#SVO-9600
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The controller I recomend is any of the V-LAN compatible controllers. An
Animax starts at a list of $1250.00. A V-LAN Express starts at a list of
$750.00. I know the V-LAN works with the 9600 perfectly. It also works with
the Videomedia Fast Pass option as well. This is similar to Quick Pass by DQ.
I don't suggest other controllers because your limiting future growth for more
money. Doesn't make sense.
L.
Sounds like V-LAN is where I should look. Thanks for the info.
Michael B.
Anytime.
L.
Larry,
>> Fast Pass option
When did this come out? Is it extra or is it part of the driver set?
Ang
I was on the phone with Videomedia today, and Fast Pass is not out for the PC
yet, only Mac (Grrrrrhg!). The person I spoke with stated it was against
company policy to talk about stuff that wasn't there yet. Sounds familiar, huh
<g>? The Mac version goes for @ $1000, I think.
John Tissavary (La Luna cie)
John
>> MAC version only
So there's nothing new there … Diaquest has had that capability for some time
on the MAC side.
Ang
Nothing new at all, unfortunately. Diaquest has been promising Quickpass for
PC's for some time now, and a lot of people are axiously awaiting it (and
rightly so). Me, I'm about to go the V-LAN route, unless someone does a good
job convincing me why the 'controller' way would be better than V-LAN. Larry
Rask said the V-LAN version of Quickpass (I can't remember its name) will be
out sometime this winter.
Regards,
John Tissavary (La Luna cie)
John,
>> goi'g V-LAN route
I think that's a good descission _especially_ if you have any intent at all to
do video editing as well in the future. Their Windows based editing software
is supposed to be nice.
Ang
Thanks for the reply. It's always kind of scary for me to venture into unknown
hardware territory. I always appreciate someone jumping in and giving me their
opinion. I saw a coupon in Desktop Vidow World for a free demo version of OZ
that was supposedly fully functional. I would send away for it, but I'll only
have one deck for the time being.
John Tissavary (La Luna cie)
PS: Can't wait for Fast Pass (either it's the name for V-LAN's quickpass or
it's the name for our bus passes here in San Francisco <g>), should be out for
the PC sometime before '94.
JT
I would go for thee Oz anyway .. atleast with the transmitter installed .. you
could play with the interface and see what'll do
Ang
Yeah, I was thinking it would be worth it. I could always rent another deck to
see if I would want to do post myself sometimes.
Regards,
John Tissavary (La Luna cie)
John,
What is "Fast Pass"? Is it some sort of way to speed-up or eliminate pre-roll?
Bailey
Bailey,
>> What is "Fast Pass"? Is it some sort of way to speed-up or eliminate
pre-roll? >>
PMJI, I think it's an American football term. Also common in rugby <g,d&r>.
Actually, it's also a trade name for the method of laying more than one frame
per preroll/edit/postroll/rewind sequence. You don't eliminate preroll you just
do less of them. In the "quickpass" incarnation, you do a pre layoff test over
a sampling of frames where the software checks how fast your
hardisk/framebuffer combo loads a frame from your sequence. Say it takes 3
seconds for the longest. The software then calculates multiple locations where
it can do an edit, in this case every 3 seconds = 90 frames. In a 900 frame
sequence (0 to 899) you could get 10 (or 11) edits per pass. First pass frames
might be: 0,89,179,269,359…899. The next pass would involve a rewind and
preroll and another 10 frames layed (1,90,180…810). This is obviously a very
efficient way of doing frame-by-frame layoff, _if_ you have a fast hardisk
_and_, especially, a long sequence to layoff.
It is only on the MAC now in a seperate App. It will be available on the PC
soon. We not sure whether it will be Windows / DOS first. Probably somewhere
around 4th quarter. It will also be a seperate app.
L.
Larry,
Sounds good. When you have a good beta and a projected ship date, geet me a
copy for review and we'll put it in the newsletter.
Ang
Great. I'll let you know when we're ready.
L.