Leonard Nimoy demonstrates Magnavision LaserDisc Player
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 เม.ย. 2011
- This is the demonstration video advertising the Magnavox Magnavision VH-8000 Laser Video Disc Player, featuring Leonard Nimoy.
Additional tidbit: the Philips VLP-600 and VLP-700, sold in Europe as the very first consumer LaserDisc players there, were based on the Magnavox VH-8000 and VH-8005, respectively.
Technical aspects:
The video has been taken from the original LaserDisc, played on a Pioneer LD-660 LaserDisc Player. Video output was CVBS (composite). This video was captured using a Dell video capture device on a Dell Dimension 4600 running Windows XP. MediaPortal was the software used to perform the video capture. A conversion utility was employed to remux the DVR-MS file into a proper MPEG2 file. The MPEG2 file is then transferred to my MacBook Pro where, with the Apple QuickTime MPEG2 playback component and MPEG Streamclip, the MPEG2 file is deinterlaced, scaled from 720x480 to 640x480, and transcoded into an MPEG4 H.264 file.
This video made with Windows/made on a Mac.
This is, perhaps, one credit that Leonard Nimoy would probably like to forget about.
As spokesman for Magnavox, Leonard Nimoy demonstrates the first consumer LaserDisc player made, the Magnavox VH-8000 Magnavision. He is introduced to and guided through this product by a blinking, beeping rock. How's that for embarrassment?
Unfortunately for Magnavox, the VH-8000 was well known for its terrible reliability and would later be outclassed by the first consumer grade LaserDisc player from a Japanese competitor, the Pioneer VP-1000. (The first ever production LaserDisc player was the commercial/industrial PR-7820, which was designed by MCA DiscoVision and manufactured by Pioneer.)
Although the Magnavision debuted in 1978, this video was made in 1981, which was about a year after Pioneer introduced their VP-1000 in 1980.
Magnavox revised this model by adding a remote control and calling it the VH-8005. But, Pioneer still had them beat as the VH-8005 was still the VH-8000, flaws and all.
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"Yes, I can understand you. I'm Leonard Nimoy!"
That explains everything!
My sister, a Star Trek TOS fan, would GEEK if she saw this.
I own cd's with Leonard & William singing together. So i have something like this, from the time, yea geek 'sorta'. May you and yours have a good day...
@@harrycochenour8060 I have vinyl records with Leonard Nimoy singing.
But then 4 seconds later he has to ask what kind of product the bleepy rock is talking about, when it's right there on the table in front of him.
@@Angie2343 what,s tos? TOS: The Original Startrek???!!!
Only Leonard nimoy could talk to a flashing rock, and get away with it. RIP you amazing human
Loved Nimoy but I’m not sure he got away with much here... this was almost as bad then as it is today. And don’t get me started on his music. 😁
I bought this machine and will use it as my main laserdisc player because of Leonard Nimoy.
@@notthatdigusted7468 You say main laserdisc player as if it's normal to own not just one but multiples 😂
@@bradl8887 Are you nuts?!?! The Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins is a classic! It makes me want to hop on my unicycle and visit the shire!
But he wasn't 100 percent human. He was half Vulcan.;-D
1:24 I love the way he says this, like being Leonard Nimoy is what gives him the ability to understand beeping rocks
Well, it's only logical... :-)
I lost it at "Beeping Rocks" LMAO
I thought it was something covered with fabric.
well it true.
"This man is having a heart attack!"
LN: "Stand aside. I am Leonard Nimoy."
That's it, Leonard. Get as many fingerprints as possible on it.
batman144
With the perceived amount of shit he didn't give, I would have had a little fun with it and gone off script.
"So you mean I can lick it?" Slurrrrrp! "Drop it on this gritty tile floor and dance on it?" Tappity, tappity tappity! "Bang it against this table?" Slap slap slap! "Throw it like a frisbee?" Whoosh, clunk! "Kick it back over to my mark like a big hockey puck?" Kick, sliiiiiiide! "And it will still play perfectly fine? Interesting!"
batman144 did you not hear scratches won’t affect the coated surface and normal wear and tear will have no bearing on the quality
Brendan McCabe Scratches and fingerprints won’t affect Magnavision, but abysmal sales will!
