30-11-2022, 12:29 PM
(30-11-2022, 12:20 PM)Bluecortina Wrote:I'm almost certain the short recording of the streak test has test card music playing in the background, so it's possible it was put to air accidentally.(29-11-2022, 09:11 PM)Clean Feed Wrote: There's a bit about that here:
cleanfeed.thetvroom.com
The streaking signal referred to in the article above was a test signal used to view and adjust ‘afterglow’ on a crt based telecine or slide machine. TCF was originated on such a machine (a Rank Cintel flying spot ‘jobby’ with a ‘sprod’ slide changing mechanism. It was not a test signal used to evaluate and adjust tv circuits.
I wonder if the slide scanner was being checked and adjusted for afterglow correction infrequently at the time and was simply left to circuit whilst tweaking - instead of TCF. No matter.