Re: VideoDigitizing with Visionary and Allison

[tigersharke@pro-algonquin.cts.com (Curt Dox)]

 Hello.. I also own/use the Visionary and Allison software from time to
time. Not many of us out there I don't think... 
 
 Being curious about current development I called LRO and talked to Larry,
which proved to be a dead end (in more ways than one). So, I looked at the
"manual" for Allison and it lists Scott Gentry as someone much involved in
the project and e-mailed him. His reply cleared up quite a few questions
including all the odd changes to the card- to reduce noize.
 
 I also asked Scott about development and he mentioned being involved with
making a new ROM and software which allows consecutive digitization (ie:
what was formerly called 'Mini-movies' now dubbed "Allison movies").
When I asked about getting more information so I could do some development
(more like make a feeble attempt- heh!) he said that he couldn't say much
because of the contract with Alltech, but he did hint at some things to get
me started.
 
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 If you decide to write to him, but I think he may post on CSA2 or email
you..
 
 I think it wouldn't be a bad Idea to know who all has a Visionary so that
IF anyone does any development we know how many people we're writing for
and could make certain they get a copy. 
 
 One problem I had with the Visionary that I easily solved (but had a hard
time pinpointing) was a Noizy power source.. I use a Vulcan hard drive and
the power it provided caused noize in all the digitized pictures I made.
Now I know that I just need to power my motherboard with a different supply
and let the molex from the Vulcan just dangle.
 
 The only other trouble I have is from digitizing off of poor quality video
tapes.. (ones recorded with the fastest speed- puts the most on a tape). In
which case every other group of 4 columns is out of alignment. The first
four are a pixel off from the second four etc.. This is relatively easy to
fix in a paint program, just identify every other 4 columns and use a
marquee box to shift them down/up one pixel. This is of course a best case
situation, some digitized pictures not only were off every 2 columns but
also were a bit darker in every other 2 columns (so fixing it as above
still didn't help).
 
 I have fooled around with the adjustment 'dials' on the card, so its
possible that one of them controlled sync- I don't know for sure but I am
positive that one is brightness and assume some others are RGB.
 
  Good Luck!    (lets hope for a speedy update! hehehe)
 
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