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Parris, Although I'm not able to attend the SIGGRAPH show I've been talking to many of these companies with the exception of Truevision whom understandably seems to have lost my number…he..he..that's another story though. Bottom Line is…I'm still convinced Matrox Illuminator Pro is the way to go right now. The other details still need to be worked out as far as Rotoscoping and use of the Movie-Xpress JPEG cards as well as the DPS product. I think Steve Ormonde had a good point when he said: " Remember when VGA to NTSC converters first came out at an affordable price? The first few out the chute, like the original Willow and USVideo's, were worthless compared to the ones made just a year later. Point being, maybe we should stick to todays proven technology. Just a thought…" I'm excited about the "Newer items but…." Here's my Current order of importance: * I need a good in-house VTR, will most likley purchase the Panasonic AG 7750 w/AG-F700 Time Code Generator/Reader. * Add to that the Animation Commander by Drastic Technologies for VTR Control. * Absolutly Positivley Purchase the Matrox Illuminator Pro. * The Exabyte 8500 Tape Drive "External version". * The ASDG Abekas Driver allowing reads and writes to digital video tapes in the Abekas Digital Disk recorder Format. See Exabyte. * Plus some "extra" items such as INSCRIBER titling Software , HiRes QFX Etc. Of Course your list may vary depending on your current hardware and software purchases. I've got pretty much everything else I could ever need. ( I know That statement is gonna bite me later! <BG> ) ""Honest I really don't need to spend any more money for the business right now…."What's that dear…new sideing for the house?"….Uh..Higher resale value.. Uh….Sure..Sure…Right after I get the VTR Paid for.""<G R & D> James M. Murphy