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#Toaster Y/C?

    16-Nov-93 02:27:33
Sb: #68422-#Toaster Y/C?
Fm: Wayne Cole 76370,621
To: Jim Broek 71570,1413
Any Composit to Y/C decoder and Y/C to composite encoder is a potential solution for you. However, the Y/C Plus does both, connects to the Toaster internally (so I believe it is actaully a Y/C to D2 and D2 to Y/C converter) and requires a Zorro slot. Video processing by Faroujda Labs. The Nova Y/C card only decodes the Toaster output to Y/C. Your inputs would still be composite. I believe the DPS PCA has the capacity to deliver Y/C in and out as well as Y/R-Y/B-Y. It likewise requires a Zorro slot. The Y/C ++ is sorta back to the external encoder/decoder pair idea except it is all in one box, and is external to the Amiga with its own plug-in-the-wall power supply. The last three, I think< rely on adaptive comb filtering whereas the Y/C plus has proprietary Faroujda filtering ans seperation logic on board. Spec wise the Y/C plus is a tad better than thge Y/C ++ and I have nos spec sheets on the others. The differences, I think are probably down in the noise below shich the human eye could detect a diffrernce. Everything mentioned above except Y/C ++ and standard encoder decoder boxes go in the machine, and that could be a consideration for a 4000 system. Last point. If the footage is shot with a dirty, maladjusted, low res camera, or your feeders are out of alignment, dirty or worn, adding Y/C to you system will only make the problems much easier to spot – it won't cure then or put back resolution that is not there to start with. wmc – via Autopilot!