ron@gsbmva.uchicago.edu (Ronald J. Rangel) (03/30/89)
I have a mono monitor and Video Key(tm) for Dungeon Master.
To sum it up Video Key looks pretty damn bad on my T.V. This is using
the RF out of Video Key(VK). VK has a composite out as well - is this
any better? Do I need a composite monitor to use the composite? What
about a VCR? It is a bitch to see subtle things in DM but I am learning
how to use CYBER Paint and want to put my work on video. VK is not
cutting it. This getting me down.
Ron
PS: ST-Log had an article on animation last month and they thought that
VK was great. I cannot believe it (especially since STlog has
gone down hill - maybe they were giving VK a free plug.)
PPS: YES! I tried turning that little screw on the bottom of VK and yes
I tried to wrap it in foil. Friesen@PCO-MULTICS.HBI.HONEYWELL.COM (04/08/89)
I have never used video key, but I have an rf modulator installed in my
ST, and must say, that it really isn't good enough to do any *real* work
with it on the TV. I create my animations on my monitor and then use
the rf only to output to a VCR, however, this doesn't help YOU much.
Here is a suggestion:
If memory serves correctly, there is a crystal that you can get to
slow you computer down a small amount (about .7% I think). Although
this sounds masochistic, as Polonius said; this madness has a motive.
By slowing your computer down, it goes at the same speed as your TV.
This lowers all of that blurring you get (I don't know how well, I've
never seen it). If I were you, I would research this more or buy a
color monitor.
There is one other thing. When I first used my setup, I was using
a $3 dubbing cable. I was getting a lot of static. You might want to
invest in some $7 gold plated dubbing cables from Radio Shack. They
helped a lot.
Aric Friesen
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