skank@iastate.edu (Skank George L) (01/04/91)
In article <9811.tnews@templar.actrix.gen.nz> jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers) writes: > > Does anyone know how easy it is to get hardware attached to the Amiga > to create slides (the little ones) of 24-bit pictures? Product/cost > information would be appreciated, and email is encouraged... > > Someone has mentioned the Polaroid Palette. Does anyone know what sort > of images that can handle? >-- This month's Ad World (Amiga World) has an add from a company selling a complete color slide system like what you are asking about (I think). I think the add says that the system normally retails for about $5000 but that it is being offered (as an intraductory promotion) for about $1000. I don't have the add sitting in front of me so I can't give a page number and I don't know if the system is 24-bit. If people are still interested I'll look it up. --George -- --George
kkrueger@zeus.unomaha.edu (01/05/91)
In article <9811.tnews@templar.actrix.gen.nz>, jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers) writes: > Does anyone know how easy it is to get hardware attached to the Amiga > to create slides (the little ones) of 24-bit pictures? Product/cost > information would be appreciated, and email is encouraged... > > Someone has mentioned the Polaroid Palette. Does anyone know what sort I've made quite a few slides with a 35mm camera, tripod, and telephoto lens with surprisingly good results. It is a bit tricky at first, but once you get the hang of it, it becomes quite easy. If this is for a professional setup requiring that slides be produced en masse, this technique may not be adequate, but for the average person, it is. If you want more detailed info, send me e-mail. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kurt Krueger | BITNET: KKRUEGER@UNOMA1 | //\ MBA student | Internet: KKRUEGER@ZEUS.UNOMAHA.EDU | \X/--\ M I G A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old soldiers never die--young ones do. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers) (01/05/91)
Does anyone know how easy it is to get hardware attached to the Amiga
to create slides (the little ones) of 24-bit pictures? Product/cost
information would be appreciated, and email is encouraged...
Someone has mentioned the Polaroid Palette. Does anyone know what sort
of images that can handle?
--
*** John Bickers, TAP, NZAmigaUG. jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz ***
*** "Snake through the chaos with a smooth noodle map" - Devo ***jet@karazm.math.uh.edu ("J. Eric Townsend") (01/06/91)
>In article <9811.tnews@templar.actrix.gen.nz>, jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers) writes: > Someone has mentioned the Polaroid Palette. Does anyone know what sort As an owner of the Palette, let me say that I'm quite happy with the system. I got a palette used for $500 (only came with the instant-film back), spent another $500 on the Amiga interface, and am currently ordering the 35mm back adapter from Polaroid. All around a good system. My only complaints with it have to do with the Liquid Light package (third party) that is required to drive the hardware. It doesn't like printing anything other than the most default screen resolutions, you have to get your images to a specific size before it'll handle them. I've also had some problems with IFF images generated by newer programs. (No, I haven't called the softare folks yet about this.) -- J. Eric Townsend Internet: jet@uh.edu Bitnet: jet@UHOU Systems Mangler - UH Dept. of Mathematics - (713) 749-2120 "I don't know that atheists should be considered citizens ... or patriots. This is `one nation under God'." -- President George Bush to an AA reporter.
seanc@pro-party.cts.com (Sean Cunningham) (01/06/91)
In-Reply-To: message from skank@iastate.edu I talked with a guy at Hammond the other day, and he'll soon be able to generate 24bit output for slides. He uses Professional Page (waiting for his 2.0 upgrade) and a PostScript film recorder for everything. I'm going to be sending him an IFF24 at 1280x1280 shortly. I don't know what he charges per slide though, but he's sending me order forms and info. If someone else has dealt with Hammond, they could probubly quote prices. Sean >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .SIG v2.5 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< UUCP: ...!crash!pnet01!pro-party!seanc RealWorld: Sean Cunningham ARPA: !crash!pnet01!pro-party!seanc@nosc.mil Voice: (512) 992-2810 INET: seanc@pro-party.cts.com ____________________________________ // | * All opinions expressed herein | HELP KEEP THE COMPETITION UNDER \X/ | Copyright 1990 VISION GRAPHICS | >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
greer@fmeed1.UUCP (Mike Greer) (01/06/91)
In article <1991Jan5.235805.24294@lavaca.uh.edu>, jet@karazm.math.uh.edu ("J. Eric Townsend") writes: > >In article <9811.tnews@templar.actrix.gen.nz>, jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers) writes: > > Someone has mentioned the Polaroid Palette. Does anyone know what sort > > As an owner of the Palette, let me say that I'm quite happy with the system. > I got a palette used for $500 (only came with the instant-film back), spent > another $500 on the Amiga interface, and am currently ordering the 35mm > back adapter from Polaroid. All around a good system. My only complaints > with it have to do with the Liquid Light package (third party) that is > required to drive the hardware. It doesn't like printing anything other > than the most default screen resolutions, you have to get your images > to a specific size before it'll handle them. I've also had some problems > with IFF images generated by newer programs. (No, I haven't called > the softare folks yet about this.) I just recieved my Art Department Pro upgrade. They sell a $200 module for direct control of the Polaroid Pallette. The Liquid Light software does not suport 24 bit color according the company rep I talked to on the phone last week. I called them because of the ad in the latest AW p. 93. I was told that if they sold enough product they would add 24 bit IFF capability. Eric, if you get your hands on ADPro and the PP module, let us know how well it works. M. Greer
