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- From: wolfi@opal.cs.tu-berlin.de (Wolfgang Schwanke)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
- Subject: Re: Video Blaster, from Creative Labs
- Message-ID: <1992Dec11.190249.1938@cs.tu-berlin.de>
- Date: 11 Dec 92 19:02:49 GMT
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- Organization: Techn. University of Berlin, Germany
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- loureiro@fiu.edu (Leonardo Loureiro) writes:
-
- >Hi everyone !
- >
- > I'm thinking of buying a Video Blaster board, but first I'd like
- >to hear some info, from anyone who either has one, or has seen one
- >perform. I'd like to know how good is the image (I have a true color
- >board),
-
- See my follow up to Steve Hong.
-
- >what resolutions are supported,
-
- You need to run Windows in 640x480xsomething, no higher resolutions supported.
- It'll always display full colours, even in 16 col. VGA mode, but it cannot
- run in True Colour VGA mode. "Full colour" here stands for 4:1:1 Y:U:V video
- resolution.
-
-
- >if it can really grab images
- >in real time,
-
- No, get a different board if you want that.
-
- >and any other info you find usefull to share.
- >
- > My primary goal on purchasing the board is to digitalize pictures
- >from films shoot on a sony camcorder. The camcorder uses 8mm video
- >cassetes and has no capability to advance pic by pic. Also, can
- >the sound recorded be played on the Sound Blaster ?
-
- As I said, you cannot digitise motion, only still images ...
-
- > So many questions ... I trust someone can provide the answers ! Please
- >post or email to loureiro@fiu.edu
- >
- > Thanks in advance !
- >
- > Leo
-
- Wolfgang
-
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- * Wolfgang Schwanke * Technische Universitaet Berlin * Germany * wolfi on irc *
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