NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/comp/sys/amiga/multimed/1743

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From: [e-mail] (Michael Linton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.multimedia
Subject: Re: IS THERE AN ECONOMICAL SOLUTION TO SINGLE FRAME RECORDING?
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 08:31:09 GMT
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[e-mail] (Alex Burmester) writes:

> I have wanted to record some animations for some time now and have always
> been under the impression that you essentially need a frame buffer, a time
> base corrector, a single frame vtr,  among other things.  Since these all
> add up really fast,  is there any way to do this without going into business?

Well, the cheapest way is to find a friend with all the equipment. :) No,
seriously there isn't a way to get Frame Accurate quality stuff, without
getting a Single Frame Controller, and a Frame Accurate VTR.  You can
always just play it back in real time off your machine... That'll do the
trick if you just want to show people the animation, and don't need it
for professional work.  I use DCTV to play back my animations (when I
don't need anything done professionally), and it works quite good.
Fairly decent frame rate, for the quailty of the picture you get (most
frames are the same, or less than an overscanned Laced HAM picture).  If
you don't have a DCTV, as most people don't, all you have to do is get
yourself a 45 dollar RF Modulator (A520), and take the video out, and
plug it right into your VTR, and run your animation, and hit record.


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