Tim Moses HAHAHAHA
Lol.
Leonard Nimoy, ABBA, and a beeping crystal, what more could i want from a vintage tech commercial? Just Brilliant! 😉
I said the exact same thing. This would have sold me. Plus, VCRs were so expensive in the late 70's
@@DiscoMatty79 No kidding! My friend's parents bought one back then and I think it cost $800 dollars in late 70s early 80s money (if I am recalling correctly).
the mustache is a sign that this is the Spock from the Mellow Mirror Universe.
Leonard Nimoy could explain the most mundane thing in detail and I would be intrigued and watch it!
His voice most certainly helps. Wonder if he narrated audiobooks on tape or records.
MadameSomnambule Yes, he has narrated some audiobooks!
Same here. He was Fascinating!
@@MadameSomnambule He did narrate some books and lectures too. My English teacher had a set of albums narrated by Leonard Nimoy talking about Greek mythology. I can't remember the name of the series, or find them online.
ABBA, Spock and a talking rock....what more do you want?
I'm a Doctor...not a bricklayer!
ABBA had some bangers.
Competitive Swimming
This is the comment i was looking for...
Nail polish!
It feels like I'm watching a portal into the future.
The ability to study still frames on a 19" CRT TV is just awe inspiring!
Proto-Alexa teaching us about laserdisc with Spock as interpreter. Priceless.
That alien space rock *really* likes ABBA.
R.I.P. Leonard.
Who doesn't like ABBA?
Yes, but was it stoned at the time?
(Probably not, being sober is the best way to listen to it.)
RIP Leonard Nimoy A man of many talents
@@Mathster321 I mean, after mind-melding with a traumatized Horta, this must be easy.
Sometimes talents used in baffling ways.
But why does he have a tribble on his face???
@@ifly-fsx Because a Klingon would not fit.
Yes children before there were DVDs we had LaserDiscs!!!
I own a laser disc but don't have a machine for it but yeah I remember them I'm 49 years old going on 50 so I I remember them very well
@@leolahulet2066 What's a DVD?
@@jstnsmutek u know. U know!
We also had cds...
@@leolahulet2066 I have 5 players and 400 movies. I wish I had an early example like this player, mine are all late 80s early 90s. This one shown here as late 70s early 80s.
I still have this player from the 80's, it looked so ''vintage space age'' I just never could part with it LOL
I have only one of the discs but not the machine I know I've seen them on eBay but I don't know if they would still work or not
@@leolahulet2066 most times when one goes, it's just the rubber belt the breaks or gets gummy over time.
rip leonard nimoy
heaven knew not superior picture quality until it knew magnavision
Mata Hari Being just a rebranded Philips VLP600.
It's a video format, Jim, but not as we know it.
At least, this video disc caused CD, DVD, Bluray
Indeed. Fascinating.
Comedy gold.
"From inside this small area, a low power laser beam projects. But if we adjust the conversion mix, we can boost the power to that of a star ship phaser, thus converting the Magnavision LaserDisc Player into a weapons platform that can allow its user to conquer the world."
You just nailed the typical plot of many Star Trek episodes.
@Sean Wilkinson "Ineed.....more resolution, Mr. Scott."
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fjvideo --- I think you have Spock mixed up with MacGuyver.
Mac could do MIRACULOUS THINGS with just a piece of
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But only the military grade players though.
And as an added bonus you can recharge Dilithium Crystals at the same time
I was sold when he broke out the ABBA Laserdisc!
It works!
Mithrennon of Aegwynn I recommend getting one in a record Shop
I think you just outed yourself
And it's so compact. See how it fits neatly under your giant 25" television set, or as we call it Magnamegavision.
I knew this was going to be good when he told a light bulb under some paper panties that he could understand it just out of the virtue of being Leonard Nimoy.
= Duane Johnsun !
There are panties made of paper?
The future is going to be great!
Year 2020 how are you feeling about that right now?
My Magnavision just faulted after 40 years of faithful service. Where do I take it for a tune up ?
@@MC-yy2bx How did it stop working?
It's 2021 and honestly, I liked 4 years ago better.
