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From: laba-2ac@web-1a.berkeley.edu (Na Choon Piaw)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Character generators
Keywords: NewTak Toaster
Message-ID: <1989Oct29.044758.14676@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: 29 Oct 89 04:47:58 GMT
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Reply-To: laba-2ac@web-1a (Robert Gutierrez)
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In article <3756.AA3756@slaka.sirius.se> micke@slaka.sirius.se (Mikael Karlsson) writes:
>In article <1989Oct25.232153.5911@agate.berkeley.edu> Robert Gutierrez writes:
>>For those of you who dont know, character generator resolution is measured
>>in nanoseconds (refresh time).........
[...]
>
>When browsing through an old Amazing Computing (Vol 3, No 8) I came across
>an article called 'V1.4: A Pre-preview' which says (among other things) the
>following:
>-------------------------------------
>Enhanced Chip Set (ECS)
[...]
>[stuff deleted]
>
>    The new Denise chip will provide
>SuperHires mode, Productivity mode
>and four Genlock capabilities.
>
>    SuperHires mode (35 nanoseconds
>pixels vs the old pixels at 70 ns)
>will support up to 1280 horizontal
>pixels per scanline on a standard
>NTSC or PAL display.
>-------------------------------------
>Anybody care to comment on this?

Here is the problem I have, and maybe you can help.

I subtitle Japanese TV programs, and I've tried to demo the two big char.
generators (titling programs), PV-Gold and Broadcast Titler. The problem
is not the programs, they're excellent, the problem is writing time to Denise.
Some titles I need to do will last on the screen for 1/2 second (15 video
frames), and Denise cannot take the next picture (title) in quick enough,
which leaves me out in the cold waiting for the next title to pop up. Very
unprofessional looking, as far as I'm concerned. Being a broadcast engineering
graduate, I'm trying to go for the look and feel of pro video. The Amiga by-
itself comes damn close, but what I specifically need it to do, I still
have to use a broadcast character generator until they have a faster Denise
or the Toaster.

I would love to hear suggestions.

     Robert Gutierrez
     (from a borrowed acct.)