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From: ssd@sugar.hackercorp.com (Scott Denham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Video project with genlocks
Summary: New Chroma-Key product
Message-ID: <1991Feb9.072256.3885@sugar.hackercorp.com>
Date: 9 Feb 91 07:22:56 GMT
References: <1991Feb7.171242.26595@ujocs.joensuu.fi>
Organization: Sugar Land Unix -- Houston, TX
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In article <1991Feb7.171242.26595@ujocs.joensuu.fi>, mjulku@ujocs.joensuu.fi (Mikko Julku) writes:
> As for my understanding we will need chroma blue wall (curtain) as background
> for the man. The A signal from camera will be connected to chroma key 
> equipment and B will be genlocked to make C. So tell me if I am wrong but we 
> will need:
> 
> 		 camera, video lights, chroma blue curtain, stands, wires etc to make A
> 
> 		 computer, chroma key box, genlocker, to make B and mix A and B
> 
> 		 SVHS VCR to record C
> 
> 
> 
>   * Video Toaster
>   * Magni 4005 or better
>   * G1000 or equivalent from German Videocomp GmBH
>   * Colorbox (German)
>   * your favorite equipment
> 
> As we have found external chroma key box very expensive, we prefer all in 
> one card/box system. We have reserved about US$22000 for all equipment so the
 
 I don't know about PAL support, but MicroSearch in Houston, Tx has just
announced (and demonstrated) a new Chroma-Key device that does exactly
what you need, and at a very reasonable price (around $300, I recall).
They showed us a demo tape they put together and the effects were VERY
impressive, from the traditional TV weatherman in front of an Amiga
generated map to a couple of MicroSearch employees frolicing amongst some
nice ray-traced doric columns. All in all a very impressive box. It's
supposed to be shipping in 2 weeks; the number of finished and unfinished
boards, shipping boxes, etc in the back suggest that this is a realistic
figure.  
   MicroSearch
   9896 SW Freeway
   Houston, Tx 77074
   (713) 988-2818
 
(I have no affiliation with MicroSearch other than as a normally satisfied
customer...)