Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!cbmvax!mikeb From: mikeb@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (Mike Brenner SW) Newsgroups: rec.video,comp.sys.amiga,comp.graphics Subject: Re: Videotape single frame recording Message-ID: <1140@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP> Date: Thu, 18-Dec-86 08:45:48 EST Article-I.D.: cbmvax.1140 Posted: Thu Dec 18 08:45:48 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 19-Dec-86 07:00:51 EST References: <5331@ukma.ms.uky.csnet> Reply-To: mikeb@cbmvax.UUCP (Mike Brenner SW) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 17 Xref: mnetor rec.video:164 comp.sys.amiga:919 comp.graphics:90 In article <5331@ukma.ms.uky.csnet> sean@ukma.ms.uky.csnet (Sean Casey) writes: > >Single frame video tape recording...does it exist? I'd like to try some >animation on a Commodore Amiga by generating frames and recording them >one at a time to videotape. They will take too long to generate in real >time (ray tracing). Almost every VCR manufacturer makes a unit that will >play back frame by frame, but how about recording frame by frame? Perhaps >a camcorder would have this feature. > >Sean While there are several professional models that provide this capability, their price tags are high. Sony has a new SuperBeta "home" unit that has this capability. I don't know the model# but it lists for around $1300. Plus, it has audio capability as well allowing about 30hrs of audio from what I hear. Mike