Xref: utzoo comp.ivideodisc:198 comp.graphics:5636 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mitel!sce!cognos!dgbt!andrew From: andrew@dgbt.uucp (Andrew Patrick) Newsgroups: comp.ivideodisc,comp.graphics Subject: Re: Use of Video on Unix Workstations Summary: Look at Sun's new SunVideo product Keywords: video computer UNIX Sun Message-ID: <1072@dgbt.uucp> Date: 11 May 89 14:15:52 GMT References: <12516@shamash.cdc.com> Reply-To: andrew@dgbt.crc.dnd.ca (Andrew Patrick) Followup-To: comp.ivideodisc Organization: The Communications Research Centre, Ottawa, CANADA Lines: 37 In article <12516@shamash.cdc.com> tciaccio@shamash.cdc.com (Tom Ciaccio) writes: >I'm currently using the AT&T TRUEVISON line of image processing boards >to display video images from an application on a PC. I need to expand >the application to run in a network'ed environment. Does anyone know >if the same capabilities exist for UNIX workstations? That is, the >capability to take live/taped video input, capture an image, perhaps edit >it, and have it displayed back at a later time from an application? > >Furthermore it would be really nice to be able to display the video >image in a window on the main display monitor and not need an additional >video monitor. > >Any information would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Sun Microsystems recently announced a SunVideo product you should look at. Here is the information from the press release (April 18, 1989): - SunVideo is a board that enables Sun workstations to display true-color, full motion video - it is intended to be used with 'the dynamic output of a supercomputer' or a video camera or disk/tape player. - the output is fully integrated with the Sun windowing environment - SunVideo can be used with Sun's _deskside_ workstations (not the small ones like the 3/50 or 3/60). These include members of the Sun 3 and Sun 4 families, as well as the new SPARCstation 330 and 370 workstations. - it will accept virtually any 525-line video signal including NTSC, Super VHS, RGB, & YUV. - the (unofficial) price of the SunVideo board is $18,300CDN. -- Andrew Patrick, Ph.D. Communications Research Centre (613) 990-4675 Department of Communications, Ottawa, Canada UUCP, INTERNET: andrew@dgbt.crc.dnd.ca PATH: utzoo!bnr-vpa!bnr-rsc!dgbt!andrew BITNET: andrew@doccrc (if all else fails)