Brainstorming
CM>> I am looking for a way to capture 30 secs. of black & white video CM>>
(NTSC) and store it in RAM (or some other type of storage that has no CM>>
mechanical parts).
CM>> (It's not the cost I'm worried about … it's the real-estate consumed
Well, since you say it doesn't have to be for the Amiga, and you're not
worried about price… I saw a board at Comdex last fall that did exactly
what you're referring to (I think). The only part I'm not sure of is does
it hold in ram, or on disks.
It captures video as Fractal images. Holds something like 30 minutes on
one 720K floppy. The demo they were showing was Casablanca in B&W (of
course), full motion, using about a 5" rectangle in the middle of the
screen. Sort of like watching an LCD screen. I wasn't impressed at first
until I realized it wsan't a 20 second loop. It also does full screen
stuff. However, it's PC only, and the board runs about $50,000.
If you're really interested, I'll dig out my Comdex handbook from last year
and look it up for you.