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From: brian@sky.COM (Brian Pelletier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Looking for Genlock info, experiences
Keywords: Genlock
Message-ID: <736@sky.COM>
Date: 5 Jun 90 18:04:28 GMT
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Organization: SKY Computers, Chelmsford MA
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I recently upgraded from my trusty old A1000 to a 2000HD.  With one exception,
everything's been great.  The exception is the loss of my color composite
output.  I used the 1000 previously to do some simple titling for some home 
videos, and I'd like to do the same with the 2000.  The B/W output of the 2000 
is not sufficient for what I'm doing. 
 
My first idea was to get one of those RGB -> composite things that Commodore
makes for the 500.  That will work, but it's (1) a bit pricey for a simple
converter, (2) annoyingly designed so that I'll have to pull the 2000 away
from the wall to plug it in, and (3) it doesn't allow both RGB and composite 
out at the same time.  

So now I'm thinking of getting a simple genlock instead, which will give me
both a composite video out and a lot of other features to use when 
editing the video tapes.  I've heard that some genlocks are better than 
others, and that some should be avoided at all costs.  I'd like to hear 
from people who have used 1 or more genlocks to get some idea of what I 
should be looking for.  Please Email me here with any praise, warnings, 
horror stories, and especially prices for one of these beasties.  Thanks
in advance!
 
  -Brian

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