Amir, I am seriously impressed with your credentials and back story as well as all the reviews I have, so far, read here.
I don't have a technical background, I'm here because of my love of music and my search for the best I can afford for music playback equipment.
I'm also retired, so I have the time to indulge in this my 1st love.
Thank you for running a site that mostly seems sane in a mad world. I only say 'mostly' because I have had some people here be rather obnoxious towards me, with what appears to be various axes they like to grind. Illegitimi non carborundum!
 
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@Amir, I am seriously impressed with your credentials and back story as well as all the reviews I have, so far, read here.
I don't have a technical background, I'm here because of my love of music and my search for the best I can afford for music playback equipment.
I'm also retired, so I have the time to indulge in this my 1st love.
Thank you for running a site that mostly seems sane in a mad world. I only say 'mostly' because I have had some people here be rather obnoxious towards me, with what appears to be various axes they like to grind. Illegitimi non carborundum!
Thanks for the kind words. If it makes you feel any better, I too get some darts thrown at me at times. :)
 
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Hi Amir, For some reason I only just saw this link in your signature. That's quite an impressive list of achievements.
I have interacted with the tech crew from the big however many they are these days (is it still the big four?). From my limited experience the Microsoft crew were the most scholarly, literate, and intellectual. You must have been in very good company all those years alongside them.
Oh, and I couldn't help but keep on guessing your age at every turn of your intro, but only because you challenge the reader, so that's on you ;)
 
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Hello @reza. Thanks for the kind words. I worked for a number of companies during my career. Among them, Microsoft by far had the highest percentage of smart people working there.

Yeh, I definitely left bread crumbs on my age. :) I like to think I am not young, but not too old either. :D
 

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Thank you for sharing your background. After I read it, I know I have to register in this forum. Highly admire you!
 

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That was a nice write-up, Amir! I'm little younger, and mostly software guy. But still have radioengineering as my degree.
 

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I very much appreciate Amirm, your very obvious deep love of learning, understanding, thinking and sharing. Such attributes are the formula for eternal youth.
 

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Hi Amir, just joined your site, impressive curriculum you have, very wide, I relate myself. Anyways looking forward to explore your site. Did you ever tested a Denafrips Terminator DAC? I was actually thinking on purchasing an analyzer myself and looking around is how I found your site
 

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Hi Amir, just joined your site, impressive curriculum you have, very wide, I relate myself. Anyways looking forward to explore your site. Did you ever tested a Denafrips Terminator DAC? I was actually thinking on purchasing an analyzer myself and looking around is how I found your site
I don't think he has measured anything from Denafrips. I believe they refused to send him something to sample.
 
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