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From: lori@hacgate.scg.hac.com (Lori Barfield)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: live video for Apollo ?
Message-ID: <6519@hacgate.scg.hac.com>
Date: 19 Dec 89 22:20:28 GMT
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Reply-To: lori@hacgate.UUCP (Lori Barfield)
Organization: Hughes Aircraft Co., El Segundo, CA
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In article <5207.2588d12b@vtt.vtt.fi> lucenius@vtt.vtt.fi writes:
>We intend to experiment with multimedia retrieval including live video,
>thus if possible we would like to get video from external source(s) in
>window(s) onto the consol screen. [...]
>Are there any such systems for DN3500. How with other workstations. Has any-
>body any experience; what hardware and software is needed ?


Well, the Intelligent Light system we bought isn't exactly what you are
asking about, but they may have the capability you seek.  (Our system
generates 3-D graphics animation on a Sony monitor via a VCR-type
machine which is wired in to a DN3000.)  Their number is 201-794-7550.

I question whether a DN3500 will have the graphics horsepower to display
real-time video sequences smoothly, but I'm no hardware expert.  Double
buffering with an enhanced 256-bit-plane graphics card (if exists) might
be a minimum upgrade.  Please let us know what you find out.


...lori