Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!van-bc!outbound!patrick_meloy From: patrick_meloy@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca (Patrick Meloy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Re: How much does it cost to Toast Video (Re: Amiga vs. Mac) Message-ID: Date: 14 Mar 91 17:30:24 GMT Organization: Outbound Communications Lines: 25 >In article <4209.27db9885@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu> >rlcollins@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Ryan 'Gozar' Collins) writes: >> All I hear about is how great the toaster is, but nobody discusses the >> price required for a complete set-up, which was discussed in the latest >> Byte issue to be around $25,000 including an Amiga. This seems far out of >> reach for your home user. $25,000 is definatly out of reach for the home user. Thats why most people that buy toasters are not 'home' users. So far all the people I know that have purchased toasters ALREADY own almost all the video equipment needed for a studio. Then they saw the toaster and for ~$9,000.00 (CDN) bought a toaster/A2500/9MB ram/100 MB HD/assorted other goodies. I've been using the toaster on a 7 megabye A2000 (Yes a simple little 68000) and was QUITE suprised at the speed. Most 'regular 768x480x24bits' renderings are done in under 15 minutes in lightwave, add shadows and 1536x960 antialias mode and your talking an hour or two, but thats still VERY fast! My own personal use for a toaster would be for 3D stills and live video captures. How much would that cost in 24 bits on the Mac for equal performance? (Even if we pretend the rest of the toaster's abilities don't exist) --------------------------------------- | patrick_meloy@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca | | 'The Outbound' BBS Vancouver BC | ---------------------------------------