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- >>Hmmm. No PC, yet you're using Lightwave. Hmmmm I say.
- >>I got it! You have an Amiga! That being the case, you don't need to buy a
- >
- >Well, actually, no. As I stated above, I'm using and SGI. But I'm willing to
- >buy a PC to output to tape. Is the Perception Card the way to go? And then I
- >trust some non-linear editing software is in order?
- >
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- Sorry, I misread your earlier post. Might I suggest getting a cheap PC and
- sticking a PVR in it? I used mine quite successfully in a 75 MHz Pentium
- system for several weeks before I switched it to DEC Alpha. Just make sure
- you get a system with three or four PCI slots, plus a few ISA slots. Many on
- the market only have one or two (not advisable). Also, two of those PCI
- slots should be able to take a full-length card, without obstruction by the
- CPU fan. I got a complete Pentium system from CompUSA last summer for less
- than $1,500 (house brand). It's just a typical consumer machine, but with
- the PVR doing most of the work, that's not a problem. I expect you can get a
- 90 MHz system now for the same money. The only additional expense should be
- an Ethernet card, and those can be had for less than $100. With a PVR and
- suitable drive thrown in, total system cost may be around $4,000 (unless you
- get a used PC). Nothing on the SGI will be able to match its output for
- anywhere near that price.
-
- A rock-bottom route may be to get a used Amiga and PAR, but this approach
- may cause more problems than it solves in the long run (I'm sure a whole
- bunch of Amiga users will be highly displeased with that opinion. Hey, I own
- three of them). Spend the negligible extra bucks and get a PVR. The quality
- is worth it. Also, given the exclusive nature of SGI's, I would want an
- add-on system that more easily permits you to talk to the rest of the world.
- PC's happen to be great for that. I no longer have to get into long
- explanations with some service bureau idiot when I'm forced to drop the name
- "Amiga".
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- Andy Hofman
- LumaQuest Productions
- Animation and Dual Raptor 3 Rendering
- andyh@erinet.com
- 513-643-7333
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