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I have not worked on the PAR for over a year so I wont try to answer this thread but I printed all the messages and have sent them the the US VP for action. In the mean time you should contact Scott or Gary at (606)371-5533. Dave
#PAR Software and Percept
Message #167643
You can now download DPS software and FAQ's off our new ftp site! ftp to: ftp.dps-inc.com Dave DPS
No the PAL and NTSC are very similar but not exactly the same. Different boards. Dave DPS
Windows and Windows NT will be shipping June 15th. Dave DPS
It is true that the PAL version will not ship until September. Dave DPS
Accually you will be able to run it all from windows until you go NT. We will be shipping a Windows applet to do just that. So if you just need to play back your animations just run the supplied Windows app. No need to install NT until you need…
You should contact Scott or Gary at 606.371.5533. I am the advanced prodject manager and work on upcoming hardware. I handed off the PC PAR over a year ago and they work with on a daily basis. Regards, Dave
I believe the rumors are from the PAL version which will not ship until September. Dave
I have a working version here and IT will start shipping in June. I wish I could find out who you talked to because it is not true. Dave
No doubt one of our production guys was feeding out false info. It looks good for a June 15th ship date. Dave DPS
Pricing on the PAR remains the same. Dave
No, the scaling is wrong in the files. We have gone from D2 scaling ( a number from 0 to 90 for color) to above D1 scaling ( 0 to 255, D1 being 245) this means the the hardware is not compatable. Dave
PAR pricing will remain the same. No changes. Dave
Yes, we will be releasing NT software in the next couple of weeks for the PAR to run NT. This will be a FREE upgrade available here and on the DPS BBS. Dave
Yes, we are assembling a new video tape for Siggraph. Please contact me directly for submission info. As far as the PAR being discontinued, it is not. It will still be sold and maintained as the current solution for those using DOS and areas in the world that use older…
The is now hardware update but PC PAR users will get free of charge the NT software to run there exsisting PARs. Dave
We announced pricing today. 1995 for the Perception board and 999 for the capture board. These prices are in US dollars. Dave
Color info in the current PAR uses 8 bit (ie 255) levels in the output section, 10 bit gives you 1024 levels. Two times over sampling is just like a cd player. By doubling sampling rate (ie 14 Mhz to 28 Mhz) we can get rid of aliasing caused by…
The NT drivers are in betatest and work well now. They will be released in two to four weeks in the US. Since everyone is at NAB this week I will ask our UK office when they will release in Europe. Dave
The PAR boards have the chip, not Perception.
Just run the new drivers and the PAR works great in NT. I dont know of any real gotcha's. Dave
It is a chip that will export a decimated ( read postage stamp size ) image to put into multimedia (AVI – MCI) programs that edit or do special effects. This chip used to be sold only by the Razor guy's and is now available directly. New boards shipping now…
I just posted the FAQ for the Perception Video Recorder in the hardware lib section. I have seen some wrong info here, so you should check the FAQ. BTW the ship date is in June. Dave White Advanced Product Manager Digital Processing Systems
#Perception Video
Message #162941
I just uploaded a file in the library describing the new Perception Video Recorder that will be shown at NAB next week. As almost all the staff will be there, getting questions asked will be tough until we return. I will check in a couple of times during next week…
You should contact Scott at 606.371.5533 and ask that question.
#3DS TO PAR ANI
Message #161316
Our product works like a hard drive, just save the targa file(s) to d:\filename and the frames will be put in order to play back in real time. Other drive letters can be used. In animation mode one file will be made called filename.ani.
Call for Animations
Message #156872
Digital Processing Systems is looking for really cool animations for our 95 demo reel for NAB and Siggraph. Please email or call me directly for information on submissions. David White Digital Processing Systems – Those "Par" Guys 606.371.5533
Several people have commented that they downloaded it successfully and it is working fine. Dave DPS
Yes, it didnt appear right away but it is up and has been downloaded many times already! Dave DPS
The BBS is down for a while but the new software is available now in the Hardware section of this forum. Dave DPS
>Is the new interface exclusively Windows or is it a DOS app which can >be run under Windows or none of the above? The release on the BBS tonight is a updated DOS app. Dave DPS
>Would it be possible for you to upload the update to the ASOFT forum? I guess >I'm asking this of the ASOFT brass as well. Sure would make it easier for a >bunch of us ASOFT regulars/PAR users. Thanks for the information. I will try to work it out. Dave…
>Has the update to the PAR interface software been released? How do I get a copy? The next version is suppost to be on the BBS Monday Night (416)754-8368. Dave DPS
#PAR DEMO TAPE
Message #119819
Any one interested can get the DPS PAR Demo tape by emailing me there address. Dave DPS
Hey Al,
Sigraph
Message #112743
Any one going to Sigraph that needs passes cal email me there address and will send some out!
>Not that I've seen, maybe DPS has a comparison. Dave? >Greg Pyros To all: We are a not a company that traditionally does comparison sheets as products change so fast now that many of them are not worth the paper they are printed on. My understanding is that the only…
>Interesting… David White had left a message on this forum some weeks ago stating the PAL >version would be available later this summer. The confusion stems from us selling the PAL version for Amiga. The Pal version for the PC will be available in September I am told. Dave DPS
>Not to discount what DPS has done but the pre-roll thing was the result of changing 1 byte. > Not a big challenge. But that was a REALLY BIG BYTE! Dave DPS
Email me or mail me the orginal image to view. Then I may be able to tell. Dave DPS
1. I used 3d Studio to render white titles on a black back ground. There are numerous articcaftcs around the white letters. My Q is set to 23, and my block is 200. Is there a way to get rid of those artifacts. Have you checked the output of the…
>You should make me a dealer! Maybe we could Knight you, Sir Don Landis, like the ring of that? :} Dave DPS
1) Am I correct that the PAR will record .TGA files direct to my BetaSP deck in real-time? Yes, once copyied to the PAR drive it will play back 30 frames/ 60 fields RS-170 Componet video. 2) The PAR Dealer near me (Midwest)? I need a Zip or something more…
>You need to add a PLAY BACKWARDS to the controls. Find a harddrive that spins backwards :} If holding down the reverse button works that is a miricle!. We are adding a rev mode that would dupe in reverse while reversing fields in live captured video. This feature should be…
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#PAR PAL
Message #96125
>I'm looking for PAR with PAL standard output , >Can someone tell me where can I buy it , with shipping to Germany. Available this summer, call our UK office at 44-7302-33084. Dave DPS
>Does anyone know the manufacturer of the "PAR" (Personal Animation Recorder) and where I >could read any articles of this new extraordinary piece of equipment, Digital Processing Systems 11 Spiral Dr STE 10 Florence KY. 41042 (606)371-5533 We have lots of stuff to fax just call and ask. As for…
>Have you folks done any testing with Digital Beta Cam yet? I have been curious about whether >the PAR output would come up to the bandwidth of Digital Beta. Curiosity killed the kat. There is no indepent way to judge, but I would note that the PAR is a analog…
>Will Rev 2 be available to those who have Rev 1 for free? While all things are subject to change, we have never charged for a software update and have no plans to do so. Dave DPS
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#PAR camcorder in
Message #95315
>The DPS folks at NAB were showing some of the juiciest video captured and played back off the >PAR I have ever seen. I mean it looked GREAT! IMHO of course. The steak/lobster footage was from a Beta-Cam demo reel that Sony lent us. I glad that the subject made…
Things went well for us, I think that we are a little quiet in hawking our product but that will change with what we show for Rev 2 of the software coming out at sigraph. I saw you sitting in the Xaos chair so much I thought you were going…
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