CompuServe Messages

Greg, >> you _still_ need something to record it onto PMJI, but even with the LVR solution you still need something to record the animation onto. When was the last time you gave a client an LVR disc as final output. Not often, I'd guess <g>. 30 seconds capacity is a bit limiting, though, for the Abekas. If Quickpass materializes on the PC, I think people with that much money ($16k) to spend may see the PVW2800 as the best solution for the money. I've done some provisional calculations (some based on theory, and some on realworld Mac Quickpass evidence) and over a decent long sequence of frames, the quickpass solution with a very fast hardisk may only be 30-40% slower than the same harddisk equipped LVR setup. Some of the vtr disadvantage will be negated by use of quickpass, and obviously, the longer the layoff sequence the better, and the faster the harddisk the better (that applies to the LVR and quickpass). Martin "sticking-his-neck-out" Foster