@@PatricksBlendedMixOfVideos; I was kidding. I don't own one.
Man, I miss Leonard Nimoy! Such a great actor!
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He was the narrator for the Seaman game on the SEGA Dreamcast.
I’m a big Trekkie and I love Spock. Mr. Nimoy really fleshed out the role. Otherwise he was just a “middling actor”. I hated him on “Mission Impossible”.
"Yes,i can understand you...I´m Leonard Nimoy."
Of course. He had a loving sexual relationship with the rock creature and mind meld or cock meld it.
Nimoy "Well i am almost sold, just one more question, which button do i press to recored?"
(Crystal explodes)
Nimoy "fascinating"
That's probably what killed it. People wanted to record live TV. Funny how now I couldn't care less about recording live TV. Just stream whatever I want when. Fascinating.
@@iamweave glad I have my laserdisc player and 400 movies. Retro movies give even more of a fuzzy feeling on this format.
@@iamweave uh ah.
I like a hard copy of something I watch if I want to keep it.. I still use vcrs...
I can't believe I watched that all the way through. Awesome, though.
I like Mr. Nimoy's introduction to the Magnavision because it really IS the gateway to the future. Thanks, Leonard! ☺️
Oh. My. God. I can imagine Nimoy saying to himself, "It's a paycheck. It's a paycheck. It's a paycheck..."
Holy...!!! I can't believe my eyes and ears. I once met Leonard Nimoy at an autograph signing with my Dad at a department store on Long Island, NY just before he passed away. "Mr. Spock" must have been there as a promotional spokesperson. In the electronics department was this very Laser Video Disc Player showing the pilot episodes of Star Trek (watched both parts 1 & 2 in their entirety). Not only was I mesmerized but hypnotized all the same. I never knew this commercial existed! Discovering this has made my life totally complete!!! I am forever grateful to you for this...
"Yes, I can understand you - I'm Leonard Nimoy!" is the new internet meme.
I remember going through Tomorrowland at Disney World, and one of the attractions had a laser disk on display. And that is about as far as that technology ever went.
Now Disney can't figure out the difference between a boy and a girl.
@@fjccommish As they lost 30% market value.
@@Angie2343 Serves them right.
@@fjccommish And the Sonic movi sequel is CRUSHING Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Wokeness.
@@Angie2343 LOL out loud. Sonic is so weak. Wokeness is weaker.
OMG when you remember this and actually owned one in the late 70s or 80s boy do you feel OLD
The laser disk does look incredibly high tech compared to the TV.
Can't wait for this to hit the stores! It's awesome!
Sir, are you still waiting for it to hit the stores? :)
2:09
When he opens the lid, I swear it sounds like the hood opening on a 78 Regal. I half expected to see a V8.
I don’t know how I stumbled on to this but this is the most fascinating infomercial ever. I couldn’t stop watching. Maybe it was the 1980s nostalgia
Imagine long in the future this is the only record of our existence...
This video looks like it came out around the time when they were filming the "new" Invasion of the Body Snatchers. I always loved that movie.
You made your comment 6 years ago. Are you still with us or ..... 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢😨
The DVD player of the 70's/80's.
And 90s
Even though LD phased out by the end of the millennium we got a lot of LDs in the 90s, same with VHS
Watching this fuzzy old Magnavox commercial from the 80s really makes me see how old Star Trek really is
Dragon's Lair in an arcade was the only time I actually saw a laser-disk been played for myself. Never saw one like this Magnavision, that I could actually buy.
I remember playing Dragon's Lair on a Laserdisc in 1984.. This was way ahead of it's time and the graphics blew everything else out of the water.
It took decades for the animation to catch up in the video game industry!
Sadly, Dragons lair was pretty expensive to play and the learning/difficulty curve was insanely hard.
Its rightly seen as groundbreaking but it was unfortunate that it was such a poor game overall
I watched this numerous times, but only today did I read the description for the very first time. And I was SHOCKED to learn that this was filmed in 1981! Filmed in the 80s, yet somehow it gives out such 70s vibe..!
Yeah, the video was made in 1981 and does seem like it's out of date. It was also a day late and a dollar short.
The Magnavision debuted in 1978, and it wasn't a very good machine.
