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TARGA 2000

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#121478From: Scott LawrenceSep 1, 1994 1:41 AM

Paul, I'm trying to get the same info…. Let's compare notes! -Scott Lawrence

#121748From: Ian KelsallSep 2, 1994 12:42 PM

I have a Targa 2K and it' pretty good – even with an IDE disk drive! If you have any specifuc questions ask away ! Regards Ian K.

#121865From: Scott LawrenceSep 3, 1994 3:37 AM

Ian, Thanks for the input. I'm debting between the Targa & the PAR. At this point I'm leaning towards the 2000, although almost everyone online here seems to be partial to the PAR! (I suppose the price difference plays a major factor). Are you using the Targa for Rotoscoping? What size/brand IDE are you using? Can you recommend a dealer? Thanks much! -Scott Lawrence

#121978From: Don LandisSep 3, 1994 10:17 PM

I've seen the targa 2000 and was very impressed with it as a NLE and output device for video clips using Adobe Premier. I have not seen it used for the uses most of us apply to the PAR and the MAX. I asked the people about this and they (Truevision) said the 2000 is primarily being sold as a desktop NLE system for computer video productions. While I thought it has excellent quality I was told that it was only 640X480 square pixel output and the NTSC only had a 640 horizontal resolution. The PAR and MAX are higher. 720 for the MAX and 752 for the PAR. I use a FAST video machine that switches input resolution but the DVE's are only 640 res and I can see the difference. When I asked about using the Targa2000 for broadcast work as opposed to computer video shows the rep said I can get an EDL and use it with my source tapes for an online edit session for true broadcast quality. I've been waiting to hear from someone using the targa2000 to see how they like it for animation output. One thing is certain, it is very clean quality output on computer NLE and played very smoothly.

#122395From: Mark StephensonSep 6, 1994 8:03 PM

Hi Scott, I'm a Truevision, Autodesk multimedia and Sony and Panasonic video reseller. So far I have 2 clients rendering 3DS animations using T2K and the IPAS 3D Star with excellent results. Both clients also have Sony EVO 9650 and can render frame by frame but prefer to use digital rendering directly to compressed JPEG files. What else can I tell you. It's a killer product, but it doesn't work alone – make sure the rest of your system is up to par (pardon the pun).

#122575From: Ian KelsallSep 7, 1994 12:20 PM

Scott, Haven't tried any rotoscoping yet so I can't comment on that. I've used a variety of disks but the standard IDE I used was a HP 240Mb unit and managed a transfer rate of 1200K/sec. Not good enough for Broadcast quality but good enough for most others. You should get better results with a SCSI or the newer Fast-IDE standard. I tried a Maxtor 535Mb SCSI but ony got 800K/sec. Probably because I was only using a 16 bit Adaptec card rather than 32 bit. As for a dealer, where are you ? Regards Ian Kelsall – UK

#122703From: Scott LawrenceSep 7, 1994 8:58 PM

Ian, Thanks for the advice. As for a dealer…I found one locally, but am discouraged by less than stellar reviews. Perhaps I'll wait & see what the PCI version looks like. Scott

#122775From: Accu-WeatherSep 8, 1994 8:13 AM

PMJI Ian, I talked to you in the Truevision forum last week. I was looking for 3DSTAR.?XP. Another question if I may: are there any tga to dvm utilities developed yet that would work from DOS or Windows?

#122827From: CSA/CASep 8, 1994 1:11 PM

Wade, Truevision is in beta on a TGA to DVM converter, running under Windows. It works fine, and you could request it from Truevision if you urgently need it. Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates

#122830From: Accu-WeatherSep 8, 1994 1:46 PM

Thanks Kevin.