Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!celia!neil From: neil@celia.UUCP (Neil Richmond) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics Subject: Re: Animation Journeyman Message-ID: <991@celia.UUCP> Date: 18 Apr 91 17:30:34 GMT References: <1991Apr17.154701.17867@cbnewsd.att.com> Reply-To: celia!neil@usc.edu (Neil Richmond) Distribution: usa Organization: Rhythm & Hues, Inc., Hollywood Lines: 37 In article <1991Apr17.154701.17867@cbnewsd.att.com> rcj2@cbnewsd.att.com (ray.c.jender) writes: > I've been holding out on DCTV in anticipation of ColorBurst, > which may or maynot ever hit the streets. The reason? > Composite vrs. RGB. > > But I've started thinking about that. I can definately see > choosing DCTV over CB if I were into video. But what about > it's possible use for Color DTP? Would'nt the actual data > involved be the same for Composite as well as RGB? The only > difference is the actual monitor display. Although I know > in the world of DTP, WYSINWYG, how much of a difference would > an RGB device make over a composite device? Curious.... Yes, you can generate 24bit IFF files from DCTV. And the display is the more or less the only difference. This is one drawback to only dealing with NTSC images. This is color. When you paint in composite, as you do right now on DCTV, you are working with NTSC color and not RGB color. This affects the way you choose colors to paint with. It will affect the look of what your image. This could be the only argument I could see in not getting a DCTV, *BUT* it has be stated in the manual and in reviews of the product that DCTV is coming out with a device that will add on to the DCTV and will output RGB, hurray!! My only concern is that this RGB converter connects to the composite output. This makes it sort of a kludge to get RGB. On the hopes that this will be an excellent " kludge ", I have purchased a DCTV, also on the urging of my wife who wants to output video anyways. DCTV does have an excellent paint program and the manual speaks of desktop publishing software, so I am counting on an excellent RGB output one day at high resolutions. I am interested mostly in output to film. neil -- Only 3180 shopping days left till the next millenium! Neil F. Richmond INTERNET: celia!neil@usc.edu Rhythm & Hues Inc. UUCP: ...{ames,hplabs}!lll-tis!celia!neil)