CompuServe Thread

I have borrowed my friend's Color Splitter by Sunrize, and as promised, here is a quick report based on two hours use with Digi-View and my camcorder: The unit consists of a small beige box that hooks up between your video source and digitizer. The front panel features knobs for saturation and hue and a 3-way toggle switch for R, G, and B. The back has RCA type jacks for video-in, video-out and one labled 'L' (for luminance, I guess). This one can be used either for output to a composite monitor, or in combination with the video-in jack, as an SVHS connector. Also on the back panel is a 9-pin connector for Perfect Vision users which, when connected with PV, automates the RGB toggling process. The unit worked well with my camcorder and D-V, eliminating the cumbersome color wheel. The rub, of course, is that it must have a color signal to begin with. Those who use D-V with high resolution B/W cameras will find the unit worthless. Perfect Vision users might be disappointed in the fact that it must be used with a still image, such as a vcr still-frame. I was pleased with the results I got using the camcorder, D-V and the Color Splitter. In the short time I've had to play with it I have achieved better results than with the color wheel. I attribute this mostly to the fact that the color wheel filters cut the light level considerably, while the Color Splitter does not. It apears to let you digitize with less light. I would love to try it with a high resolution color video camera!