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From: btmcrc@kulcs.uucp (bell telephone research centre)
Newsgroups: misc.wanted,comp.misc,comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Help on overlaying text on video
Message-ID: <1710@kulcs.kulcs.uucp>
Date: 9 Aug 89 08:11:24 GMT
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Organization: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Dept. Computer Science
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We are trying to create a setup in which simple menus from some or
another computer can be overlayed on a high-quality real-time video RGB
signal (European) and displayed on a TV set (menu on top of video
image).  We were thinking of using a  workstation (we have SUNs and
HPs) or a PC.  However, we were informed that this overlay is not all
that easy, and that little off-the-shelft material is available.  All
we found out so far is that there are GENLOCK cards for the AMIGA that
would make this feasible.

Does anybody have experience with overlaying text onto video?  What is
commercially available (for workstations, PCs, or something else)?

We would be very grateful for any help.  Please send responses by mail
to btmcrc@kulcs.

Dr. Rik Verstraete
Alcatel Bell Research Center
Antwerp, Belgium
tel: +32-3-2407747