I'm referring to the fact that the "video" in question was an 8mm color film:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapruder_film

Obviously "video" existed then in the sense that there was television -- but consumer video cameras didn't appear until around 1979 or 1980.

yes, he's saying they only had film in 1963

A quick search (wikipedia) shows videotape existed in 1956, at $300/hr.

Just as an fyi, that's pretty massive tape used in a broadcast studio.

The first consumer video camera (camera that recorded to tape rather than film) wasn't until the BetaMovie in 1983 with VHS coming months later. Heck, _home_ video recorders were still 15-20 years off at the time.

thanks, I wasn't aware, although whether or not they had what vanusa was saying seemed obvious.

Right - something for studios, not the man on the street.

What do you think TV is?

TV is a video you can't rewind. Not the real thing.