perry@madnix.UUCP (Perry Kivolowitz) (01/07/91)
In article <1991Jan4.121055.24087@news.iastate.edu> skank@iastate.edu (Skank George L) writes: >In article <9811.tnews@templar.actrix.gen.nz> jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers) writes: >> >> Does anyone know how easy it is to get hardware attached to the Amiga >> to create slides (the little ones) of 24-bit pictures? Product/cost >> information would be appreciated, and email is encouraged... >> >> Someone has mentioned the Polaroid Palette. Does anyone know what sort >> of images that can handle? The Polaroid Palette is an ancient device with only a video interface. As such it can only supply output up to Amiga screen resolution and with no more colors than the Amiga is capable of displaying. > This month's Ad World (Amiga World) has an add from a company selling > a complete color slide system like what you are asking about (I think). > I think the add says that the system normally retails for about $5000 but > that it is being offered (as an intraductory promotion) for about $1000. > I don't have the add sitting in front of me so I can't give a page number > and I don't know if the system is 24-bit. If people are still interested > I'll look it up. An interesting looking device. It does not specify what color capability the unit has but does say that its interfaces to the Amiga via the serial port. My guess is that it too is a video based film recorder...or an extremely slow digital film recorder. ASDG's Art Department Professional (list $240) supports Polaroid's newest film recorder, the CI-3000 (list $4495 but possibly $3995 for Amiga people if we negotiate well). The CI-3000 is a purely digital device which uses 33 bits-per-pixel internally for extremely precise and repeatable 24 bit output. It interfaces via the parallel port and is quite fast for a low cost film recorder, a 2K by 1.5K pixel image can be transfer in less than 4 minutes. The CI-3000 driver for ADPro lists for $200 and is available now if you don't need a fancy box or manual, or next month if you do want a fancy box and manual. The film recorder's output is as good or better than that of film recorders costing twice as much (probably owing to the internal 33 bits per pixel which gives them a true 24 bit accurracy). I can provide more information here or via phone. (608) 273 - 6585 pk -- Perry Kivolowitz, ASDG Inc. ``We look for things. Things that make us go.'' UUCP: {harvard|rutgers|ucbvax}!uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!madnix!perry CIS: 76004,1765 PLINK: pk-asdg
mark@calvin..westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson) (01/08/91)
In article <1680@madnix.UUCP> perry@madnix.UUCP (Perry Kivolowitz) writes: >ASDG's Art Department Professional (list $240) supports Polaroid's newest >film recorder, the CI-3000 (list $4495 but possibly $3995 for Amiga people >if we negotiate well). The CI-3000 is a purely digital device which uses >33 bits-per-pixel internally for extremely precise and repeatable 24 bit >output. It interfaces via the parallel port and is quite fast for a low >cost film recorder, a 2K by 1.5K pixel image can be transfer in less than >4 minutes. Does the ADPro CI-3000 driver do some sort of predictive interpolation if I wanted to say image a 768 x 480 IFF24 to some higher resolution like 4K x 3K or does it simply scale the bitmap? %~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~% % ` ' Mark Thompson % % --==* RADIANT *==-- mark@westford.ccur.com % % ' Image ` ...!{decvax,uunet}!masscomp!mark % % Productions (508)392-2480 (603)424-1829 % % % ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers) (01/10/91)
Quoted from <1680@madnix.UUCP> by perry@madnix.UUCP (Perry Kivolowitz): > The Polaroid Palette is an ancient device with only a video interface. As Important information. > ASDG's Art Department Professional (list $240) supports Polaroid's newest > film recorder, the CI-3000 (list $4495 but possibly $3995 for Amiga people I can't email reliably to bang path style addresses, so thanks for this info! Looks like the last word on the high end of the subject. I'll pass the contact information on to the main parties involved. > Perry Kivolowitz, ASDG Inc. ``We look for things. Things that make us go.'' -- *** John Bickers, TAP, NZAmigaUG. jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz *** *** "Snake through the chaos with a smooth noodle map" - Devo ***
eric@remus.rutgers.edu (Eric Lavitsky) (01/10/91)
If you want to use one of the most highly acclaimed film recorders in the "mid-range" (the LFR+ from Lasergraphics), you can do so with the CineLink software package from Active Circuits. The LFR+ is a 4000 line film recorder with 33 bits per pixel color lookup. A variety of film backs, from regular 35mm and Polaroid to 4x5 and 35mm motion picture film backs can be hooked up to it. Prices start at around $13,000.00. On the lower cost side, CineLink also supports the Presentation Technologies Montage FR1 - about $6,000. -- Eric Lavitsky UUCP: ...rutgers!tstream!eric Active Circuits, Inc. eric@remus.rutgers.edu 908-974-1616 BIX: eric