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   Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 15:40:10 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

   :ReBoot: Big #ReBoot news! :ReBoot:

   The master tapes have been found by the ReBoot Rewind documentary crew and they need our help with finding a working D1 tape deck to digitize them.

   Crossposting this from Facebook:

   🚨THE MASTER TAPES EXIST AND WE NEED YOUR HELP🚨 THIS IS NOT A DRILL🚨

   Hey you, YES YOU! We have some good news to share!

   For years, there have been rumours circulating about the status of the original PAL D1 masters of ReBoot and whether they still exist. After visiting Mainframe Studios yesterday to take a look through their ReBoot archives, we’re happy to confirm that the masters are all here, for every episode of the show!

   Getting a proper digital transfer of the D1 masters is high priority item for us. It would mean having the entire series in the best possible picture and sound quality, presented as accurately as the day it was rendered. There’s also a library of additional ReBoot content (animation tests, toy commercials, Electronic Arts video game footage, IMAX content) that is currently stuck on the D1 format and we need to preserve it for the future. This would obviously benefit the documentary but ultimately, it would benefit the fans the most!

   Here’s where we need help. We need a working D1 tape deck to capture all these tapes. Mainframe hasn’t had one for years. We haven’t been able to find anyone in Vancouver, British Columbia, or even all of Canada that has one of these tape decks. We’d greatly prefer buying or renting one of these decks so that the tapes can be captured locally, without needing to ship them.

   If anyone has a lead on where we might be able to get one of these decks, please contact us!

   Contact info:
   📧 Email: rebootrewinddoc@gmail.com
   🔗 Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=122132598986070529
   🔗 Instagram: https://instagram.com/rebootrewinddoc

   #tv #video #retrocomputing #retrotechnology #retro #tech

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 15:42:37 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     Just remembered that you don't "digitize" a D1 tape deck because it's already digital :blobcatgooglyshrug:
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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 16:34:28 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • Mei Lin
     @MeiLin people are already informing her :meow3cSmirk:
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     Mei Lin (meilin@rubber.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 16:34:29 JST Mei Lin

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     @Polychrome
     Well.. OSPs Red is going to love hearing this... 😛

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 17:39:32 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • James Milne
     @jamesfmilne TBH I think that'll be the state of most of the decks. :blobcatthink:
     
     Best bet is to bring a deck to someone who can verify it's in a good state before putting the tapes in it, but it all starts with actually having access to one.
     
     So if you think you can find that deck, why not drop them an email?
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     James Milne (jamesfmilne@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 17:39:38 JST James Milne

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     @Polychrome We used to have a Panasonic D1 deck at our work but that was probably 10 years ago.

     Alas even if we still have it, I wouldn't want to put your master tapes into a deck which hadn't been used or serviced in a decade.

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 22:56:54 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • Elaine Will
     @elainemwill thanks, but I'm not part of them! Just reposting the post.
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     Elaine Will (elainemwill@socel.net)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 22:56:55 JST Elaine Will

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     @Polychrome oh wow!!! best of luck with this 🤩

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     Fated Snowfox (fatedfox@hydaelyn.coerthansnowstorm.online)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 22:59:06 JST Fated Snowfox

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     @Polychrome https://video99.co.uk would be my go-to for getting tapes mastered to a different format. In Northern America, somewhere like Broadcaststore.com might be able to help, they have at least 1 DCR500 which is a D1 machine.

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     feld (feld@bikeshed.party)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 03:16:17 JST feld

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     @Polychrome A FIREWALLLLLLLLLLLL is all I can hear in my head now
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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 15:57:03 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • Cooper Astronaut
     @copperastronaut it might work, you should let them know!
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     Cooper Astronaut (copperastronaut@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 15:57:06 JST Cooper Astronaut

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     @Polychrome I know this may sound out of left field.m, but I may suggest reaching out to David Murray from 8-Bit Guy. He may be able to help you get in touch with that type archival community.

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 15:57:48 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • Adrian
     @adrianfry I don't have any tapes, I am cross-posting this from Facebook.
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     Adrian (adrianfry@mastodon.scot)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 15:57:49 JST Adrian

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     @Polychrome Am I right in thinking that you have two different sizes of tape there?

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     Lilly Hunter (lachasseuse@mastodon.scot)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 15:58:01 JST Lilly Hunter

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     @Polychrome This company can convert for you: https://thegreatbear.co.uk/video-tape/d1-d2-d3-histories-digital-video-tape/

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 15:58:01 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • Lilly Hunter
     @LaChasseuse it might work, you should let them know!
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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 16:45:53 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     Clarified the post to make it clear I am not part of their team.
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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 23:50:10 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • iAmAnEngarneer
     @engarneering good idea, you should let them know!
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     iAmAnEngarneer (engarneering@floss.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 23:50:11 JST iAmAnEngarneer

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     @Polychrome keep an eye out for the reboot motion base ride, i remember it at circus circus in the 90s.

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 01:40:29 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • iAmAnEngarneer
     @engarneering they've got email! :ablobuwu:
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     iAmAnEngarneer (engarneering@floss.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 01:40:30 JST iAmAnEngarneer

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     @Polychrome i dont have fb or insta. 😢

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 03:47:06 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • iAmAnEngarneer
     @engarneering I considered trying to a slap a mailto: in the prefix but I wasn't sure how various fedi software would deal with it :blobcatshrug:
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     iAmAnEngarneer (engarneering@floss.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 03:47:07 JST iAmAnEngarneer

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     @Polychrome oops. missed it entirely cause not a link. that's a me-problem!

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 03:47:49 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • iAmAnEngarneer
     @engarneering :ablobcatbongokeyboard:
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     iAmAnEngarneer (engarneering@floss.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 03:47:50 JST iAmAnEngarneer

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     @Polychrome email sent!

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 04:35:21 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     • Lilly Hunter
     @LaChasseuse me neither, that's why I listed their email address at the top of their contact information at the bottom of the post :blobcatfingerguns:
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     Lilly Hunter (lachasseuse@mastodon.scot)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 04:35:22 JST Lilly Hunter

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     @Polychrome I can't, because I don't use Zuckerberg's platforms.

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Saturday, 30-Dec-2023 19:40:39 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

     • Infoseepage
     @Infoseepage yeah the Slashdot post got me to boost the post again.
     
     Re: only using the footage for their documentary, that would explain why Mainframe is disinterested in using their corporate resources with getting a tape deck.
     
     Tho I admit I would watch a documentary about moving the ReBoot tapes in a van.
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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Saturday, 30-Dec-2023 19:46:57 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

     • Infoseepage
     @Infoseepage maybe email them about that - I bet they get a lot of helpful positive tips on places to go for deck access but no wake up calls.