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#SMPT/Time Code

    20-Mar-88 00:08:38
Sb: #114560-#SMPT/Time Code
Fm: Mike Berro 73267,3361
To: roger thomas 73557,552
Roger, Sorry. A "Window Dub" is where time code is super-imposed onto the live video in a window (i.e. usually surrounded wit black to make the numbers easy to read). It is easy to create a "window" on the Amiga, and have the video appear only in that area (it is what the genlock does), but it is NOT possible to "shrink" or otherwise manipulate the external video without first digitizing it. There is at least one real-time digitizer available for the Amiga, "Live!". I don't know if they have the software for what you want yet, but it is doable. Remember though, whenever you digitize any video image, you get some degradation of picture quality, and the results on the Ami are (so far) obvious compared to live video. Of course, you also get some neat effects like false coloring, pixelizing, etc. —Mike