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nAnnamazing over-the-wall catch by the right fielder of the Dodgers!
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nAnsuper-tricky maneuver by the Cincinnati Bengals and an unexpectedntouchdown!
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nAnforehand groundstroke by Roger Federer that may or may not have beennright on the line—a winner? or out?
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nInnsports, there are many times when we want to see something again.nWhether it’s a case of “I was just looking down at my phone for ansecond!” or the play was confusing…whether it was a reallynfantastic move that you just have to see again or nobody is sure if anball is fair or foul…Wouldn’t it be great to see the actionnagain?
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nThesendays, of course, we can generally do so as often as we want, just bynrewinding the action on our DVRs or other devices. But back in thenday, televised sporting events couldn’t be viewed instantly – becausenfilm had to be processed in order to be viewed.
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nInn1955 a Canadian television producer used a “wet film” ornkinescope replay that could be viewed several minutes after thenoriginal play. Still not instant. And there was no slow motion ornfreeze frame.
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nItntook until this date in 1963 for instant replay. The instant replaynmachine was based on videotape technology. It was first used on thenCBS network’s coverage of the Army-Navy college football game.nUnfortunately, the 1,300-pound machine experienced a few technicalnhitches, but one touchdown was shown in instant replay.
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Apparentlyna lot of people credit instant replay as being one of the reasons fornthe growth in popularity of televised U.S. football games. This isnpartly because multiple cameras are used, some offering close-ups;nwhen a dramatic play unfolds on the field, viewers can see it fromnvarious angles and from varying distances. The slow motion and freezenframe options allowed commentators to educate viewers or point outnparticularly crazy aspects of the play. Sports suddenly became a lotnmore entertaining.
Apparentlyna lot of people credit instant replay as being one of the reasons fornthe growth in popularity of televised U.S. football games. This isnpartly because multiple cameras are used, some offering close-ups;nwhen a dramatic play unfolds on the field, viewers can see it fromnvarious angles and from varying distances. The slow motion and freezenframe options allowed commentators to educate viewers or point outnparticularly crazy aspects of the play. Sports suddenly became a lotnmore entertaining.n
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Communicationntheorist Marshall McLuhan said that the invention of instant replaynmarked a “post-convergent moment” in television.
Communicationntheorist Marshall McLuhan said that the invention of instant replaynmarked a “post-convergent moment” in television. n
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nBefore instantnreplay, watching a game on TV was just like watching it liven(although without the bitter wind and the pain from sitting on hardnbenches without back support).
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nOnce instant replay came in use,nhowever, viewers at home suddenly had an entire panoply of experiencenthat the live viewers didn’t.
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nNowadays…
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- Innsome sports, instant replay is now used to allow officials to rule onnsuch things as whether a ball is in or out, or whether or not anplayer broke a rule. This is often called a video referee or thirdnumpire.
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- Stadiumnowners are embracing technology to make the benefits of instantnreplay available to people who watch the game live. And by addingnWi-Fi connections, the stadium owners are able to lure people bynoffering even more fun for live viewers.
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- Somenof today’s extreme sports benefit from use of high-speed cameras andnthen instant replay at a variety of speeds. Without instant replay,nit might be really hard for viewers to interpret what they arenseeing.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nMummer’snPlays in Britain
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nAnniversarynof the first concert by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra
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PearlnHarbor Remembrance Day
PearlnHarbor Remembrance Dayn
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nAstronomernGerard Peter Kuiper’s birthday
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nWax-model-makernMadame Tussaud’s birthday
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FirstnNight of Hanukkah
FirstnNight of Hanukkah
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