This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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> Did you ever get a capture card? Yea. I kept the Magni OEM genlock card that GVP bundled with VideoDirector 1.0 (modified to accept Curtain Call and genlock scripts) and Curtain Call plus PrimeTime, which is a DOS CG. Nice CG. In video overlay mode the card outputs RGB…
Hi John PMJI: Well I've almost got this thing (VMLite) figured out. It works and it works well. I havn't used any of the Future edit products, but they seem to have a good rep. As far as the MX-1 goes it has lots of bang…Although I would want to…
Hi Tim PMJI, I've been working through the learning curve on the VM Lite for about a month now and it is a pretty incredible board. If you need support try posting to the new fast/// forum. It is accessible by either "Go Fast", or in CISNav as "Cis:Fast". All…
> even w/Enhanced IDE, the hard drive can't access its data as fast as it > could w/a SCSI interface No kidding? I was under the impression they were nearly equivalent in speed. Have you seen figures on this? Thanks. -jts
Watch out for the large hd … I assume you're talking about IDE. To address over 512mb you need a motherboard with Logical Block Addressing (LBA) or else you'll have to run a real mode driver from config.sys. This is an issue because Win95 can run ALL drivers in protected…
It's good you've got a deadline. That'll put you're review in the real world of what's practical and what's just for playing with as a hobby. -jts
Tim, You might also post some of the problems that you are having with the VM Lite here. I am pretty familiar with it and there are lots of others here too. -John
> it ain't exactly user-friendly Anything PC is going to have it's lumps. Unless of course it's written to Win95's 32bit API! Now that you've got your hands on the VM Lite, here's a question for you. Given a FutureVideo 3300 for A/B roll that can program the MX-1 via…
John: >Experienced users keep telling me this. Since it must therefore be true I suspect I'll graduate to FAST VM at some point.< Seems I repeated my last comment on this subject in responding to this originally . All I can say is, even after having been on the phone…
John: >Experienced users keep telling me this. Since it must therefore be true I suspect I'll graduate to FAST VM at some point.< One word of caution about the VM, though–it ain't exactly user-friendly (as I'm finding out, having spent the whole week playing w/it!)… Best, Tim
Experienced users keep telling me this. Since it must therefore be true I suspect I'll graduate to FAST VM at some point. -jts
John: >For tape based editing nearly everyone is positive about ///FAST Video Machine. A/B roll. Everything you need except the decks. Lite version for $2500 MSRP. < One thing should be mentioned about the Video Machine Lite, though–it's not exactly "plug 'n' play" (as I'm finding out, having to write…
Lance: >Thanks for the advice, one of the things I plan to do when I buy components is to increase my hard drive to over a gig. They seem preety affordable now and the more I save the cheaper they get. < Okay–but keep in mind even w/Enhanced IDE, the…
When I started looking around in the same way a few months ago here's what I came up with … For home quality editing the new low cost capture cards from Miro ($600 for DC1 with new DC20 PCI card due out June or so along with a rash of…
Steve, One of the best "broadcast quality" video capture/playback cards on the market is the DPS Personal Animation Recorder. The card itself is about $2k, the TBC-IV which gives you the video capture is about a grand, and a nice 1GB or so HD, (about 5-7 minutes on-line) is about…
Try Library 3, news and reviews, here, and check your dealers for New Media and Digital Video magazines. -John
Thanks for the advice, one of the things I plan to do when I buy components is to increase my hard drive to over a gig. They seem preety affordable now and the more I save the cheaper they get. I just hope that I don't jump in over my…
Thanks for the reply, you guys are on the ball in here! The only follow up question I have for you is where can I find information on the termanology. Or mabey a good source of information for the beginner. I only came into the forum 2 days ago and…
Hi Steve: I have a Sony DXC-1820 TV camera and a portable Toshiba beta deck for sale, very reasonable. If you could use either, e-mail me or give me a call at 708-945-2056. Regards, Chuck
#Help w/ system design
Message #5377
I'm considering "investing" in small scale video productions system. I would like to have the capability to shoot and edit 15-30 minute films, of a quality that could be entered in film contests. Currently I have a Pentium 90 with 16MB RAM and a 2GB hard drive. (adding more disk…
David, For professional looking results, in a non-linear editing environment, you will need a video capture/playback card that works at resolutions greater than 640×480 and that can capture 60 fields per second with 24bit color resolution. The DPS PAR card is a good choice in this range of capture cards.…
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…
#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…
Mike, The Dubner "Scene Stealer" does just what you asking for. You can e-mail Bob Dubner here at: 73247,2334. It is quite a complete product with lots of great software and I/O capability.
#Scene Transition Detect?
