dvadura@watdaisy.UUCP (06/12/87)
Hi,
[ I post this because I would like some feedback, and because I figured others
out there may be interested as well ]
I've been looking for a good frame buffer for my PC, and if possible a nice
frame grabber. I've looked at most of the viable possibilities such as
Matrox and Targa, and some I don't remember off hand. (they weren't worth
remembering) Anyway I came across this from a friend of a friend. It turns
out they have a company, and are about to market a set of boards that does
just what I was looking for. The pertinant info is below. What I'm
interested in is whether this is too good to be true. I did go and see a demo
of the boards and was quite impressed both with the software and with the
quality of the image they generated. (the best I have seen to date)
PC Frame Grabber
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3 Board Set (Color Red/Green/Blue)
. 20Mhz Sampling rate
. 8 bits/color
. 1024 x 512 frame x 24 bits
. 30 hertz refresh rate
. 1 overlay bit
. PC XT/AT compatible
. I/O driver and library software included (MSC 4.0)
. cost apx $1200 US.
VME Frame Grabber
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1 VME board (double board, 2 slots [double Eurostandard Board])
. color system
. 20Mhz Sampling rate
. 8 bits/color
. 1024 x 512 frame x 24 bits
. 30 hertz refresh rate
. 1 overlay bit
. I/O driver and library software included (MSC 4.0)
. cost apx $5500 US.
What I saw was still a PC Beta test board, but the system is running and they
expect to have production quality PC boards by September. I suspect the VME
will take them a little longer. It can grab a frame from R,G,B and SYNC inputs
in a 30th of a second. (ie. at real video rates)
Anyway they offered me one of the PC Beta test board sets. I may wait for the
VME though. Does anyone know of anyone else out there with a comparable
system. You can also use just a single PC board as a black and white system.
-dennis
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Dennis Vadura, Computer Science Dept., University of Waterloo
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