This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Hi, Peter!! Long time no chat . True, better lighting required but the chroma accuracy difference is well worth it IMHO. I should imagine that the newer series of DigiCams will be exporting into the U. S. late this year (finaly) which make the previous generations look like the original…
Kent, not an active duty type but one of those retired from the world of "spookdom" who had to be rated on certain types just in case. Of the total team, we had coverage on almost every thing in inventory. I had the "trash haulers" . About your "any LZ…
Kent, problem is that I really don't have that much of a knowledge base on the in progress MPEG developments so the info I relayed could well be way out of date. I noted the other message on it and figured that I should pull my reply before it went…
Stephen, if at all possible, go for one of the three chip models. While the A-1 is an outstanding piece of equipment, the difference between a single pickup and separated primary system is considerable, especially if you plan to do single frame extractions from it for computer display or printing.…
Kent, although I don't have all the answers, I'll toss out a few thoughts from the experience base here. (1) Looks like broadcast quality falls back to that RS-170 standard or CCIR 601-2 standard. Personally, if the multiburst will go through without lopping off the 4.2 mcs portion (+/- 0.5dB)…
Greetings to your new forum from Video World Production, Inc. Nice to see something along these lines opening up for the nonconsumer folks out here. We do everything linear with the computers being used for overlays and static backgrounds for keying not to mention storyboarding and log keeping. Most of…
Geeze! Wish I had known about that DeskTop Video forum a couple of hours ago, before I did my "official" message passes in the home forums. Oh well, if ya get someone over here lost who says some "idiot" from the Graphics area sent him here looking for A/B roll…
Chris, welcome aboard and just holler if there is anything I can do to help out with getting the message traffic to the right place. Vince (Staff)
Chris and Greg, hang on. It's a coming shortly. Vince
Andy, if you are using a CIM product, select the "Get Waiting" option in the "Messages" pull down and then perform the normal "Retrieve Marked" function. Vince
Dave, have a go at the Graphics Support forum (GO GRAPHSUP) in library 3 "Graphics Viewers" for CompuShow as CSHOWA.EXE or 2SHOWA.EXE. Should do that Hercules without any problems. Vince
Orlando, have you checked with the gang in the Amiga forums on this yet? There is a series of forums dealing with the Amiga hardware and software where someone may have what you are looking for. Try GO AMIGA which should get you to the general area or FIND AMIGA.…
Ron, post in the Graphics Support forum. Quite a few "connected" folks there. Vince
Getting older, Jacqui, getting older . Vince
Mike, you could check out Dave's TARGA Animator (DTA) in the Graphics Developer's forum (GO GRAPHDEV). It will do FLI and FLC format from a series of common format files. Also, there is Video For DOS (VFD) over in the Graphics Support forum (GO GRAPHSUP) which will also do them.…
Welcome, Jacqui. Enjoy the view. Vince
Thomas, specify the communications program you are using and hit the appropriate support forum for advice on same. Vince
Robert, from the news flash: YOU CAN GET support directly from the following companies through their representatives, who are also listed here: 01 New Animation Vendors (various) 02 Hash, Inc. Steven Sappington [74431,3563] 03 Impulse Mike Halvorson [72662,3330] 04 Byte By Byte Scott Peterson [76566,2622] 05 Visual Software Nick Josephs…
Andy, the vendor areas are set up for the specific product vendors to provide technical support for their customers whereas the Graphics Developer's forum (GO GRAPHDEV) is specifically designed for people searching for new information and ways to do things. There is section 13 "Animation Sources", 14 "Animations", 15 "Raytrace…
Randy, Crystal Graphics vendors are located within the Graphics Vendor B forum (GO GRVENB) section 10 "CrystalGraphics". That would be the best place to grab their users. Vince
Nate, if you are dealing with 35 mm slides or color negatives, I can handle them for you also . Give an E-Mail with details if you want. Vince
Jerry, now that you mention it, it was kind of a bust, eh? I'd forgotten all about that one . Vince
Jerry, have you given up on the U-Matics all together now? Vince
Jerry, there are just some things that wouldn't translate from a toon to real life well at all, like Jesica Rabbit . More fun to "dabble in water colors" . Vince (Just passing through)
Adib, on your "Panasonic is not as bad as JVC are they??? ", worse, but this is only my personal opinion based on my individual experience with them. Before you consider anything of this level of investment, do a close personal inspection of real world video on a known monitor…
Paul, on your "16:9, "HDTV", and digital betacam killer according to Panasonic. IMHO I don't belve them", you are wise not to since Sony has their BetaCam-D out now which is a fully compatible 16:9 R/G/B system. Expensive as h**l, but, with the full DigiCam installation, is capable of 1100…
Glenn, that is Paint Shop Pro available as PSP.ZIP from the Graphics Support forum (GO GRAPHSUP) library 5 "Paint Programs", I think . It is a Windows PC mode type of program that will use the resources available through Windows. I've done some printing of freeze frames extracted from the…
Jerry, "that ideology holds true throughout the world of video measurements and specs", without a doubt. I learned the hard way to take the "lab measurments" and "expert's recommendations" with a grain of salt. Real world hands on looks like the final decider that is most important.
