Path: utzoo!dciem!king From: king@dciem.UUCP (Stephen King) Newsgroups: comp.graphics Subject: Re: WORM drives as animation output devices Message-ID: <2576@dciem.UUCP> Date: 9 Dec 87 13:14:01 GMT Article-I.D.: dciem.2576 Posted: Wed Dec 9 08:14:01 1987 References: <17231@glacier.STANFORD.EDU> Reply-To: king@dciem.UUCP (Stephen King) Organization: D.C.I.E.M., Toronto, Canada Lines: 19 Keywords: videodisk animation single-frame recording Summary: In article <17231@glacier.STANFORD.EDU> jbn@glacier.UUCP writes: > > Anyone trying to use a WORM drive as a buffering medium for the creation >of video one frame at a time? A WORM drive designed for data probably uses SCSI interface. Not enough bandwidth for moving video images. Teac makes a laser video WORM system that will do the job, but the price is somewhat prohibitive for most people ( >$20,000 for the recorder, >$100 each disc (Canadian dollars)). The discs from the Teac system are not playable on anyone elses equipment. McDonnell-Douglas builds a write-once laser FILM recorder which uses a photographic medium. This is a transmission system, instead of reflection, and the discs are floppy. Again, the price is high, although the media should be cheaper, and it's not compatible with anything else. ...sjk -- * Defence & Civil Institute * ...!{utzoo | mnetor}!dciem!king * of Environmental Medicine * Stephen J King - Simulation & Training Group - (416) 635-2149