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From: speaker@ttidcb.UUCP (Kenneth Speaker)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Special Effects Generators
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Date: Fri, 11-Oct-85 14:57:30 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 11 14:57:30 1985
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Organization: Transaction Technology, Inc. (CitiCorp), Santa Monica
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Keywords: Special Effects Generators

I am looking for a special effects generator for home use.  It needs to have
independent video/audio mixing (two channels sufficient, more the merrier).
It would also be nice to have matte capability (insert from video A wherever
video B is value X).  Fades are required.  Wipes are nice, but not required.  

I want to use it to edit tapes and discs into a presentation format for my 
VideoFests for friends.

It would be nice if the SEG was expandable, but I realize that that probably
doubles (or more) the cost for the same functionality.

Are there any consumer SEG's that will do this, or do I have to go to the
(necessarily expensive) professional gear meant for the small studio?  What
will this (consumer) equipment cost?  (The only consumer equipment I have
seen is the Video Interface Products device.  It does not have matte and
has non-useful (to me) "bouncing ball" gimicks.  But it is cheap.)

Any help will be appreciated.  Obviously, if interest warrants, I shall post
a summary.

--Kne