Friesen@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA (03/18/88)
Randy Marks asks >Has anybody used their ST for creating video tape titles? If so, I'd >like to hear how you did it. >-What software you use to create the title? I used NeoChrome, until I purchased Cyberpaint, now I can animate my text! You must use somewhat big well defined letters, because the picture is a little blurry (next to the smallest text in Neo without any special features-outline, bold etc, should show up ok). >-Did you transfer the image directly via video connectors? Or did you > simply record the image displayed on the monitor using the > camcorder? I hooked my 1040 up with video cables. I tride using a comcorder to take a picture of a Macintosh screen one time as you mentioned, but it didn't work well. When you get the camcorder zoomed in close enough to the screen so you don't get the edges of the monitor, the picture gets wavy. This is the exact way I hooked it up: _________ [computer ] [_________]rf output-------------------->[game/switch box]---->VCR The game/switch box converts the output from your computer to an output like a TV antenna so you can hook it to your television. Plug that output into the back of your VCR where you would normally connect your antenna (usually with a coaxial cable). So make sure you have the switch box, a cable to go from the box to the computer (a standard audio cable) and a coaxial cable to go from your switch box to your VCR. Some cheaper switch boxes only allow you to use the flat antenna cable which you would use in place of the coaxial cable. As I said you can use a standard audio cable to go from computer to switch box, which is true (I was using a VCR dubbing cable) however, make sure that you have a good quality cable or you may get snow (I did get snow with my VCR dubbing cable, so I took a cable out of an old 2600, it works great). If you have any more questions, just E-mail me. Aric Friesen "Exterminate! Exterminate!" /~\-* ###--< /***\ /*****\