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I am planning to download to JVC hr-s900u ($600) and IATech pro/tv-plus ($160)
my 3ds animation via aniplay from my memory. Will this work ? Are these
products and prices about right? All info greatly appreciated.
I can't say anything about the JVC deck, but you might want to consider the
AverKey product from ADDA Technologies Inc. In a recent comparison of VGA to
NTSC products, AverKey produced one of the best video signals, beating out
$1500 scan converters. I don't use it personally, but I've seen how poor signal
quality can affect you output.
You might also want to wait and see what's waiting in the wings in terms of
hard disk playback boards. I recently saw a product called Studio Magic at a
trade show for under $1000 that does MPEG compression. Playback was from a
standard IDE hard drive. This product had a driver for 3ds so you could render
directly to it. The Quality looked very good (352×240, 24 bit 30 frames per
second). You can also sync sound. It wasn't as good as the DSP PAR, but if you
don't need super quality and are on a budget, it may be what you're looking
for.
G.O.
P.S. the product is available now but, they are currently looking for a US
distributor. The company is DRV from Korea.
David,
>> IATech pro/tv-plus
Err… I think that's AITech.
We have one of these little units kicking around. For quick and dirty recording
of flics to video, they're functional, if not real high quality. You probably
want to try loading your flicks into memory, (if you have enough), and keep the
screen resolution down at 640×480 or below. And be sure your video card's
vertical refresh rate is as close to 60hz as you can get. The overscan at this
resolution just about matches perfectly the "safe frame" area in 3DS. And
remember; no small text or fine lines…
John