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From: greg@sj.ate.slb.com (Greg Wageman)
Newsgroups: rec.video,comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: CYBER VCR
Message-ID: <1989Dec15.180904.3265@sj.ate.slb.com>
Date: 15 Dec 89 18:09:04 GMT
References: <8070@pixar.UUCP>
Reply-To: greg@sj.ate.slb.com (Greg Wageman)
Organization: Schlumberger ATE, San Jose, CA 95110
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Opinions expressed are the responsibility of the author.

In article <8070@pixar.UUCP> mike@pixar.UUCP (Mike Russell) writes:
>
>The software, written by Tom Hudson, wastes no time on pretty icons
>but is still pretty nifty, allowing a color Atari ST to
>record a sequence of images to video tape.  Unfortunately, you must have
>a system with al least 1 meg of memory, AND the ability to generate
>a composite video output.  Can you say oxymoron?  I have both a 1040 and
>a 512st and neither one will run the software.  However they do give
>a list of folks who provide 520 memory upgrades and/or 1040/Mega
>RGB to composite converters.

I purchased Practical Solutions' Videokey box for my 1040.  Depending
on the quality you're aiming for, this may be "good enough"; the price
is right ($99).  Don't expect broadcast quality (not by a long shot).

>So - I have some exploring and experimenting to do here.  The idea of
>using a personal computer talking control-L to control video equipment
>is something I bet we're going to hear a lot more about in the near future.
>Maybe this will do for video what MIDI did for synths.

Well, it might- if Sony were still putting the jack on their
equipment!  The latest generation of Sony controllers use "Control-S",
not Control-L.  Control-S uses a 3-wire, stereo-mini-plug type
connection, rather than a 5-pin mini-DIN.  I have no idea how
compatible they are at either the protocol or electrical levels.

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