Jerry, on your "all the specs and measurements in the world won't matter, if the picture looks like crap", that pretty much summarizes anything that could be said about it . Vince
Jerry, on your "I'll post my findings on the UVW's as I go, if you or anyone else is interested", would be quite interested in knowing how they perform in real world service. Thanks for any and all information you can provide. This may be the best way to get…
Hilary, or one could use a full field PLUGE in place of the SMPTE bars for this setting. Vince
Jerry, on your "Betacam SP dubs to VHS very nicely", I sure hope it will do more than that . Been looking seriously at it here too, but will probably hold off for a while. Any pointers on things to look out for? I am looking for another ten thousand…
Jerry, now that you mention it, I hadn't even noticed that it went to a monthly. Well, maybe times will get better for them since they have had some really good stuff in the past. I'd kind like to see some really good open and honest discussions on the merits…
Jerry, I've noticed that a number of the ones that I usually get have been kind of dropping in content and advertising. Wonder if there is a "new year" slump going on. There wasn't as much there as has been in the past, but I have faith that it will…
Jerry, appologies for that misdirect on the MPEG card. Guess I missed that one . For Berry, I noted an advert in the latest Desk Top Video World magazine on this item from a company called Xingit with a voice number of (800) 2-XINGIT (I just hate it when they…
Charles, oops! Without thinking I did that and, of course, the reference was to the UG-88, UC-260 type which mate with the UG-1094 connectors. Common type of connector used on video equipment as opposed to the RCA phono types found on consumer equipment for video/sync signals. Appologies if my reference…
Josie, look for NEWS12.JPG now public in library 11 here. It is a freeze frame extraction that is chroma keyed from some recent work with the camera. Vince
Nate, that averaging built into the F-100s is also one of the best features that exists for killing noise in a bad tape (without too much motion, that is) and for the stills that come down on the InterSats. Of course, excessive levels can reall do strange things to a…
Josie, I'll put something up and shoot you a note as soon as it goes public. Do you want it in the standard Amiga 752 x 480 size or something else? Vince
Nate, had to sit here and think about that question a minute . I assume you are talking about the Panasonic machines, right? If so, I could pull the service manual and give you specifics, but the general of it was to remove a delay line in the chroma path,…
Jerry, know exactly what you mean about getting burnt on the formats. We used U-Matic for years and, on advice from a "friend", picked up on some Panasonic S-VHS decks to see what they were capable of. Did a bit of editing with them only to run into that "what's…
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#Framestore CNNDB
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Josie, thanks for the comments on it. I could stick one up from the camera if you want, but it isn't all that much different other than staying R/G/B through the chain. Actually, any good 3/4 U-Matic SP machine should be able to give as much or better. The smear…
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David, as Jerry and Peter pointed out, the monochrome (Y channel) specifications for S-VHS format are superior (typically 5 mHz or 400 lines resolution compared to around 4.375 mHz or 350 lines for U-Matic SP), however there is a lot more to it than just getting high frequency Y information…
Jerry, thanks for the info on that. I wasn't aware that the L1 was that good, but will try to find out some more about it. Oh yes, just so I don't forget, best of the holiday season to you and yours. Y'all have a safe one. Vince
Jerry, any comments on which decks (Hi-8) in the pro/semi-pro market are best at dealing with drop out compensation (DOC)? One of the things I like about the U-Matic SP format and BVU-950 machines . I am impressed with the EVW-3000 Hi-8 camcorder though. Almost as good as a BetaCam…
Jerry, when you put the ground rod in, (don't laugh, here) be sure to use an AC millivolt meter and take a measurement between it and the existing cold water pipe ground prior to tieing your equipment into it. Reason is to verify that there aren't any ground currents (common…
Jerry, that specific size was what was available and nothing more. The key was in using the coax for an electrically short connection to eliminate RFI problems. Kind of a shielded ground wire back to the earth. A 50 foot run to the cold water pipe using this gives the…
Jerry, if you do, be sure to isolate everything from the mains ground to avoid a potential ground loop or tie that mains ground buss directly into it as the distribution with an electrically short connection. Luck to ya as I know first hand what a PITA stray garbage in…
Jerry, sorry about that . Guess I'm so used to individual components that I forgot about the TBC being an integrail part of the Amiga system. Well, if the Amiga is floating from ground, you could give that a try but I'd think that the shields on the cables would…
Jerry, try this one for giggles; The TBC has a three pin grounded plug feeding the power supply, right? If so, stick a "cheater" on it to lift that pin from the mains ground and try putting it in the loop. I have piece of Panasonic trash that I have…
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