Non Linear Edit H/dsks
03-Feb-95 00:16:36
Sb: #2538-Non Linear Edit H/dsks
Fm: Virtually Real 75057,1041
To: Thomas H. Giebink 75573,3541
For what it is worth, I have found the following combo to be the best value for
my money and the type of work I do:
he alternative to this type of thing is something like a Personal Animation
Recorder/TBC-IV combo. The are standard ISA devices but do not rely on the bus
to handle video information. They are processors in amongst themselves and
only use the bus to receive instructions from your operating system.
752×480, 60 field per second capture is standard with this combo irregardless
of what computer you are running them in. Albiet, this solution is a tad more
expensive than, say, a $500.00 capture card but depending on what quality of
output you wish to attain, it is money well spent. Biggest problem with
standard capture cards (just my opinion) is their compatiblity (or lack
thereof) with whatever video accellerator you happen to have. While there is
supposed to be the VESA 1.2 standard as well as a standard feature connection,
the slightest anomolie an a video card's bios or driver can cause problems.
I use the PAR/TBC combo everyday for everything from 3D animation to
rotoscoping and playing around with the latest video's of my two year old.
Just throwing my opinion into the pot 🙂
Dean Oliver
Virtually Real