CompuServe Messages

Vern – The DPS system is a total system unto itself. It is designed to record animation sequences directly to hard disk and then play them back in real time. So basically you render your animation to disk in say a targa format, then push it through the DPS board which puts it in their format which can then be played back in realtime. This also give you the opportunity to do an unlimited number of first generation dubs. These animations can then be archived on standard tape backup like the Colorado. And as I said it has S-Video, NTSC and Component out. And the good thing is you don't have to burn tape until your ready to, don't have to rent a deck to test your animations, and because it plays back in real-time, you can pop into a production house for 10 or 15 minutes and quickly lay your animation to tape and get out fast. This can save you big bucks! Typically each frame takes 7 seconds or more to put to tape the conventional way, this may not sound like a long time but it adds up fast. Plus you don't need a controller. They also have a Time Base Corrector with which you can do rotoscoping should you be interested in the future. And their board gen-locks to house sync so you'll have a stable picture when transferring to tape. This may be a really good way for you to go for the type of things you're doing, and would be a useful tool regardless of the direction you may decide to go in the future. Call them up and have them send you some literature. I think you'll get excited! -John PS. It has variable speed playback and can hold 3 to 5 minutes of animation!