Re: GS Question #6: Video on a GS

[dempson@swell.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <CG1wwF.647@eis.calstate.edu> gachenb@eis.calstate.edu (Greg R. Achenbach) writes:
> I just bought a ROM 1 GS (see previous post).  One of the main
> reasons I bought it was to be able to do some video production
> without dropping a lot of money.  I work at a school and want to
> produce some informational and promotional videos on site.  I'm
> currently using VHS format, but am open to suggestion.  The main
> things I think I would like to do would be editing, scrolled titling,
> and possibly transitions (fades, wipes, etc.).

I don't know of any IIgs hardware which can do these operations.  In
fact, I don't know of any cheap hardware on any computer.  This sounds
like the kind of thing a "Video Toaster" (on the Amiga) could do.

> I've heard that the GS with a Video Overlay Card is a good video
> tool.  Is that true?  Will the VOC do what I want it to?  What is the
> VOC capable of?

The Video Overlay Card is used to overlay a computer picture onto an
external video source.  You can use it for subtitling, or overlaying
computer graphics onto a picture.  The picture output by the computer
controls which parts of the original picture are fed through to the
output - any areas in the computer picture which are set to a certain
"key colour" are transparent.

> What hardware would be needed besides the VOC, GS, and VCR?

Assuming the VOC is sufficient for your needs, you would need a video
recorder to record the output, plus a video source (a second VCR,
video camera or whatever).
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David Empson                                                               
dempson@swell.actrix.gen.nz                                                
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