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Innervision Media Systems Inc.: Description (1977)

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LaFayette, New York
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Innervision Media Systems Inc.

Founded by Carl Geiger in 1970 to explore the computer-controlled video imaging system developed by Carl Geiger and Gerard Fountain. Access to this system was provided to a limited number of artists each year. A small stipend was provided. Post-production work was arranged through the Synapse Video Center at Syracuse University.
Access Film and Video Equipment: A Directory. Nancy Legge, 1978.

Carl Geiger displayed custom designed tools and systems at the conference Video History: Making Connections, 1998, at Syracuse University.

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Founded by Carl Geiger in 1970 to explore the computer-controlled video imaging system developed by Carl Geiger and Gerard Fountain; access to this system was provided to a limited number of artists each year, with a small stipend and post-production work arranged through the Synapse Video Center at Syracuse University. The activity is cited in Access Film and Video Equipment: A Directory, Nancy Legge, 1978; Carl Geiger displayed custom designed tools and systems at the conference Video History: Making Connections, 1998, at Syracuse University.

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