carpente@cpsin2.cps.msu.edu (David Carpenter) (03/06/91)
I am interested in putting together a system that will be able to be used at car shows, boat shows on the water, portraits of people to put on T-shirts by the use of a THERMAL-WAX printer system. The problem is the input system. I would like to use a camera system that will input a color image in at least 300 dpi. It is my understanding that a super VHS camcorder such as Sony will digitize a picture in the same language as the MAC. I have also herd that a Panasonic single shot digital hand held camera is effective and may not be able to use other lenses. The last method is to use a scanner and scan photos that I have taken with a 35mm camera. Of course price is a concern, and I would like to stay under $3,500 if at all possible. Does anyone have any suggestions? At this time I would be using an Apple Machintosh IICi with 4 megs ram and an 80 meg hard drive as the system to be hooked up to. The software that was suggested to me was Letraset Color Studio and Design Studio. Is there an IBM or compatible with software that would do a better job? I would appreciate any suggestions. Dave Carpenter carpente@cpsin2.cps.msu.edu
ACPS1072@RYERSON <ACPS1072@Ryerson.CA> (03/13/91)
This may not solve your problem but it IS cheap (realativly speaking - compared to buying MAC/IBM products. How about an Amiga with a DCTV. The DCTV will capture any still frame off of video using a composite in (yes I know you probably won't get 300dpi - you'll get info in 24 bit though) With the software that comes with DCTV you can modify the scanned image to your hearts content, plus since it's already coming out in composite what you'll see is what you'll get. And yes it's possible to animate these semi-24 bit/NTSC conforming pictures without using a single frame recorder (saving you even more money) Total cost (ballpark figure - rounding up in canadian funds) Amiga2000 $2400 DCTV $ 600 Vee Cee aRh $ xx (hopefully this VCR has a clean freeze frame) = $3500 I realize that if you NEED 300 dpi this won't do. But hope this info helps. Derek Lang<<<<< | ACPS1072@Ryerson | "So much to do. So little time." Toronto, ON | - Mr. X Canada |