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Originally Posted by Sonsey@mac.com  Producers still want DA-88's because it's on the distributor's list. They really have no idea WHAT it is, or why it's a pain for most of us- yes musikwerks, for some it works just fine, but for most it's a pain - or even that the list is way out of date. But the Producer see's it on the list and says "I must have it". In one case, I actually asked the Distributor if they would rather have DVD/LTO etc... and they said yes, they no longer wanted DA's but they hadn't changed the sheet yet.
In another instance, I was using the Maxell BQ stock, and sent the tapes to the Producer - I might add CLEARLY labelled as DA-88 tapes - but packaged in the original box. I got a furious call from the Producer the next morning telling me what an incompetent I was, because I had sent Hi8 tapes when she had CLEARLY asked for DA-88 tapes, and that I had completely blown her deliverables. I explained that those WERE what a DA-88 recorded to and that they WERE the tapes she needed. Her response? "Oh... well I've never seen DA-88 tapes before, so I thought they must be something else... I haven't really had my tech look at them....". |
Those delivery spec sheets are rarely up to date. No one seems to even know who compiles them and a lot of times it takes a major search for the studio to dig them up, which tells me it probably came from an old file that should have been 86ed 10 years ago. They also tend to have improper terminology and conflicting specs. Every once in a while I still even get a demand for a mono DME mixed to the academy curve. Lately most just want a hard drive and maybe some DVDs.