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From: dingebre@imp.sim.es.com (David Ingebretsen)
Subject: Re: Toaster and stuff
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Date: Wed, 29 May 91 15:15:31 GMT

In article <U=A.675463290@sco>, brianm@sco.COM (Brian Moffet) writes:
> Yesterday I saw a show on Computer Chronicles about the amiga,
> and along with it, the Video Toaster.  With some of the stuff they were
> doing, I thought you needed a TBC (Time Based Corrector?) do get things
> to sync up well.  Is this true?  Almost makes me want to go out and
> buy a 2000 and a toaster...
> 

The TBC (Time Base Correector) is always needed when you hook up an external
VCR. It is not needed if you are using live video.

> Also...
> Could someone tell me what video lines DCTV uses?  HAM-E box uses
> RGBI, Color Zero, and the Color Burst signal.  They double the
> Color Burst to get the 7.15 Mghz signal.  Does DCTV also use
> these lines?  (I had trouble with the HAM-E and my ami 1000,
> RGBI works fine, and color zero worked fine according to a genlock I used).
> 
> 
> Thanks much
> 
> brian moffet
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