Today we take a deep dive into analogue TV sync signals, genlock some equipment and then try to mix analogue video signals.

The full video about the SVT "technical problem" can be viewed here:    • SVT2 har store tekniske problemer 27....  

English translation of the statement by Håkan Öster:
“What has happened is that in a system which we have doubled... erm... there is a technical gadget in between those two redundant systems and that has failed. And... and now we're investigating what has... why it has broken down, we cannot answer that yet.”

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro
01:05 Signals overview
05:05 SPG History
06:35 Looking at the suite of ye 'olde sync signals on a scope
11:31 The PAL 8 field sequence
14:39 Mixing synchronised video signals
25:23 What happened at SVT in 2004?
29:08 Wrap up