Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!tektronix!tekig5!wayneck From: wayneck@tekig5.TEK.COM (Wayne Knapp) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Computer to VCR? Message-ID: <2745@tekig5.TEK.COM> Date: 9 May 88 21:43:13 GMT References: <880501030428.625908@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA> <832@nunki.usc.edu> <536@jolnet.UUCP> Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or. Lines: 28 Keywords: Genlock, Atari, Antic In article <536@jolnet.UUCP>, rich@jolnet.UUCP (Rich Andrews) writes: > > Yes, this is called genlock. The idea is to take your ST's signal, > >synchronize it with your VCR/TV's signal, and blend the two together. Genlock > > > Neither Antic nor Atari nor anyone else is going to genlock the ST unless > Atari engineering reworks the glue chip. There have been several different > versions of the GLUE chip around and the very first rev. was able to be > genlocked, but that version has not been made in over 2 years. The only > way to genlock it now is with a frame synchronizer (read $5,000). It > appears that Atari does not plan to make the ST genlockable. Maybe > in the "new" machine it will be able to be genlocked "easily". > ... Stuff delete that shows the author is well versed in genlock > > Rich Andrews I saw an add by Pratical Solutions for a RGB to composit video adaptor. I have also heard of a genlock device that takes in any video signal and locks it to another. I forget the name, but I will get the details. As I understand it isn't that expensive (less than $1000, I think) and gives better results that the cheap genlocks that are normally used for Amigas. Note that the Amiga has a more flexible external video sync control than the ST. If all this is true, it would give the ST a much more flexible genlock device than just a genlock designed for the ST. One could genlock a ST and Atari 800 for example. I try to find out the details and post more later. I think it is much better to try and genlock the signals rather than genlock the computer. Wayne Knapp