In 1980, the Japanese-made Pioneer VP-1000 came out, and that player was superior to the Magnavox players manufactured in USA from assembly kits made in Europe. Also superior were Pioneer's Japanese-made discs compared to what DiscoVision churned out in California.
And then in 1981, Magnavox put this video out there in their dealer showrooms, but to no avail because...
1 - By 1981, VCRs were vastly outselling LaserVision.
2 - Magnavox and MCA DiscoVision had a chance to make LaserVision the hot item to get in the late 70s, but they blew it. Players and discs were returned almost as quickly as they were purchased because of serious defects with both, leaving a bad impression with consumers.
3 - The Philips-made VH-8000 and the VH-8005 (same player, but with a wireless remote) were on the verge of being discontinued and replaced by new models that would be made by Pioneer for NAP (North American Philips, then parent company of Magnavox).
4 - RCA's entry into the videodisc market with their own stylus-based CED format would only further confuse consumers, despite the rather obvious differences between it and LaserVision.
@@Watcher3223 Yep, kinda sad when you think about it, but hey - we got one of the most amazing commercials ever, with mr. Nimoy in it, so, not that bad in the end ;)
New decades take a few years to become their own, pop culture like Stranger Things help let us forget it wasn't all neatly bookended.
The bell bottoms are definitely the 70s vibe. If he had a colored sleeve, he'd have the Moonbase Alpha uniform! 😉 👌
The NFL Films music had been around for several years already (late 60s?), which gives the video a retro vibe even for 1981.
ABBA says take a chance on Magnavision. Mamma Mia, I'm sold!
amazing how far we have come in just the past 30 years.
It's amazing how peple thought of dvds long before they were actually popularized!
I think we all know that the fact you could get competitive swimming on laser disk was the true selling point.
This video starts with Leonard Nimoy staring off... into the future! And then it just keeps getting better. Bravo, 1970s promotional video director.
He was not staring into the future. He was willing the future into existence.
For people who think this is silly and/or goofy, it's actually a pretty effective marketing tool. At first you think it's silly Nimoy talking to a beeping rock, but then soon you're sort of hanging on Nimoy's words, waiting patiently for him to "translate" what the rock is saying. This causes your brain to engage in the material being presented more fully. At the end you're not really thinking ab out the rock but rather the information Mr. Nimoy presented.
It's sort of like going to a theater and watching a movie in one of those imax sized screens, at first it looks really huge, but eventually you're so absorbed into the story you don't notice it as much. This is also why I tend to go with the cheaper regular screen rather than "XD", "Dolby Cinema", "IMAX", or what-have-you.
Spock ...😉💜
You got me. This video has me sold thanks to Leonard Nimoy. I'm buying a laserdisc player today.
The flashing crystal that talks to Leonard is cute. This is a rare find. I'm guessing this is from the early 1980s and Leonard must had done this between Star Trek II and III.
Filmed on Genesis while he was waiting for Kirk to retrieve him. 😀
It says 'copyright 1981' in the end credits.
Must have
@@Bat8hitcrazy Star Trek 2 was released in America in June 1982. The movie was filmed in 1981 so Leonard Nimoy must had done the Magnavision Laserdisc Player video advertisement after production on Star Trek 2 was completed hence 'copyright 1981'.
"I can understand you, Im Leonard Nimoy."
Damn you Nimoy, I wanted to hear ABBA.
I'm a doctor, not an advanced laser video player!
Not playing ABBA? Illogical.
Although your comment is 3 years old, you do know you can type "ABBA" in the search box at the top of this site and hear the full song?
A Swedish pop-group from Earth, circa 1970s that relied on catchy lyrics and melodies. I find them strangely...appealing.
I love you Leonard, but I'm going to have to switch to Audio Channel 2 of my Magnavision so I can just hear ABBA.
This is pure gold! I still have a Pioneer Laserdisc player (don't use it anymore), but I remember the Magnavox version. Thanks for posting!
RIP Leonard Nimoy
Legend icon mr. Nimoy, in the days of 4K, 8K, streaming and beyond.....(today on pandemic years)💿👍📀🎞️✌️
Excellent work on transcribing the fully L and R channel bits from his demo at the end with the football bit
Laser discs are the greatest medium for movies ever.
so who actually thought that rock thing was a god idea
"God" idea?
