km@mathcs.emory.edu (Ken Mandelberg) (12/18/89)
Is there any easy way to record MAC II video in color on
a standard VCR? I know of the approach of using an init to
put the standard video card in RS170 mode. However, to get
color from this you need an external RGB->NTSC converter.
I'm wondering if someone makes a color video card for the
MacII that directly can feed a VCR.
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Atlanta, GA 30322 | Phone: (404) 727-7963rewing@Apple.COM (Richard Ewing) (12/18/89)
In article <4776@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> km@mathcs.emory.edu (Ken Mandelberg) writes: >Is there any easy way to record MAC II video in color on >a standard VCR? I know of the approach of using an init to >put the standard video card in RS170 mode. However, to get >color from this you need an external RGB->NTSC converter. > >I'm wondering if someone makes a color video card for the >MacII that directly can feed a VCR. >-- >Ken Mandelberg | km@mathcs.emory.edu PREFERRED >Emory University | {decvax,gatech}!emory!km UUCP >Dept of Math and CS | km@emory.bitnet NON-DOMAIN BITNET >Atlanta, GA 30322 | Phone: (404) 727-7963 Hi Ken, good to talk with you again. I assume that you mean an *inexpensive* card that can output to a VCR. Currently, I know of none, although RasterOps is promising that their 264 board (the $995 24-bit color card) will be able to be expanded to do this. I also think that SuperMac is working on something similar, but as of right now, no solutions. The only card that I know of that can go to videotape easily are the truevision series, and even then they require an external conversion box. On the bright side, this conversion box is good, really good. it is capable of NTSC, S-Video and RGB video either in or out, and has the broacast quality necessary for commercial television. I suspect you'll see some lower priced solutions in the new year, and probably very soon. In the meantime, we'll try to keep you posted. -- __________________________________________________________________________ |Disclaimer: I run 125 INITs. Nothing I say can be seriously considered. | | | |Internet: REWING@APPLE.COM-----------------------Rick Ewing | |ApplelinkPE & MacNet Soon!------------------Apple Computer, Inc. | |Applelink: EWING--------------------100 Ashford Center North, Suite 100 | |Compu$erve: [76474,1732]--------------------Atlanta, GA 30338 | |GENIE: R.EWING1--------------------------TalkNet: (404) 393-9358 | |USENET: {amdahl,decwrl,sun,unisoft}!apple!rewing | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
trebor@biar.UUCP (Robert J Woodhead) (12/18/89)
km@mathcs.emory.edu (Ken Mandelberg) writes: >I'm wondering if someone makes a color video card for the >MacII that directly can feed a VCR. Plenty of them out; the one I use is the Mass Micro Colorspace II board. It does NTSC & RGB video, and can display a live video picture with graphics overlaid (digital chroma key). About $1800 list as I remember. Had it for a while and it has performed flawlessly. I use it for subtitling and some neat particle animations. -- Robert J Woodhead, Biar Games, Inc. !uunet!biar!trebor | trebor@biar.UUCP Announcing TEMPORAL EXPRESS. For only $999,999.95 (per page), your message will be carefully stored, then sent back in time as soon as technologically possible. TEMEX - when it absolutely, postively has to be there yesterday!