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From: rkl@cbnewsh.att.com (kevin.laux)
Newsgroups: comp.ivideodisc,comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: DVI questions
Message-ID: <1991Jan15.133947.21808@cbnewsh.att.com>
Date: 15 Jan 91 13:39:47 GMT
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In article <573@hydra.bucknell.edu>, pinter@castor.bucknell.edu writes:
> Two questions about DVI technology:
>
>   1)  When authoring an application, what happens at the final step?
>       Let's say you have the application working on you 600 Meg
>       hard drive.  Is it a simple matter to transfer it into a format
>       that is acceptable for pre-mastering, or does this take some
>       special program?  If so, how much does such a program cost?
>
>   2)  Does anyone know how the new DVI chips announced recently will
>       affect the price of boards, and when?  After all, if the board set
>       that costs $4650 today will be available for $2000 in a month, I'd
>       just assume wait.  Also, will the new boards be better in any way?
> 
1)	If you have DVI, then you have their Production Tools.  There is a
	program called VLayout that will add padding for CD-ROM.  Although
	I have not actually mastered a CD-ROM yet, it would appear that
	after processing your files with VLayout, that it is merely a
	matter of running SD (Nortons Speed Disk) to insure contiguous
	disk space and then using SY-TOS to back up the files onto an
	Archive tape that then can be sent to a CD-ROM house for production.

2)	The new DVI chips are VLSI whereas the chips used on the ActionMedia
	750 boards are from a Silicon Compiler.  Of course VLSI is better
	by definition (smaller geometry, faster, etc).  The new chips are
	purported to be twice as fast as the current chips.  I do know
	about pricing and availability, but I cannot say because of
	proprietary disclosure agreements I signed, so I suggest that
	you contact/talk to Intel directly.

--rkl