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SGI "Jaleo"
Message #5621
Jaleo is a new high end, non-linear editor from Chyron. It has a professional looking interface but, of all things, it doesn't have a character generator. Ah, marketing. Chyron is of course known for their professional CG products. I guess they think they can keep selling their old CG products…
William: >> There is two different types of compressions (Cinepak and Animation) used for the quicktime digital video.
>> if you can keep the quality high on the first encoding [it} isn't a too significant loss>real-time MPEG encoders are $15k+ while a good M-JPEG board is going to be a few grand.
John: >>Theoretically, once you get the (video) data to a digital form, it can be converted from any format to any format.
One of my favorite stories about this is of a member of our local Hi-8 Users Group. He had a program idea that he thought he could sell to a commercial TV station for an after prime time time slot. His pilot was all shot and edited in Hi-8, so…
Smart Video Rec. Pro
Message #5381
Bernard: It took me a day to confirm, but the Smart Video Recorder Pro_IS_still being sold by Intel. And very successfully so. I suspect that somehow in your communication with Intel that the SVRP was confused with the Action Media II card. That product, jointly developed by Intel and IBM,…
Titling Help Please
Message #5354
John: >>Is an MPEG card simply for playing Video disks
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…
#VM Lite–Helpful Tips?
Message #5119
Bill: >>Although we do like the A-Wipes, the proliferation of editing systems seems to have proven that almost any effect or transition is easy to overuse–no doubt leading some viewers to early retinal detachment.
Hank: Sounds like a great idea! Since we're both in New England we ought to get together some time. Do you have a "job" idea that would cover some of the various aspects of editing? It turns out that next week we'll be finishing a review of Media 100, Avid…
Bill: >>In terms of straight editing, the LITE version has about all most folks want anyway–at least for linear editing purposes.
Video Machine vs Toaster
Message #5094
Bob: Sorry, perhaps I wasn't clear.. >>Why is Play introduceing a product in the same room with the competion I dont know..
Michael: NewTek had a press conference Sunday before NAB that I missed attending another press conference. I did attend their "public/customer conference" later the same day. Since it was for the public, I guess I shouldn't feel too bad writing about it… There were a couple discouraging aspects. First, they…
Henry: Sorry, but that sounds like a Toaster bias to me. The $35,000 system that Charlie White reviewed for DV was a rack-mountable, turnkey system including computer, monitors, studio control box, 9GB storage, jog shuttle, sound card, cables, and that illusive CG , in addtition the board set. The board…
Ron: I'd say you're on the right track. >>Goal is as close to VHS quality as possible. I am looking for suggestions: am i on the right track, comments, problems re: Miro DC1 or Premier? How much more ram is adequate? Upgrade SS Pro? Options? I would like to get…
Bob: >> I think DVision Pro is overpriced but others might disagree saying the working enviornment and speed makes it easier to work with.
I got the pen from you. You and I did business at Comdex in Nov. 1993 while I was doing marketing and arranging trade shows for Fast Electronic. If I recall, I rented a few computer monitors from you for the show though PCT was just getting into NTSC monitors…
#Future of DTV?
Message #4754
Henry: >>PMFJI – But I was wondering if you are the same Jeff Sauer who went on a cruise in the Manhattan harbour last summer?
>>Actually, I believe that the Snappy card…
I don't know, but those would be my bets.
I'm jumping in here to say that my high expectation for PCI bus solutions at NAB led to big disappointment. PCI is not worth waiting for in the short term. Like almost all other highly anticipated and hyped technology, this looks like it will take some time to work up…
JH: As I understand it, service bureaus, the good ones anyway, are using often times proprietary software encoding systems. So I don't know where to direct you. I'm curious myself and will try to do some more research. Jeff Sauer
There was kind of an exciting announce about Snappy at NAB. Play has given the distribution of Snappy to Minolta. I think that is a pretty good endorsement of the the Snappy product. Minolta says they expect to sell 25,000 in the first year. For Play this creates a cash…
Jeff: Sorry, but I don't think the Movie Machine is the choice here. As John Soberheim points out "The Movie Machine is a one slot solution when purchased without the optional M-JPEG module." Problem is, you gotta have that M-JPEG module to do what you want. As John Small points…
J.H: Try MPEG. That will require additional hardware, but that's the trade off. TV-quality and CD-ROM are almost a contradiction with software. Why? Data rates. CD-ROMs can only move so much data at a time. Quality video images require more than that. There are three things that determine quality video:…
Tim: You were right the first time. France is on SECAM. (like with all French culture: "Something Entirely Contrary to the American Method"). I don't know who was saying PAL-M, but it isn't right. Or maybe PAL-M is used in France, but it is not the broadcast standard. Jeff Desktop…
#Duck compression?
