mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi) (01/06/89)
Go Amigo is having a closeout sale on the Amiga 1300 Genlock (A1000 only) for the low price of $99. Is it worth purchasing, even at this price? I have heard nothing but nasty things about it; is it okay for the non-professional who wants to produce videos with an A1000 and a VCR? I'm talking about stuff like promotional videos, nothing for broadcast. Please send replies by email; I'll summarize if there is enough interest. --M -- Michael Portuesi / Information Technology Center / Carnegie Mellon University INET: mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu / BITNET: mp1u+@andrew UUCP: ...harvard!andrew.cmu.edu!mp1u+ "I'm very sorry, Master, but that WAS the backup system" -- Slave
ranjit@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Ranjit Bhatnagar) (01/21/89)
As the summary line says, you CAN use an Amiga 1300 genlock on the 2000 - and it works beautifully. I cannot compare the results with any other genlock or with a 1300 on the Amiga 1000, but the combined picture I get is very close to the quality of the original Amiga RGB signal. TO attach the 1300 to the 2000, turn the 2000 on its left side and jam the 1300 into the video connector. You may wish to scrape off the cork foot nearest the connector. The 1300 will stick up in the air like a flag, but - by George, it works. I'm gonna buy another video cable soon, and place it between the 2000 and the 1300 - though I suspect it might fail due to timing problems. (Why else would commodore have made the genlock fit so close to the case of the 1000, rather than just providing a long cable?) Question for those who would know: is this true? I'll report the results. Note that you not only get the Genlock effects, but color composite output as well. Since an RGB to NTSC composite converter costs about $50 minimum, might as well spend another $50 to get the discounted 1300. Simultaneously, the Genlock is a composite to RGB converter, if you ever need one of those (maybe to transfer a VHS tape to professional RGB tape?) -- hey! can this be exploited as a color-separator for Digiview or other slow-scan digitizers? Set the genlock on external video only, and tap the R, G, and B lines to the monitor one at a time, feeding them to Digiview. Is it possible to get red-only composite video just by somehow combining R and SYNC, or is it more complicated than that? Interesting phenomenon: when I give the Genlock a crummy external signal, such as a weak TV station, the clock speed of the Amiga visibly slows down. I'm not sure, but it sometimes seems that even a very strong, healthy signal results in a slightly lower speed. IN any case, I always shut off the genlock before doing any disk access! Am I being paranoid? Question: has Commodore created a new low-end Genlock for the 500 and 2000? I haven't heard of it-- if not, what on earth do the poor oafs who buy the 500 with free VCR, intending to make movies, do? - Ranjit (watching Carson through the text in VT100) "Trespassers w" ranjit@eniac.seas.upenn.edu mailrus!eecae!netnews!eniac!... Giant SDI lasers burn 1,000 points of light in Willie Horton - Dave Barry
pa1039@sdcc15.ucsd.edu (pa1039) (01/25/89)
Have you tried the 1300 with a A500? Will it work? A 1300 discounted is certainly cheaper that Amigen. Considering that, is the savings of $50 worth it or is Amigen the way to go?? \/inh |_e