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- From: CDO@IB.RL.AC.UK (C D Osland)
- Newsgroups: comp.graphics.visualization
- Subject: Re: Recording animations
- Message-ID: <9211092152.AA02668@psi.rutgers.edu>
- Date: 9 Nov 92 17:17:48 GMT
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- On 4 Nov 92 07:30:34 GMT <idpt249@tw.net.seed.tpts1> said:
- >About recording animations, I got few words to say. We've been using betacam
- >for a while. But gradually I cannot stand the low speed of pre-roll. To
- >record 30 frames take at least 5 minutes. At this moment I have 3368 frames
- >to go, which means 4 days will be gone.
-
- >My boss told me there might be a solution. If there's a high-end VCR which
- >can be set to record single frame at certain interval, say 3 seconds, then
- >we can connect it to audio port and put pictures into frame buffer at that
- >speed. It seems that JVC has such products. I haven't got any chance to
- >try. Is there anyone using this method to record animations?
- >Sorry I don't quote previous opinions because my system is limited.
-
- I would be very surprised if a VHS editing recorder was any faster
- (real pre-roll time) than a Betacam. JVC do have edit recorders that
- can be controlled by RS232, but that is a functional convenience,
- not a speed-up!
-
- >Neil Chou
-
- Chris Osland
- Atlas Video Facility, Rutherford Appleton Lab, UK
-