Message #4561
Arnold: >>Has anyone heard of this video compression scheme called Duck or Duc or Duk or something like that. Rumour is full screen full motion no hardware assist? Just trying to confirm the unsubstantiated….
Willliam: This is an interesting problem and I'd like to be able to follow your progress. I'm not sure I have much of an answer, but I tend to agree that the problem sounds like a keyframe issue. Naturally, if a new graphic starts before a keyframe, there will be…
John: The FWB Bench Test is widely regarded as an industry standard. It is actually a suite of several tests including sustained read and sustained write. You'll want to be careful though, the Bench Test gives an overall rating for a drive after it performs its 6 (?) different tests.…
Tim: PMJI, and this issue may be dated as I have had little time on the forum in the last week, but D/Vision (formally TouchVision) is really a software company. Their CineWorks and D/Vision Pro products have been using the Intel/IBM Action Media II as their hardware foundation. And it…
John: Waiting for NAB may well be prudent. They'll be announcements at NAB (and Comdex later in April), including from both of those "low cost champions." Jeff
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Patrick: Welcome back!! Good to see you ranting again about the virtues of DT:-))) The more important question, though, is how are things on the home front. Twins are in!! Congratulations!! Are they able to come home yet or will that take some time? Have you slept yet? Jeff Just…
Thomas: You've asked a number of questions dealing with differing issues. I'll a little confused as to what you're primary problem is. >> 2) Also, on playback I consistently get substantial frame drops even when I drop no frames during digitization. Why?
Warren: >> the Vidiola Premium or the Video Blaster…Would the average person watching the videos produced by the cards consider the results to be inferior?
Vincent: Thanks for the response. I do have a couple of questions though.. >>MPEG go even further by recording the delta to the delta and/or also considering all the frames/deltas.
John: The announcement I alluded to earlier was that Grass Valley Group will be OEMing the Data Translation Media 100. GVG will be selling a completely configured Media 100 (ie. CPU, hard drives, controller card, and a deck, I might imagine) presumably as part of a larger GVG system. I…
Tim: >>Have the throughput and artifacting issues I've been reading so much about on this forum been solved? Or is it that they're only evident w/mid-level equipment (i.e., equipment that small businesses/ individuals can afford)?
Dean: I might also add that it's not quite right to say T-Cal is done on all drives. There is a move now toward what are called embedded servo drives. These drives will keep reference information on each of the platters and therefore eliminate the need for all platters to…
Tim: I'd have to agree with John, 5-10 years is too long. I've heard numbers from SMPTE people that suggest that even today more than 60% of all off-line editing is done on a non-linear system. Non-linear on-line editing use, both industrial and professional, is nowhere near that mark but…
Dean: Let me jump in in support of the consumer. Maxtor does have an "AV" drive, BUT their "AV" does not stand for audio video or audio/visual or any other "AV" from any high school equipment prep room. No, it is with true marketing insight that Maxtor has created an…
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Vincent: Thanks for the correction on the P-frames. I was trying to keep it too simply. I have a question for you or anyone else. MPEG and M-JPEG are both based on the JPEG spec. I know it is simplistic to say the M-JPEG captures 30 JPEG frames per second…
Richard: >> How bad is a recompress of an m-JPEG using an avi software codec?
Richard: Perhaps I can start to answer some of your questions… >>Of course this makes you wonder why they sell boards with hardware compression on the fly on input, but it does look nice on promo copy on the outside of the box. .>I spoke to Adobe and they "suggested"…
Dick: >>I read someone's review last fall in one of the cs forums about a new multi-media-type magazine that was to be published called PC PRESENTATIONS PRODUCTIONS. Has anyone seen any issues? I haven't, thought maybe it was just a trial balloon to see how many people responded. Then again…
Tim: IBM and Panasonic are good ones. I've used the Panasonic and thought it was terrific. The CD-ROM is under the keyboard, with room for a second CD storage compartment. Check Toshiba too. I know they have at least a luggable with a CD-ROM drive.
The Movie Line from Fast
Message #3043
Joel: >>I'd like to hear from you if you have had any experience with The Movie Line from Fast Electronics. Does it capture and output Hi8/SVHS quality? What other PC based editor are you using and what do you recommend. The Movie Machine is composite in and composite out only.…
Jon…Tim: >>I have seen the add for Video Michine Lite. I also have seen an add for CineWorks do they con pair? < >I don't know much about CineWorks, so I couldn't advise you. Does anyone else reading this thread know? VM-Lite and Cineworks are not really that similar. Video…