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VHS
When your video project is complete, there are numerous options for duplication. The first thing most clients need is one or a few VHS copies to take with them for review and approval by their organization. Kern Video Productions maintains a short run VHS duplication facility for this purpose.
Our facility is equipped to run up to ten copies in a single pass. This enables clients to finish an edit session and take copies with them, even if they need more than one. Multiple copies of partially finished projects can be made directly from the edit suite.
If the project is finished and an edit master has been created, clients have additional choices. In other articles, we have pointed out our policy of work for hire and client ownership of edit masters. This means that clients are free to choose whether we handle the duplication of their project or they make their own arrangements with the duplicator of their choice. How do you choose?
If the quantity you need is large (50 or more) you will save money by working directly with a mass duplicator. If you do not wish to deal with an additional vendor, we can do this for you.
For smaller quantities, there are several reasons to stay with Kern Video Productions.
1. Very fast turnaround time.
2. Competitive pricing.
3. Flexible labeling and packaging.
4. Image quality.
Let's talk about image quality. All VCRs process and record luminance (brightness) and chroma (color) components of the video signal separately. On VHS playback, these signals are combined at the VCR output into a single, composite signal. When the composite signal enters a recorder, it's separated again. Each cycle of combining and separating the signal causes a loss of quality.
Our system keeps video signal components physically separated throughout the production process. To preserve as much quality as possible, we use SVHS decks for duplication. Even though nearly all of our duplication work is to regular VHS, the SVHS decks enable us to use a Y/C distribution system. Unlike the composite signal, which travels on a single pair of wires, Y/C signals use two pairs, keeping luminance and chroma physically separate all the way to the VHS tape.
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