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From: buck@drax.gsfc.nasa.gov (Loren (Buck) Buchanan)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Looking for details of Sony D2 format...
Keywords: Sony D2, digital video.
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Date: 11 Jul 90 16:10:11 GMT
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In article <3714@altos86.Altos.COM> dtynan@altos86.Altos.COM (Dermot Tynan) writes:
>Does anyone have a simple breakdown of this format, or know anything about
>it??  I'm even curious as to what kind of tape they use, or even if it *is*
>tape.  Any help appreciated...

Yes it is tape.

Since you posted to this group, I assume what you are looking for is a way
to generate animations to digital video.  The questions to be asked are:

1.  Is anyone marketing a D2 machine with a computer interface for creating
    animations?

2.  What are the specifications for D2? Is it component or composite?  How
    many bits per sample?  Etc.?

My own interests lie elsewhere, so here are a few more questions:

3.  Is anyone marketing a D2 machine with a computer interface which is
    useable for both video work, and general purpose computer work (backups,
    data storage, etc.)?

4.  How is audio handled?  How many samples per second, bits per pixel, is
    it stereo, etc.?

5.  Questions 1-4 with D1 substituted for D2.

B Cing U

Buck

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