Brup bree bip boo
Nimoy "Really? An entire library of exciting video discs such as watching paint dry, watching grass grow, and I can study each individual drip from that runny faucet. Fascinating!"
They also considered using a pair of scissors or a piece of paper :)
Actually it was a good idea, because as you watch, eventually you're waiting for Leonard Nimoy to "translate" what the rock is saying. It's actually quite effective. This was it goes into your mind easier and quicker because you are engaged, and does it better than if some marketing person or even Nimoy himself were to tell it to you directly. Psychology my friend.
I am an alien from the planet Zorkon, here to study human culture. This video is fascinating. Who is that man talking to the blinking rock? He reminds me of a species we encountered in the SR-101 Star Cluster. What was the name of that planet ? Can't quite remember. A stoic people ....Hot climate.
Wakanda?
Vulcan is the planet you were referring to. Quite hot indeed.
During a Vulcan summer, the polar ice cap, composed mainly of carbon dioxide ice, shrinks and may disappear altogether
My parents bought one of these things. I think it worked for 2 weeks, then was in the shop every other week until finally finding a permanent home on a shelf in the attic. I can still hear my Dad cursing the darn thing. It had terrible picture quality, and if I remember right, the sound was often out of sync with the picture. I don't remember what it cost, but it wasn't cheap by 1979 standards.
I think we would have enjoyed owning the beeping rock much more.
Leonard Nimoy, the best commentarist of all time. I used to fall asleep listening to this guy on the history channel's Ancient Mysteries. Love his voice!
Why is he repeating what the rock just said? Ok, we get it...geez.
Probably because the audience may not understand "rockinese."
It"s not rockinese it's piezo!
Piezo would be how it could speak rockinese, like a mouth speaking Japanese. ;-)
"what the rock said"
hmm
@@Watcher3223 it's just like rock-et science.
Are these in the shops yet?
Content Aware Phil well did you still sell them at record stores, you just gotta look for the right ones
Content Aware Phil ya where can I get one :)
man i love leonard nimoy and this cool laser disc video!i wish things were still like this.......miss this ...
That forward/back slide is pretty awesome, ngl. We need that now.
The amazing part of all this? The fact that Leonard Nimoy kept a straight face throughout this entire commercial.
gotta wonder how many takes they did.
I worked at a TV and appliance store in the early 80s. We had those Magnavision players for sale and we had the Olivia! laserdisc on continuous play for several months with all the TVs in the show room displaying it simultaneously on all the screens. Men would stop and stare dumbfounded as she was dancing around in skimpy outfits and underwear, rolling around on the beach in the waves in a barely there bathing suit.
Yeah, I got tired of looking at it after a while, but just the clarity of the image was eye catching. Neither broadcast, cable or a a VHS tape had an image that sharp at the time.
Men would have stared if it had been VHS.
@@fjccommish Or Betamax!
@@claytonbouldin9381 Or flip cards.
Live long and prosper Mr. Nimoy!
Leonard Nimoy penetrates the finer gaps of the laser disc format.
This is great and Leonard Nimoy is awesome live long and prosper
I'm sold! Where can I pick up my own Magnavision LaserDisc Player?
I like how at 8:50 the audio actually is 2-channel and wasn't compressed down to a single channel for TH-cam. The first coach talking comes from the left channel (1) and the second coach to talk comes from the right channel (2)
Can’t wait for this! I’m still watching movies on 8 track, but digital!
_"I'm still watching movies on 8 track, but digital!"_
HD-DVD?
This is where the DVD player and DVDs came from
"if nothing touches the disk surface there's virtually no wearout factor"
okay, Mr. Nimoy, than WHY are you holding it like that?
My thoughts exactly :)
He means playing apparatus, such as NEEDLES.
Best Tim and Eric advert yet.
rip. always enjoyed listening to his voice.
talking space rock sounds so cute.
Was he wearing nail polish?
+Brent Pollard I think laquered
I think it's a woman's finger
Indeed Jim, it would appear so...
