Re: GS Question #6: Video on a GS

[fmlin@netcom.com (Fist of Fury)]

>> 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.

At Apple Expo West, Kent was talking to Roger about HyperStudio and
VOC.  They think some of HS's effects would work pretty well...

>> 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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frank m. lin
fmlin@netcom.com