a763@mindlink.UUCP (Scott Busse) (01/06/91)
Someone who knows for sure please correct me if I'm wrong, but I heard that the PC-VCR from NEC was *not* single frame accurate, but that it was accurate withing 4 or 6 frames or something, and that NEC was working on getting it more accurate. Anyone from NEC out there with the bottom line on this? Any info appreciated! * Scott Busse email: O O O_ _ ___ ..... * CIS 73040,2114 ||| /|\ /\ O/\_ / O )=| * USENET: l | | |\ / \ /\ _\ * a763@mindlink.UUCP May the frames be with you... \
erick@CSUFresno.EDU (Eric Keisler) (01/08/91)
In article <4343@mindlink.UUCP> a763@mindlink.UUCP (Scott Busse) writes: >Someone who knows for sure please correct me if I'm wrong, but I heard that the >PC-VCR from NEC was *not* single frame accurate, but that it was accurate >withing 4 or 6 frames or something, and that NEC was working on getting it more >accurate. Anyone from NEC out there with the bottom line on this? Any info >appreciated! > From what I learned via a conversation with a NEC tech rep, the PC-VCR is not suitable for 'single-frame' recording. While he said it has a 'frame' recording mode that records essentially 3 frames at a time, he also stated that the PC-VCR tape transport system was not 'industrial strength' and would not be 'durable' enough for single frame recording of computer animations. The bottom line: This deck is great for computer controlled playback and editing - this is what is was designed for. >* Scott Busse email: O O O_ _ ___ ..... >* CIS 73040,2114 ||| /|\ /\ O/\_ / O )=| >* USENET: l | | |\ / \ /\ _\ >* a763@mindlink.UUCP May the frames be with you... \ --- Eric Keisler, University Computer Services, CSU Fresno erick@zimmer.csufresno.edu
mark@calvin..westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson) (01/08/91)
In article <4343@mindlink.UUCP> a763@mindlink.UUCP (Scott Busse) writes: >I heard that the >PC-VCR from NEC was *not* single frame accurate, but that it was accurate >withing 4 or 6 frames or something,and that NEC was working on getting it more >accurate. Anyone from NEC out there with the bottom line on this? Any info >appreciated! I don't have the bottom line on the frame accuracy, but I do know that even if it is accurate to one frame (which is what I have heard), it is not built to be suitable for single frame animation. %~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~% % ` ' Mark Thompson % % --==* RADIANT *==-- mark@westford.ccur.com % % ' Image ` ...!{decvax,uunet}!masscomp!mark % % Productions (508)392-2480 (603)424-1829 % % % ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~