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#video card

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#184149From: Jeff ScozzafavaAug 9, 1995 3:47 PM
I am looking for some info on a good video card to playback AVI files at 800×600 full screen and 65k colors. Has anyone heard of the Reel magic card? Who makes it? Also, is there any way to convert from AVI to MPEG files? With an accelerator, would an MPEG file work better than an AVI file for full screen play back? Any info or advice would br greatly appreciated! Thanks, Jeff
#184187From: Angelo Guarino [DTI Inc]Aug 9, 1995 10:16 PM
Jeff, >> playback AVI files at 800×600 full screen and 65k colors<< Video Logic has been selling a hardware assisted AVI accellerator called the 928 MOvie which does an excellent job of accellerating video as well as hardware pixel interpolation so that even a 320×240 AVI looks good full screen. Also, ATI and Diamond have "video" versions of thier products that have DCI support which does effectively the same thing .. but 3DS drivers are lacking. >> convert from AVI to MPEG files?<< XingCD has been shipping for quite a while and does a very nice job of exactly that. Also, there are products like the MARS card which will make MPEG's directly. Ang, President, Dynamic Technologies, Inc. An Autodesk Systems Center for Multimedia in MD