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From: msa@tel4.tel.vtt.fi (Markku Savela)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.mail.multi-media
Subject: Re: Workstations that can record/play realtime video
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Date: 30 Nov 89 16:53:43 GMT
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   Going back to the original subject line, I have run against a
description of new interface card for IBM PC/XT/AT (and 100% compatibles),
which claims to do pretty much the same as Parallax offers for Unix
workstations (btw, does parallax work on Apollo DN3500?).

   This card is DVA-4000/ISA from Videologic. Says, it's Digital Video
Adapter for VGA, uses VGA monitor, non-interlaced, full motion digitized
video (30 frames/sec NTSC, 25 frames/sec PAL), Video-Audio-Graphics mixing,
video windowing/scaling/positioning, input from NTSC/PAL/RGB/S-VHS/CDI/VDI,
etc... Works under DOS/Microsoft Windows. Designed to be used with M.I.C
(Multimedia Interactive Control) system software. This all from short
description I have.

   Any experience of using this? ISA-version availability is Nov 89, but
the MCA version should have been available earlier. Anyone used M.I.C?
I have only very hazy idea of the cost, complete package with sofware
under $5000? I would be interested seeing some discussion comparing
this and Parallax (and others, if there are any), good and bad points
for both...

   I really have nothing to do with VideoLogic. We are just looking
ways to get live video on a workstation as cheap as possible and this
DVA looks interesting.

    And to prevent some of the obvious followup questions, here are
the two addresses of Videologic:

    * VideoLogic Ltd., Home Park Industrial Estate, Kings Langley,
      Herts, U.K. (09277)60511

    * VideoLogic Inc.,124 Mount Auburn Street, #200, Cambridge,
      MA 02138, USA, 617 576-5720
--
 Markku Savela, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Telecomm Lab.
 Internet: savela@tel.vtt.fi (DON'T use msa@tel4.tel.vtt.fi--it won't work)


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