#Toaster –> DCTV
I have read that DCTV can be an alternative to a single-frame VCR for
producing Video Toaster (Lightwave 3D) animations.
From what I understand, it is possible to convert Toaster images to
DCTV format, then string the DCTV-format images together with animation
software and play the resulting ANIM out through DCTV. I also understand
that there is some loss in quality in going from Toaster-format to DCTV
format.
Questions:
1. How big are DCTV-format files? Toaster framestores are each
722K…at that size, we're going to have to buy several new hard disks just
to store ten-fifteen seconds of animation. We hope DCTV-format files are
much smaller.
2. How serious is the quality loss? Are we talking "Great becomes
good" or "Great becomes fair" or "Great becomes lousy"?
3. What does DCTV output? RF, composite, RGB, or something else? (We
are getting very good at buying boxes from Radio Shack to convert one to
the other)
4. Finally, what have I missed about this whole process? A
play-by-play overview, from someone who has done it, would be very valuable
in correcting my misconceptions and filling in my areas of ignorance (which
are many).
Please don't hesitate to answer in words of one syllable or less. You
could fill a library with the things I don't know about all this stuff.
Thanks, Don