MJB@cup.portal.com (Martin J Brown-Jr) (10/20/88)
I'm interested in using my A1000 in a component video post-production setting,
to do this I'll need to genlock, but GENLOCK ONLY. It seems that all(?) the
genlocks currently on the market offer other features (bckgrnd 0 substitution,
dissolves, etc.) that I don't need (it'll be connected to a GVG component
video switcher). Are there genlocks only products out there? Which ones?
In terms of rolling my own, I figure this (genlock only) should be a rather
simple project, specially since C=A advertises this feature. Hopefully, I
would just need to hook up a reference video signal and system software checks
for this external signal on bootup (warm boot too?). The RKM's seem to lack
detail in regards to this feature. Could someone (Geo. Robbins/ other CATS?)
enlighten me on this matter? Thanx!
- MJB -grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) (10/21/88)
In article <10237@cup.portal.com> MJB@cup.portal.com (Martin J Brown-Jr) writes: > I'm interested in using my A1000 in a component video post-production setting, > to do this I'll need to genlock, but GENLOCK ONLY. It seems that all(?) the > genlocks currently on the market offer other features (bckgrnd 0 substitution, > dissolves, etc.) that I don't need (it'll be connected to a GVG component > video switcher). Most genlocks force the system to run in Genlock mode even when their selector switch or whatever is set in the "computer only" mode. The way the Amiga software enables genlock mode assumes that the genlock is active at boot/reset time and stays that way. In any case, if you want to disable video switching, at least for the normal "color 0" case, simply interfere with the "ZD" or "PIXELSW" pin on the 23-pin connecter... -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing arpa: cbmvax!grr@uunet.uu.net Commodore, Engineering Department fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)