This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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PC vs. MAC
Message #2088
Timothy: >PC vs. MAC system? I am a new member and am eager to get into desktop video, editing,etc. I now have a 486 DX 50 upgradeable to Pentium and 64 RAM.< Greatings! Welcome aboard… I'm not a sysop, but maybe I can start up a discussion here by throwing…
David: >so for around $1000 you have all you need (that is if you have a computer already)< Um…maybe for multimedia, but not for DTV, I'd think. Most of the below-$500 capture cards you're discussing only input video to your computer–they don't output it back to tape. For that you…
Stan: >I know nothing about mikes, and have no idea of what to look for in a good wired or wireless mike.< Funny you should say that… I've been writing about sound for (usually consumer) video, off and on, for the past four years. Azden mikes are usually reasonably good…
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Copyrighted Music ?
Message #2066
Andy: >I was wondering if anybody knows the copyright laws pertaining to the use of pre-recorded music in tapes made for retail sale ( Small Volume )< Try calling ASCAP in NYC first (directory assistance will have the number) to see if they're they can license you the rights–tho they…
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Copyright of Classical
Message #2065
Dave: >Question is: I know from doing brochures that generally, artwork is copyrighted for 100 years then in public domain. Is the same true for classical music?< Yes, but… That's just the work itself. The *performance* is also copyrighted for 75 years (I think), which means that just about any…
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#Remote Mic for Hi-8 Cam
Message #2064
Stan: >[2] way-too-fast zoom The zoom I can't do much about< Have you tried a light touch? Sony has a tendency to build touch- sensitive autozooms–the harder you push it, the faster the zoom (and the inverse). I find it a pain in the *gluteous maximus*, personally, but it seems…
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#Text to film
Message #2063
James: >I have not encountered any external genlock systems for IBM-type PC systems. All of them that I know of are internal.< The current DV Magazine is running an ad for Celect's MicroStudio 2000, which is an external box that can (among other things) computer key graphics from IBM, Mac…
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Video & Audio Capture ??
Message #2062
Rixon: >Do you have any recommendations for Video and Audio Cards? For video I would prefer a card that can print to video using the Hi-8 S connection.< Well, I can tell you at least the Intel Smart Video Recorder *isn't* intended to be output to video–at all–period. I think…
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HELP ?? New Member
Message #2061
Michael: >>>> CIS I'll take you up on that suggestion. Do I use a word processor to save ASCII text file and download to your NUM adderess on CIS ?? I'm getting into the paperless thing. :-]]
Joe: >I read an article by someone who discussed Action Media II board for AVI files vs. MPEG board for MPEG files. If I intend to create a digital library of medical images (ultrasound, X-ray, pathologic specimens, etc.), is one choice obviously better than the other? Mention was made that…
Lauren: >Thanks for the tip. Actually, we have HiJaak, but I've never used it for that purpose. I guess I need to take a better look at it. However, I *am* more interested in the sequences for training purposes, so I'll keep looking.< Sorry it took me so long to…
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A rank amateur novice
Message #1310
Bhaskar: >Right now, my immediate interest is in hardware and software to capture video (NTSC/PAL) or 35mm film and convert it into .AVI files, something priced for the serious hobbyist but hopefully not making too many compromises from professional quality (dream on, you say!). Any suggestions will be *greatly* appreciated.<…
Stefan: >I would like to show YOUR OPINION in this film (13.3.1995, 8.15 pm). If you have an imagination about the near future, please send me via post two or three lines (including name and city)!!!< Breaking out my cracked crystal ball … In the upcoming decade, I forsee DTV…
Merrill, Lauren: >Have you heard of a program called … CameraMan (I think?)? It sounds like it might do the screen capture, but I'm not sure, so don't want to spend the money yet.< HiJaak (don't remember the co. offhand) also does screen captures (at least to .TIF or .BMP…
Terry: >Contact Peter Black of Xiphia Publishing in California< Thanx for the tip! Best, Tim
#Hi! Any Multimedia Folks
Message #986
Hi! I'm Tim Liebe, Contributing Editor for VIDEO Magazine. I'm also very pleased to see this forum open up and hope it'll be a great success for all concerned! Now, a question–does anyone out there do multimedia projects? I'm doing an article called, more or less, "Multimedia Producers–What to Do…
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