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From: wayneck@tekig5.PEN.TEK.COM (Wayne Knapp)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.misc,rec.video,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Workstations that can record/play realtime video
Summary: What is a D2 machine?
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Date: 21 Nov 89 18:08:46 GMT
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In article <24213@cup.portal.com>, MJB@cup.portal.com (Martin J Brown-Jr) writes:
> If you're talking $60k for an Abekas, why not just get a D2 digital 
> recorder. A couple of years ago at a NAB(?) convention, a D2 machine was
> about $80k, a bit more than 1/2 the previous year's D1 recorder. D2 
> machines are getting popular at post houses here in Hollywood, and
> maybe the price is even more reasonable (!?   :->  )
> 
>                                   - MJB -

This sounds very interesting.  Just what is a D2 machine and where
does one find more information.  Is is possible to use a computer to
write in memory of the recorder and then record that frame to video
tape.  What kind of format would be used? 

I've started to learn about digital video.  I'm really interested in 
recorder that a RAM frame buffer that could be written to by a computer
and sinlge framed on to video tape.  Also if the video from the frame
buffer could be displayed this would allow one to do animation with almost
any kind of computer.  Is this kind of thing even possible today?  Can
this be bought for less than $5000?

                                   Thank you,
                                     Wayne Knapp