This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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#Hi 8 Editing Solutions?
Message #5364
I am trying to set up a practical way to edit my HI 8 tapes to VHS format and add sound ( music & narration). I have bought Video Director 2.0 and have been using my TR-700 as the playback deck. This arrangement is very slow and difficult to find…
Paul: >What do I need to play avi files on my 486 dx2 66 and and can I find it on the library < You'll need Video for Windows Runtime–I'm not sure if it's in the libraries on this forum, but it should be available somewhere (maybe Multimedia forum?). If…
Lance: >Since I am just beginning to do this I would like some help setting up my system to edit video. It just seem a waste of computing power to use two VCR's. Basically I would like to know what basic hardware pieces to get to edit my work. I…
Chris: >Thanks for your help anyway. When I find the solution I'll let you know.< Thanks for the offer! I'd like to hear about it, Best, Tim
Rick, you will find DeBabelizer in almost any mac mail order catalog; MacZone, MacMall, MacWarehouse, etc. I think I paid about $180 or so for it. It is a killer program. I use it almost daily to convert .tga's on my Pentium PC into a quicktime moov which I can…
Have you looked at the Grass Valley Model 1000? It has integral licences Ultimatte technology.
Chris: I've had software solutions for this offered to me on productions by gaffers and techs. Did you try your nearby friendly gaffer and lighting company? Bet the've run into this and have a solution. Also,I've also seen programs which claim to do this offered in film magazines like American…
Hi Ann – Have a real shootout planned, but it won't happen for another week. I'll pass it along as soon as it's done. Hank Videology, Inc Where you always get P.O.M.P. and Service under all circumstances
Hi Sam Received a flyer from them date 4/27/95 that starts off – "Where's that #$%&~$! video you asked for? – We're tempted to say, "it's all in the software" (ever heard that before?), but we won't". They go on to say that, despite outside pressure, they want the demo…
Thank you John for your reply and the information provided. Had I known that all of the consumer capture cards are able to provide quality non-linear editing but without professional quality output, I would not have purchased the equipment to become a video editor. After becoming disabled in January, I…
Titling Help Please
Message #5354
John: >>Is an MPEG card simply for playing Video disks
You may want to give the miro products a good looking over. Many forum members say that the installation is much less painless than other boards. miro has NTSC output on the DC1TV and capture without output with the 20TD boardset. Some vendors bundle it with software. But check what…
#AVI drivers
Message #5352
What do I need to play avi files on my 486 dx2 66 and and can I find it on the library Help!!! Paul
PROF. TV CAMERA 4 SALE
Message #5351
SONY MOD. DXC-1820 BROADCAST QUALITY TV CAMERA FOR SALE. VXC, LOW HRS. CAN BE USED AS MINI-CAM ON SHOULDER OR IN STUDIO ON DOLLY. INCLUDES MOTORDRIVE IRIS AND ZOOM LENS, HARD CASE, MANUALS. ASKING $1750.00 ALSO PORT. BETA DECK. $100.00 IF PURCH WITH CAMERA, $200.00 IF PURCH ALONE. MORE INFO?…
Brand New
Message #5350
I am a college student that has just been turned on to the world of film (video) making. I am a Theatre major and I have begun to direct and act in my own short features. Since I am just beginning to do this I would like some help setting…
#Brand New
Message #5349
I am a college student that has just been turned on to the world of film (video) making. I am a Theatre major and I have begun to direct and act in my own short features. Since I am just beginning to do this I would like some help setting…
Tim, Thanks for your help anyway. When I find the solution I'll let you know. Chris Dunne
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DTV beginner Handbook
Message #5347
Put me down for a book, too, please: Michael Parfit P.O. Box 340 St. Ignatius, MT 59865
They're in NY. Advertise in Videomaker. Been in business since 84. Focus on the amateur market. Phone is 516-759-1943. Ask for Gary. He visits this forum and several others.
Welome to the DTV Forum, John -John
Dual Signal PC Video
Message #5344
I am looking for a card or other hardware that will allow me to input two live video signals into a PC, and view the two simultaneously in windows. I have tried an Intel smart video recorder but can only input from a single video source. Much appreciation to anyone…
Thanks John >>Call Electronic Mailbox
#.AVI -> .MOV converter?
Message #5342
I'd like to lay my hands on a shareware that will convert .AVI files to QuickTime .MOV files (so I can upload video clips as QT for both Windows and Mac). Seems to me somebody mentioned it once, but I lost the message.
