ANIMATION/GRAPHICS
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Johnathon,
I want to try and do some part-time work creating high-quality graphics and
maybe animations for local producers. This is a government town with quite
a sizeable number of hi-tech companies as well. (Silicon Valley North).
There seems to be quite a bit of industrial/training videos being made and
there are only a couple of studios with high-quality graphics capabilities.
(with prices to match!)
After taking that night course in Single Camera Video Production, I've
decided that I much prefer to work in the post-production areas rather than
out in the field with a camera. Although I must say that it was a very good
course and I learned quite a bit.
First thing I have to do is try and put together a demo tape.
Allan
Allan,
please keep us up to date on your experiences. Like many here, I hope to
do some light freelance work in the future, and am always eager to learn
from others.
Blaq! – via Whap!
Charles,
Well, first off, I've just now gotten a workable hw/sw environment set up.
I bought a used Amiga 2000, a used GVP 3001 board (28MZ/4MB/80MB) and a
used SCSI card (I already have an external SyQuest on my other computer
which I can move around). I've also picked up a used ScanLock genlock (that
handles S-VHS video) and a brand spanking new HAM-E Plus unit.
I'm currently in the manual-reading mode and playing with the HAM-E sw.
Also, I'm working on getting the Genlock and the HAM-E to work together
(waiting for some info from VidTech).
I'm very impressed with the quality of the HAM-E output. When I can get
that quality onto videotape, I think I'll be able to produce some great
graphics at a very affordable price.
I'll keep you posted.
Allan
Allan – looks like the scanlock will work, as long as it has the genlock
cable. We got thru our firsts scanlock experience tuesday – customer got
the genlock cable, everything began working perfectly.
Ben
Amateur Radio Callsign is A A 7 A S
Ben,
What is this genlock cable that you mentioned? Right now, all I have is the
standard RGB cables that came with both the Scanlock and the HAM-E. Are you
talking about a different cable between the Scanlock and the HAM-E? Or
between the Amiga and the HAM-E? Or both?
The only problem that I have right now is random bands of static coming
thru in the display with both units active. Customer Support at VidTech
said that they thought there were some jumpers in the HAM-E that could
solve that (he once had an old HAM-E in there) but I can't find anything in
the manual about that. Would this genlock cable solve that problem?
Thanks,
Allan
Yes, I beleive it would. It is a special cable that we have Redmond Cable
in Washington make for us. It's costs $30.00 (from either us or Redmond)
and what it essentially does is separates each Amiga signal from the others
in the cable with an intersticial ground line. This reduces coupling
between the signals, which is what causes the static you are seeing.
Ben
Amateur Radio Callsign is A A 7 A S
That sounds like what I need. I'll call on Monday and order it from you.
Can't wait to get this system purring!
Allan
Allan, I know that some early HAM-E's had problems with genlocks; and Black
Belt came out with a special 'genlock' cable to help problem. I gather it
was a flat, ribbon cable rather than a round cable. You might make sure
that you have the flat cable with your HAM-E unit? Or call BlackBelt for
genlock/HAM-E advice. They are very good with support.
–jp–seattle–
John,
thanks for the info about the genlock cable – Ben just mentioned it and I
just asked him some questions about it.
Nope, I don't have the flat cable I have the round one. Sounds like it
might be the solution to my problem.
Thanks,
Allan
Allan–
I went the same route as you a couple years back, but with little
result. People here are damned conservative; we had troubles hooking up
Amigas to studio equipment (afraid of damage…!). Be prepared for all
sorts of prejudice about Amigas. If you can simply send a client a tape
instead of hooking into his studio (which is often necessary) avoid
mentioning the Amiga if possible. I know, it sounds crummy, but the
prejudice on the part of video professionals is astounding.
Jonathan
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Johnathon,
That's an interesting point about Amiga prejudice amongst video
professionals. I would have thought it would have been the other way around
given the Amiga's forte is graphics.
Allan