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From: hcj@lzsc.ATT.COM (HC Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Genlock inquiry
Summary: I'm going to try vidi-st and cyber studio
Message-ID: <1207@lzsc.ATT.COM>
Date: 4 Jan 90 15:27:24 GMT
References: <678@alias.UUCP> <3228@lmrc.uucp>
Organization: AT&T BL Middletown/Lincroft NJ USA
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In article <3228@lmrc.uucp>, hassinger@lmrc.uucp writes:
> In article <678@alias.UUCP>, rhardock@alias.UUCP (Ron Hardock) writes:
> > I am interested in trying out some desktop video on 
> > either an Amiga, or an Atari TT (or an Atari ATW).
> ...
> > Secondly, it would also be nice if such a system could
> > mix two video signals (from two VCR's) into one.
> > The computer could perhaps control how the mixing is done.
> 
> I think in general you are going to find this one is hard, assuming you mean
> mixing the signals as opposed to grabbing a frame.  The outputs of the two VCRs
> need to be synchronized before they can be combined the same way the Amiga has
> to be synchronized with an external video signal before its output can be
> combined with it (e.g. Genlock).  The customary way to do this with two VCR

Yes, there is a Genlock for MEGA {24}, and its expensive.

I have seen vidi-st at work and it looks promising for many applications.
In my case I am trying to produce "reasonably interisting" home vidio work.

Vidi_st can save many frames, and substitute portions of one frame with another.
Also its output can (should be) input to cyber studio.  This software can
record single frames on Smart SONY VCRs and Cameras.

If this works, I'll let you know.

Howard C. Johnson
ATT Bell Labs
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