Tom: >Can anyone help me set up Word 5.0 to do a side by side A/V Script format?< Don't know Word 5 offhand, but it occurs to me that Word/Mac has a "column" option on the toolbar. Try clicking on that and set it up for 2 columns, and if…
>If you've been watching the TV series "Sliders", you've been watching some of our WinImages software special effects… the same software we've been talking about here for a while now!< Congratulations! I love that show, and wondered which package they were using for the "slider tunnel" effects…
Bernard: >Will the FAST Movie Line Pro, or competive products do much more for me than the Intel/IBM card? The Fast come with a "special version" of Permiere.< If I can jump in here for a sec… The Fast Movie Line Pro, unlike the Smart Video Recorder Pro, was designed…
John: >VideoDirector sells for about $100. And has a suprising lot of capability.< Really? It's down that low? I thought the street price was still around $200–which is STILL a bargain, given what it's capable of… Best, Tim
Thanks for your response. I know where Deland is (my folks have owned property up there for a number of years), and it's too bad you're too far away to get together on a regular basis. What I'm trying to do is simple. Find a group of independent video producers…
VideoDirector sells for about $100. And has a suprising lot of capability. -jts
PrimeTime. MS-DOS based. Not sure if they have one for Windows. Call Electronic Mailbox and inquire. That's where I got my copy. -jts
#WinImages on TV!
Message #5334
If you've been watching the TV series "Sliders", you've been watching some of our WinImages software special effects… the same software we've been talking about here for a while now! Fun, fun fun!
Hi! How have you been? If ya get a chance, give me a call and we'll touch base! Tks, Tom Patrick InnoVision
Hi, Sold the 030 and the OpalVison card. I have a brand new SuperGenSX with Broadcast Titler 2 for sale. Asking $500, goes new for $799! TP
#Word
Message #5331
Hi, Can anyone help me set up Word 5.0 to do a side by side A/V Script format? Thanks! TP
#Getting started with NLE
Message #5330
Jeff: Have just been in touch with Intel and they seem to have discontinued selling the Smart Video Recorder Pro, it seem now that IBM sells it. Is this significant in that there are problems with the latest version? Will the FAST Movie Line Pro, or competive products do much…
Jeff: Thanks so much for your tip. Also will take serious note of all caps comment.
John: > Do Video Capture Cards produce an AVI file which needs Video for Windows or do you get all the necessary software with the card?< Most video capture cards come w/Video for Windows or some other software which will play .AVI files (f'instance, Intel's Smart Video Recorder Pro comes…
Stan: >I am in the market for entry level editing controller for a Sony TR-700 Hi 8 camcorder. Would it be possible to get a copy of the book "Desk Top Video Handbook?".> Have you considered the Videonics "Thumbs Up"? It's pretty entry level (cuts only), but it's also cheap…
Chris: >What's going on on the screen will be shot while someone is speaking in front of it and possibly interacting with the computer, so it needs to be actual software running. I know you can adapt video cards to run at 24fps, but I don't know if you can…
Gracia: >2,500 is steep, but if it has a "educational' discount might fit into school budget..< Oh, I know it's ain't cheap, but it runs on most 486 PCs and *is* pretty much a soup-to-nuts solution. You might check w/Fast regarding an educational discount–their phone number's (415) 345-3400. >They were…
Gary, I inquired about you Desk Top Video Handbood a few minutes ago. My address is: Stan Pinkowski 2942 Klamath Ave Simi Valley, Ca 93063
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#Quality Home Video
Message #5323
Gary I am in the market for entry level editing controller for a Sony TR-700 Hi 8 camcorder. Would it be possible to get a copy of the book "Desk Top Video Handbook?". Thanks Stan
Hi Patrick, >> I've been talking things over with the guy we buy things from and he's got me a little confused (he's more of a salesman than a technical kind of guy). Basically, Linear editing is for "Live" type editing, where the computer is acting as either another "video…
Thanks for the help John, I think I'm confused between MPEG cards and Video Capture Cards. Is an MPEG card simply for playing Video disks, ie. they don't allow any editing? Do Video Capture Cards produce an AVI file which needs Video for Windows or do you get all the…
I've happily stumbled on your forum. I've supported myself for the last 32 years in this business. There comes a time when you can no longer be in a room with 12 agency art directors surrounding a slice of pie. I have moved into the desktop video world with a…
Bernand: FYI, capital letters imply that you're SCREAMING! No need to shoot around here. Intel has made significant progress with the newer Smart Video Recorder Pro. I'd say an upgrade to that could help your performance right away. Jeff Sauer
The first thing that comes to mind is that audio has a data rate too. Your system will have some data rate max. That could be a few hundred kb/sec or it could be a couple of MB/sec if your system is really moving. Whatever it is, to play a…
#Titling Software
Message #5317
Can you help by pointing me to some simple windows titling software -just enough to scroll a very long cast list reasonably smoothly? Thanks for any ideas Peter Goldfield
I agree that Plum at NAB was vaporware, but I wouldn't count them out just yet. They could be bought by one of the big boys. If so, don't expect the same come on price that Plum was promoted at this NAB. Richard Milner Milner-Fenwick
#Create video films?
Message #5315
PLEASE. I'm trying to take advantage of the multimedia capabilities of Windows 3.11 and I have a 486/66 w/16 MB of RAM and a 420 MB HD. I have a spigot video input card and a SB 16 sound card with a Sony CD-ROM. I'm really interested in creating videos…
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