Targa vs ATvista
Rick,
(no, I'm not John). The Panasonic is preferred, and will probably
hold up better. While the Targa+ has VGA pass-thru for a single-monitor
solution, this still requires a separate VGA card. The VGA portion is not
recordable to video (unless passed through from a Truevision VideoVGA). In
addition, almost everybody uses (and Truevision recommends) a 2-monitor
setup, which you'd need for 3D Studio anyway. If you're not doing any
video effects, such as snap transitions, etc. the Targa+ 16/32 would be
great, giving you 24-bit color and 8-bit video blend effects. The Targa+
64 is of greater value in other forms of video production, not for
animation.
Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates