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Desktop Video

    20-Jun-93 14:09:56
Sb: #31893-Desktop Video
Fm: Miguel Chavez 71573,1521
To: Ron Legro 75136,2066
Well, I can tell you that since Quicktime is frame-size relative, the smaller your quicktime frame size, the easier to capture 30-FPS. At it's smallest size, (about the size of a postage stamp) I could swear I got about 30 fps, no problem. This was also at 8 bit. When I switched over to 24 bit, it slowed a bit. Keep in mind though, that what you're talking about is the frame rate that QUICKTIME can produce, something that the spigot has no part in. If I were to buy one of those $5000 quicktime accellerator boards, I could get near 30 FPS, full screen (in the mac, that's a 16" full screen, I believe), 24-bit on any nubus capable mac. (II series, centris, quadra, etc) Going back to something the spigot DOES do, its 24 bit capture was FANTASTIC! It seemed to all depend on the quality of camera you employed (or LD, VCR, etc). For $300 (what the spigot costs approx.), I would buy it simply for that capability. Miguel ——– AP, AP, and away!