Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!ginosko!uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!tektronix!psueea!parsely!agora!billsey From: billsey@agora.UUCP (Bill Seymour) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Video Encoders Message-ID: <1639@agora.UUCP> Date: 26 Sep 89 01:41:16 GMT References: <677@orange6.qtp.ufl.edu: Distribution: na Organization: Advanced Solutions, Hillsboro, OR Lines: 61 From article <677@orange6.qtp.ufl.edu:, by sutherla@qtp.ufl.edu (scott sutherland): : : QUESTION(s) ONE: I thought that, since we have interlace, it : WAS NTSC!! Is the problem that I need to : convert from non-composite to composite?? : What does this mean??? NTSC includes color... That may be what they're talking about. The Video out jack on the back of a 2000 is monochrome only. The encoder you're asking about will be used to translate the RGB signal into a NTSC compatible composite signal. : : QUESTION(s) TWO: I purchased a CMI Video encoder for my Amy. : INFO rates this as the best available encoder : that they actually tested. However, they state : that there is a CMI VI-500 and a VI-2000. : I have used mine somewhat and gotten reasonable : results (except for bursts of what appears to : be RF noise when I start recording), so I never : looked closely at the box. I just did last : night and I have the CMI VI-500!!! But I have : been using it on my Amy 2000. The bursts of noise are probably caused by hits on the +12V power during floppy or hard disk accesses. One way you could minimize this is by adding a large capacitor to the +12V near the big power connector and another near the video circuitry. If you don't feel comfortable soldering inside your 2000 *don't* try this! : CAN SOMEONE TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE : VI-500 AND VI-2000? Do I need the 2000 version? : The place where I purchased it has closed. Can : anyone affiliated with CMI (or anyone who plays : one on TV ;^)) tell me the difference and if : I can send in my VI-500 with the original box : and trade it in for a VI-2000? The VI-2000 is simply an internal version of the VI-500. For best video quality you still want to disconnect the monitor from the system, so you would probably be just as well off to keep what you have. The main thing you'd gain with the internal one is a little more desk space. : If no one from CMI is on the net, does anyone out there know how : I can get in touch with them? Well, I'm no longer with CMI, but their net address is: ...tektronix!sequent.UUCP!calvin!{richr|kellym|billc|lillian|stevef} You can direct dial onto their system at (503) 691-2903. I believe you logon as guest and get access to some limited text files and such... BTW, calvin is PCPable, if you're a PCP person. : Thanks, : : Scott Sutherland : sutherla@qtp.ufl.edu -- -Bill Seymour ...tektronix!reed!percival!agora!billsey ...tektronix!sequent.UUCP!calvin!billsey Bejed, Inc. NES, Inc. Northwest Amiga Group At Home Sometimes (503) 691-2552 (503) 246-9311 (503) 656-7393 BBS (503) 640-0842