I wasn't aware Ron Burgandy promoted Laserdisc. I guess he was a big deal back then.
Never seen this before. The first movie I ever watched on LaserVision (later rebranded LaserDisc) was Star Trek The Motion Picture, and oh boy at the time it looked incredibly good on a CRT.
We had one inside the Mainside Enlisted Club on Camp Pendleton 1980-1985. Great job by MWR keeping the discs coming. :)
looks sick. when's it coming out?
No man's fingernails look that spectacularly shiny on their own merit, Leonard was obviously a man who enjoyed his manacures!
The only thing comforting about this is Leonard’s voice. The talking crack rock and Abba were terrifying.
The laser disc player is nice, but what I really want is that crystal robot sidekick.
@halo3guyy Laserdisc was a huge success in Japan. It was a niche high-end format in the West. It pioneered most of the features subsequently found on DVDs. It was far from a failure.
Odd fact for a failure. It was released a full 3 years before the compact disc.
It's a shame that it really didn't catch on in the 80s.
memyself4ever1, it was too damned expensive. I remember it was up against VHS & BetaMax... and the cheapest won😒
Exactly. Too expensive and they also didn't have the ability to record. Being able to record programs that aired while you were busy doing other things was one of the benefits of having a VCR. I programmed my VCR to record major league baseball games that aired during the workday.
In a way, LaserDisc did catch on as a niche format for customers who demanded the best possible quality available at the time.
Demand was strong enough for there to be support by the major studios and smaller video labels up until after the turn of the century, when LaserVision was replaced by DVD-Video.
Expense wasn't LD's problem. Movies on tape sold for $100, typically. Movies on LaserDisc sold for around $35 and were obviously of far superior quality. The most common objection was, "Uh, you can't record on it!" And yet, years later, studies revealed that the vast majority of people seldom or never recorded on their VCRs.
@@stokestack I find that hard to believe. My parents and those of my friends regularly recorded TV programmes while they were away somewhere or watching another programme on a different station.
bless, brilliant to watch classic, old days stuff
We loved Magnavox in the 80s and 90s. Had their TVs and VCRs.
10:30 (unauthorized duplication disclaimer) *Enterprise computer female voice* "Error! Insufficient data. Please restate previous input."
Nimoy: When I get ahold of my agent who said this was a 'logical'
career move!
That thing is ALMOST as loud as the first generation PS3...
Almost as loud, but nowhere near as capable.
Which is still only half as loud as the 1st gen Xbox 360.
I'm surprised they didn't edit out how loud the player was.
PS3 SuperSlim is pretty loud when reading from disc
Sounds as noisy as a film projector.
Back when Nimoy had a soswag mustache... Rest in Peace, Commander.
I love the lighting they used for such infomercials back then.
Funny how just a few decades later we are all watching video stored on pulsing crystals.
This plays almost like a parody "obviously scratches won't effect this coated surface, and normal wear and tear should have no bearing on the quality" aw yeah, sounds legit.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaserDisc#Advantages it has differences to the same sort of scratches on dvds
I was referring more to the delivery, i don't know, even watching it now, it seems like Nimoy is making fun of the thing.
And now he's dead, I'm sure no one even remembers this little bit of advertising from the 1980's
Ted Morris Yeah, I think he probably realized what he'd signed up after he read the script and said to himself, "screw it."
Ted Morris
Remember and used them (so long time ago...) ;P
I get more money for this production and all of you are still working and I have millions keep rocking America
I like how Leonard says control.
It would had been epic if Leonard Nimoy pulled out a Laserdisk version of Star Trek TMP.
It’s too early
If a glowing rock appeared in my house and started explaining new video technologies to me I would not be this calm. My reaction would be something like NO I DON'T WANNA BE A SCHIZOPHRENIC!
Yeah but...you're not Leonard Nimoy! Unlike the rest of us, he can actually understand the rock. He said so himself at the beginning of the video! 😂
@@neelt2001 Also he has seen much weirder shit in his 5 year mission! ;)
What glowing rock?
Great !! And it's out just in time for summer. Quarantine just got less boring !! Thanks, Spock
for the time being back then, it had amazing features.
Expensive, but today its basic.
Very interesting video. cheers