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Donald – John T. is out of town skiing, lucky devil but maybe I can answer your question. What John is referring to is an Exabyte 8500 or 8505. With this Tape Drive and a driver provided by ASDG which works in a 32 bit application in Windows you can transfer rendered images at 720×486 to an Abekas DDR with conversion done from TGA to YUV and color correction. What is required is an ASPI compliant SCSI controller, the 8500 or 8505, and the ASDG driver and the Windows. The cost is around $3000 total more or less depending on whether you have an ASPI compliant SCSI controller. This does not replace your DQ and 7750 as you will still need them for tests. But with this configuration you can send an 8mm tape to a service bureau and have the animation transferred to the Abekas at D1 quality or Beta SP or any other format the service bureau provides. The ASDG driver also supports a whole range of file formats. ASDG can be contacted at 608/273/6585 for more info. John T. should be back in a few days.