[PRCo] Pittsburgh Videos

[Fred Schneider]

I'll but the disclaimer in first before someone reminds me.

I'm about to recommend one person for his superior work, therefore I  
owe it to all of you to tell you that I know that person  
personally.   As in all friendships, there can be an accusation of bias.

If you are out to get every single inch of film that was ever exposed  
on Pittsburgh, then by all means buy every inch of tape.   On the  
other hand, if you are looking for the best editing of the best  
material, I would suggest you look for what Carl Schultz has put out  
under the business name of Transit Gloria Mundi.    Unlike many the  
fellows who do it as a hobby, Carl was trained in one of the  
Hollywood motion picture schools to do it right.   His  credentials  
included one of the public broadcasting stations in California and a  
stint with Maryland Public Television before going off on his own.    
I was amazed with some of the things he taught me just in routine  
conversation ... if the moving object ended one scene HERE, then the  
action should begin at the same place on the screen when you start  
again.   After he mentioned that rule, I watched some of his own  
tapes and found he tries to follow the rule.

I just checked his web site  <http://www.transitgloriamundi.com> and  
it lists three Pittsburgh tapes... west, north and south.   I saw  
Carl about a month ago and asked him then when he was going to begin  
on the east end tape ... the answer I got was after 1) Washington is  
done and 2) all the other tapes are remastered on DVD.    A year ago  
he claimed the railfans were so far behind the curve that we was not  
worried about DVD; now he claims he can't even sell VHS tapes.

At any rate ... he has taken the time to put the good stuff  
together.   You won't find such blunders as a PCC with a semi- 
convertible sound track or a car coming to a stop with a sound track  
accelerating on a  TGM release.

fws