Re: VideoDigitizing with Visionary and Allison

[wsgentry@ne3005.reston.ingr.com (Scott Gentry)]

Allan_Crout@mindlink.bc.ca (Allan Crout) writes:



>Peter Maloney writes:
>> Org.  : AUSOM - The Apple Users Society of Melbourne

> >Anyone out there know much about video capture on th GS (or any Apple / for
>  >that matter)? The ComputerEyes gadget (along with it's GS sibling) is
>still
>  >advertised but I haven't seen the Visionary (or whatever it's calle now -
>or
>  >then) in the mags for a while. Which one would be better for capturing
>video
>  >stills suitable for conversion into, say, PWAnimations?
>  >Anyone got a grabber for sale? Must be able to handle PAL color. I am not
>  >buying a NTSC VCR just for animations... where would I get the videos?

>  >Regds,
> > Peter M.
> > Peter Maloney
>  >MSCMALO@SYDVM1.vnet.ibm.com (Work)     peterm@ausom.oz.au (Home)

>Peter, I'm one who bought the AST Vision + digitizing board and have recently
>upgraded it to the Visionary board which comes with Allison digitizing
>software plus a "raw data file to 3200 colour converter".  I'm a little
>confused myself as to who is producing what but the few pages that came with
>the upgrade refer to the whole package as "Visionaryn also save a picture in
>this format and the authors of Allison software suggest this might be useful
>for programmers interested in animation.

>     2.  You need DMA compatible ram, and the more, the better.

>     3.  The software is *almost* crash proof.

>     4.  Compared to Computer Eyes, it captures faster, and B & W pics seem
>sharper to me.  Colour choices look better to me, too.  However, Computer
>Eyes has a very versitile software system that, among other things, will let
>you save your pics in formats compatible with all Apple / graphix modes.

>I did the upgrade route thru LRO and it took a long time; but the improvement
>over the old system is significant.

> The Visionaryon system lists the address to contact:
>New Concepts,
>665 West Jackson Street,
>Suite 2,
>Woodstock, IL,
>60098, USA

>Or America Online in the Apple II Art and Graphics Forum: AFL Scott.

>I'd like to hear from any one else using the Visionaryon Digitizing System.

I am! :)  

Unfortunately, the Enhanced Vision Plus doesn't handle PAL -- that's why
I didn't initially respond. 

I need to clarify a point... New Concepts/LRO or whatever have nothing to
do with this anymore.  For more information, contact ALLTECH ELECTRONICS.

I don't have Alltech's phone number here at work, or I'd give it to you. 

Have a nice day!


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