Ampex ADO-1000 Digital Video Effects

This is a 1980s sales tape for the Ampex ADO-1000, a "junior version" of the company's popular ADO (Ampex Digital Optics) digital video effects device.
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[@aviduser1961]

Those were the days of real time proprietary effects boxes. A lot of programming, but no rendering and re-rendering. About $150 - $200 an hour at post facilities in L.A. during the late 80's/early 90's. Remember Quantel's Mirage and Sony's System-G?

[@jmalmsten]

people may laugh now at the effects. But actually thinking about how that pringles-commercial must have been made at the time with this tech makes me humble...

[@fernandovasconcelos3858]

I used ADO in 1988 in a television commercial. It was something fantastic at that time. and producing charged very expensive. Very cool this video.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

It's weird to think I was watching this stuff when I was a kid.

[@dgproductions4686]

Wow! Such crisp video! Much HD!

[@kz1000ps]

For real, short of Laserdisc quality this is the best looking video I've seen from the '80s.

[@mikejaz2]

I still have my ADO-1000 storage disk!

[@amaldc-brc]

is there a digital emulation of this?

[@solojinglesradio1]

What's the name of background music??

[@solojinglesradio1]

One of them it's from Keith Mansfield but how 'bout the other 2?