Re: I Got a VOC Coming!

[Mitchell Spector <mitch2gs@hotmail.com>]

"Steve ][" <sc-ii@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I got lucky and won one on Ebay. While I wait for it to arrive, can
>any other VOC users say what they are doing with it these days? 

    Unfortunately, much like my Second Sight VGA card, not much, due
to the lack of software for both.

    SuperConvert lets you view GIF's in interlaced mode on the AppleColor
RGB, so you get true 320x400 and 640x400 resolution (albeit with flicker).
Todd Whitesel's "VOC Demo" is a nice slide show demo of that mode.

>I got it for the extra display capability, but now am thinking that actually
>using it for "video overlay" might be cool too...

    That works fine (run the System 6 Installer for the drivers) but keep in
mind you require a second VCR or PC with video-capture capabilities to
capture and save the genlocked video. 

    I primarily use my Video Overlay Card as a dedicated "TV-out" card
for native Apple IIgs graphic modes (the built-in composite port is very
poor for this and generally makes a mess).

    Make sure to install it into slot-3 if you have a ROM 01, or it can go 
into any slot (excluding slot-7) on the ROM 3. You may need to set the
slot to 'Your Card' for any software that is specifically looking for it.

Mitchell Spector