jal@pandora.cs.wayne.edu (Jason Leigh) (11/20/90)
I'm working for a company that is currently interested in purchasing video equipment necessary to create educational videos. Most of the images that are to be recorded are computer generated (using an Amiga and the video toaster). One computer store that has their own video suite has suggested the 2 Hitachi S100 (Super VHS) video decks and an EC10 controller. How do these compare with other systems (like Panasonic) in terms of cost, features and quality? The price they gave us was about $3000 for each deck and $1500 for the controller. How do these prices compare to other systems of comparable features and quality? Or am I getting ripped off for the Hitachi's? There was a mention that in order to properly connect the video toaster to the vcr a time base corrector would also be needed. Evidently the Hitachi had it built in. Any comments would be very much appreciated. Thank you. Jason Leigh jal@cs.wayne.edu (Video Vita) -- :^) :^) :^) :^) :^) :^) :^) :^) ;^) O^: (^: (^: (^: (^: (^: (^: (^: :^) Where the telescope ends, the microscope begins. (^: :v) Which of the two has the grander view? - Victor Hugo (v: :v) :v) :v) :v) :v) :v) :v) :v) :v( $v: (v: (v: (v: (v: (v: (v: (v: -- :^) :^) :^) :^) :^) :^) :^) :^) ;^) O^: (^: (^: (^: (^: (^: (^: (^: :^) Where the telescope ends, the microscope begins. (^: :v) Which of the two has the grander view? - Victor Hugo (v: :v) :v) :v) :v) :v) :v) :v) :v) :v( $v: (v: (v: (v: (v: (v: (v: (v:
mark@calvin..westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson) (11/21/90)
In article <1990Nov20.152315.6702@cs.wayne.edu> jal@pandora.cs.wayne.edu (Jason Leigh) writes: >Most of the images that are to be recorded are computer generated >(using an Amiga and the video toaster). > >One computer store that has their own video suite has suggested the 2 >Hitachi S100 (Super VHS) video decks and an EC10 controller. There was >a mention that in order to properly connect the video >toaster to the vcr a time base corrector would also be needed. >Evidently the Hitachi had it built in. Yes, the Toaster requires TBC'ed input from any VCR. However, if you merely plan on recording computer generated images, the TBC is unnecessary. Also note that if you do plan on using BOTH VCRs as input to the Toaster simultaneously, they will have to be frame synchronized. Your basic infinite window TBC will do this for you. However, I don't know if the TBCs in the new VCRs are infinite window. I believe they merely correct for a single scanline. This is sufficient to stabilize the output for feeding the Toaster, but insufficient for frame synchronization of two sources. Check with Hitachi to find out if it buffers a full frame or just a scanline. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Mark Thompson | | mark@westford.ccur.com | | ...!{decvax,uunet}!masscomp!mark Designing high performance graphics | | (508)392-2480 engines today for a better tomorrow. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------- +