Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!usc!henry.jpl.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!gryphon!crash!root From: root@crash.cts.com (Super user) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: LIVE! digitizer Message-ID: <206@crash.cts.com> Date: 15 Aug 89 17:16:34 GMT Organization: Crash TimeSharing, El Cajon, CA Lines: 41 Network Comment: to #2171 by stevel@tybalt.caltech.edu C'mon Steve! "Does this broadcast camera output good NTSC?" What the heck do you mean by that? Of course it does. It wouldn't be a broadcast camera if if didn't. I can tell you right now (being in the video profession as a *PROFESSIONAL cameraman [no weddings!]) that the broadcast camera's on the market usually run a good $40,000.00 and up and *ALL* output a perfect RS170a NTSC broadcastable signal. Now, let's get to the Amiga hardware. I've found that most of the people producing these Video Digitizers don't know their butts from a hole in the ground when it comes to Video. I've been to several Ami-Expo's and have yet to see anyone running a framebuffer or any other video capture/manupulation equipment that had any *REAL* video knowledge. Almost EVERY manufacturer was touting either a VHS or 8mm camcorder. Now tell me THEY output broadcast quality video. I can tell you right now..they don't, and that's a fact! What makes you think the people who produced LIVE! know anything about video in the real broadcast world? I would lay a bet that the LIVE! you have looks great to you because you've probably not experienced what a *REAL* Video capture board can do. Try taking a look as some TARGA or VISTA outputs and tell me that LIVE! is anything more than a waste of money. Granted, maybe the images from the LIVE! look ok to the guy who wants to capture some images of his family picnic, but don't even thing about using these things in real world video. I wish some of these manufacturers would wise up and produce a REAL capture board someday so that the Amiga will share the spotlight with some of the Mac & IBM video using community. I believe that the LIVE! has it's problems and I believe what the other gentleman had to say because I could tell from his post that he at least knew a bit about the world of video and lame capture boards for the Amiga. -- Bob Lindabury _________________________ Pro-Graphics 201/469-0049 __________________________ UUCP: crash!pro-graphics!bobl | ProLine: bobl@pro-graphics InterNet: crash!bobl@pro-graphics.cts.com | CServe: 70347,2344 ARPA/DDN: crash!pro-graphics!bobl@nosc.mil | AppleLink: Graphics3D ___________ ____________ Raven Enterprises - 25 Raven Ave. Piscataway, NJ 08854