Message #5210
I'm looking for circuit ideas or references to existing products or literature that would help me to design or procure a scene transition (cut) detector. The device has to reliably distinguish cuts from all other activity in the image, and it must function correctly in VTR fast search modes. Any…
Yes, you can use anything that's on the VGA screen with it. So you will need to be in VGA mode. I think you probably have the 'best' deal since this leaves you free to get some good control software like EzV2, etc. I'm not that impressed with VD or…
I guess they could tell you if they have a Mac version. Magni is 503-626-8400. If the receptionist is not sure who to put you too ask for Fred Cooper. -jts
Hi John, I talked to Gary at EM today and they had two left at only $200 each! I ordered one but it will not come with any software. I understand that the Magni card is software independent and that I can use other titling packages with this card. Please…
John, I have the VD 1.5 for the Mac. Will the Magna card work on the Mac also? Larry McCoy Vintage Video
I have the Personal Suite Plus and the PrimeTime CG … I think this is called the Pro as a bundle but I dunno for sure. Call Gary at Electronic Mailbox and ask him. The card is made my Magni and I'm certain of that since I called them with…
Do you have the G-Lock Personal Suite Plus or the CG Suite Pro? Is this card the same as the Magni? I understand that the Magni Pro card is $1500. If so I would like to buy one asap.
Hi Chris. (Is that alright if I call you Chris?) Thanks for the explanation on the color-under concept. CK
"Gads, that would be a lot of work to make the changes in a lenghty EDL. I do see what you're suggesting." Not if you wrote an ARexx script or something to make the conversion automatic. -Chris CNR Media Services
Gads, that would be a lot of work to make the changes in a lenghty EDL. I do see what you're suggesting. Thanks. -jts
"I can do PCM audio dubing) … is there some way to make the EDL (VideoDirector event list) using a copy then go back to the originals for the final assembly edit? Using VISCA and RCTC decks." Yeah… find a key frame (a photo flash, for instance) and note the…
Betacam certainly isn't "color-over" (it's not _that_ good); think of it as "color-on-par" . Color-under is just an expression that means the color signal is being squashed into a lower-than-normal bandwidth. That's why when you examine an image from a dub using two color-under formats, the color often looks like…
Hi Craig – This is the new option that NewTek has built into their Toaster for Windows product. It has batteries and three 3.5" harddrives and can store video and timecode in the field. I know AntonBauer was looking to provide them with the necessary battery options. The "bay" could…
On no, this card has ONLY S-Video out and in plus the RGB connection. When you look in the March Videomaker listing of genlock cards you see this one has everything. I believe this card alone was $1,000 when it first came out. For a place to start I figured…
Now I remember looking at the GVP card before. What I did not like about it was that it only had composite out. The nest higher card. the one with S-video out was too expensive. I did not realize that they went out of business.
$499. This was a close out just prior to GVP going out of business. But the bundle they put together is real. Transitions (wipe, fade and dissolve between graphics and video), title (anything from Windows or PrimeTime DOS CG, very capable), effects (2D animation mixed with video) and audio (the…
Mmmmm. Sounds interesting. Tell me more about your setup. What hardware and software are you running and what can this Magni card do. Also what did this setup cost you?
Yes, I'd like to give EzV2 a spin … but I have version VD 1.5 that accepts the Magni glock card software and Curtain Call as 'guests' so that transitions and multimedia effects can be programed right in the tape assembly. That's too much stuff for me to ignore. Thanks.…
John, you can work with a copy to do the editing, then go back to the original to do the final edit with the system you have. But you cannot do it with VD. My advice, throw away VD and get EZV2. It is far more powerful than VD and…
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Homemade film transfer?
Message #5062
The best results: GLASSCREEN Video Transfer, which I bought by VAN DOORNEN INNOVISION, Zuidplasstraat 1, 2751 GL Moerkapelle, Holland, Fax 31(0)1793 1261 Tel: 31(0) 1793 30 41. This tip comes from Hans in Germany. Ask for an offer there.
> copy my sources to a VHS "preview" tape, with one source nested as a > smaller PIP image and the larger image displaying the camera's timecode > readout (the tapes have to already be synced) I understand in general what you are doing but not the particular example you…
Hi John. Yes. If you were able to take your Non-linear editor to the site where you're shooting, and plug your camera directly into the editor and use it as a recorder instead of tape, that would really improve your picture quality, providing you used a low compression ratio and…
Hi Chris. Thanks for the explanation on the noise problem. What exactly does color under mean? I know Betacam records signals as Y,R-Y,B-Y. I'm guessing Y=luminance(+green?) R=red and B=blue. If green is not included with Y, then where is it? Would this be a color OVER format? Thanks CK
PMFJI – Not only do you get better recording, by bypassing the tape, but the resolution of most cameras are better than the resulting resolution recorded to tape. I seem to remember that our Canon L1 captures over 500 lines, but records close to 400, a 20% loss. The NewTek…
"It's not not the tape or the camra. It's the Hi-8 format. Hi-8 always generates a fair amount of noise in bright colors, especially red. I'm not sure if S-VHS is the same way." From my experiences, I'd say it was a limitation of the signal encoding used in both…
"Im thinking or regearing and getting the Sony VX3 three chip. I can find no 3 chip in SVHS in this price range otherwise I would consider it." Panasonic has the AG-3 (3chip SVHS-C), but from side-by-side comparisons, it's image is quite inferior to the Sony VX-3.
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