Robert Trachinger, Television Pioneer Helped Develop Slow-Motion Sports Replay Technology
By Michael Silbergleid
SignOnSanDiego.com has the story of the passing of Robert Trachinger:
“Televised sports coverage was never the same after Robert Trachinger developed groundbreaking technology that helped make the ABC network a leader in sports broadcasting.
“While it’s hard to imagine watching football and baseball games without slow-motion replays and close-up camera shots, such features didn’t exist before Mr. Trachinger created the first hand-held TV camera and the slow motion videotape system that allowed television viewers to watch replays of exciting sports plays.”
You can read the rest of the story at http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/sep/28/television-pioneer-helped-develop-slow-motion/
Televised sports coverage was never the same after Robert Trachinger developed groundbreaking technology that helped make the ABC network a leader in sports broadcasting.
While it’s hard to imagine watching football and baseball games without slow-motion replays and close-up camera shots, such features didn’t exist before Mr. Trachinger created the first hand-held TV camera and the slow motion videotape system that allowed television viewers to watch replays of exciting sports plays.
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