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From: mikeg@pro-charlotte.cts.com (Mike Gladden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Digitizing
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Date: 10 Sep 88 10:33:22 GMT
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I have a couple of questions for you experts concerning both audio and
video digitizing on the Amiga.
 
1) I have a Perfect Sound audio digitizer for the Amiga 500.  It seems to
   digitize sounds ok, but it makes my stereo hum like crazy.  The hum is
   not just a minor annoyance, its plenty loud enough to make me wonder
   whether or not it's safe to hook it up to my stereo.
 
   This hum doesn't get carried through to the computer and doesn't show up
   in the digitized sounds.  It also stops the instant my audio cables are
   removed from the digitizer.  I have tried different cables with the same
   results and I have the cables connected to the preamp level tape
   outputs on my equalizer.
 
   Does anyone have any clues as to what may be wrong here?
 
2) I also have a Digi-View and the necessary adapter for the Amiga 500.  I
   don't have any problems with this setup, except that the used B/W camera
   I have is just a piece of crap.  I've read that the average color video
   camera doesn't have enough resolution to do the job as well as most B/W
   cameras.  But the specifications on my new GE CG-9808 video camera seem
   to indicate that it does have good enough resolution.  The scoop on the
   camera section indicates:  Scanning - 525 Lines / 60 Fields / 30 Frames.
 
   Isn't this _EXACTLY_ what I need?  Looks like it to me.
 
Thanks in advance to whomever can give me an answer to either of these
questions.
 
MikeG        UUCP:   ....!crash!pro-charlotte!mikeg