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From: daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: The Future of Amiga Video
Message-ID: <2660@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 29-Oct-87 17:43:02 EST
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.2660
Posted: Thu Oct 29 17:43:02 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 4-Nov-87 03:16:49 EST
References: <171@dalcsug.UUCP>
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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in article <171@dalcsug.UUCP>, peter@dalcsug.UUCP (Peter Philip) says:
> 
> In article <2607@cbmvax.UUCP> schein@cbmvax.UUCP (Dan Schein CATS) writes:

>>  Hmmm 2 things that Commodore has shown using the video slot included,
>>  a GenLock card, and a combo GenLock - FrameGrabber card. Both of these 
>>  were shown in public and at several shows (like NCGA, & COMDEX).
> 
> I thought that the composite video adapter went in this slot. (??)
> If this is true, how does one get composite video if you also want to
> use a genlock, etc...  

EVERY GenLock I've seen so far also generates color composite video.  If
you think about it, it really has to.   Since what the Genlock is really
doing is taking external composite video, syncing and mixing the Amiga's
video with that external source, and then pumping that video out.  But
where is out?  It certainly can't go back into the Amiga's video outputs,
so it must have outputs of its own.  

The Amiga 2000 GenLock device (fits inside the box in the video slot) and 
the Mimetics GenLock device both generate composite video.  The Amiga 2000
device isn't out just yet; I don't know the schedule.  I think the Mimetics
device is already shipping.
> 
> Peter Philip
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