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From: roberts@iisat.uucp (Greg Roberts)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: gif format images
Message-ID: <1990May29.150905.10026@iisat.uucp>
Date: 29 May 90 15:09:05 GMT
Organization: International Information Service, Dart., NS.
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I just started reading this group, so bear with me if this has (most of it
probably has) been discussed before. A bit of background.

I have access to a satellite dish, and watch NASA select TV during all the
missions, Hubble conferences, etc. I put most on video tape. At the local
university, they had the loan of an IRIS and a frame grabber which produced
humongous RGB images (790K) from a VCR, and then had a utility called TOGIFF
which reduced it to a GIF format image approximately 600X400X256 . I can look
at a GIF image on my PC at home.

Last weekend, I made 24 GIF images of the Hubble first light image, as well as
some from the flight footage (launch, deploy, landing, etc.). The IRIS has
gone back to SGI.

I would like to find a board that I can plug my VCR into and grab an image. At
most all I want to play with is contrast, brightness, hue and saturation. I
am not interested in this point of doing more than being able to get a picture
from video tape to my PC.

What does the conventional wisdom suggest for boards, any software to drive
said boards, and a ball park price.

Any replies by mail, or within the group would be appreciated. Thanks.
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