#DV Advice & Qstn/Windows
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I am going to replace my Amiga with an IBM compatible system for
desktop video. My problem is, it is difficult for me to find info on
what a similar system might be. Can anyone recommend a fully
configured system to do titling, frame grabbing, and transtions for
an IBM compatible? I'm looking for something like a Toaster, not
anything fancy and willing to spend $5-7,000 all in (computer and
card/software. Any advice/recommendations would be appreciated.
David:
>I am going to replace my Amiga with an IBM compatible system for desktop
video. My problem is, it is difficult for me to find info on what a similar
system might be. Can anyone recommend a fully configured system to do titling,
frame grabbing, and transtions for an IBM compatible? <
Check out the Fast Video Machine/Video Machine Lite–while it doesn't
have built-in titling or animation software like the Toaster does,
it's capable of "printing to video" titles/animations you generate in
other programs (like your word processor!). It also has a built-in
edit controller and digital frame buffers (serves a similar function
as time base correctors), so you don't have to buy those separately.
David,
Two devices come immediately to mind, the Pinnacle Alladin (very toasterish)
and the Fast Video Machine. Both are excellent products and each has different
strong points. The Fast Video Machine works very well as an edit-controller
and the Alladin's integrated graphics (integrated CG and Paint) as well as its
DVEs just cannot be beat for the price.
-John
Thanks, John. It sounds like the Alladin may be the product to check
out. Any idea if it will work under Windows 95? Also, what is the
difference between Windows NT and other Windows versions? Thanks.
Dave
David,
I am not sure about wether or not the Alladin will work under Windows 95 now,
however by release I am sure that it will. Currently it does not have a
driver for Windows NT, which requires that all hardware devices have a software
driver that does the low-level board I/O (you cannot just poke and peek)
however, an engineer from Pinncale made a statement on the NT forum a while
back that they (he?) was working on it.
Windows NT (New Technology) is kindof like the Unix operating system.
It can be recompiled for a whole number of CPUs, and NT currently
exists on the DEC Alpha, MIPS 44/4600, Intel, and I believe the Power
PC platforms. It's strong points include multi-tasking, built-in
networking, multi-threading and distributed processing. I am sure
there are many more features to NT that I am unaware of as I am
relativly new to it.
-John
oops, I didn't mean that the OS itself "can be recompiled for a whole number of
CPUs" but applications.
-John