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From: donb@bushido.uucp (Donald Burnett)
Subject: Re: Video Toaster
Message-ID: <1990Aug26.191439.1859@bushido.uucp>
Organization: Bushido Systems of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
References: <28275@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 90 19:14:39 GMT

In article <28275@nigel.ee.udel.edu> jlabelle@lynx.northeastern.edu writes:
>As I was looking through the AC's Guide, I came across Video Toaster
>made by NewTek. From what I read, would this do everything that one would
>want for multi-media platform??
>Since list price is at $1595
> and comes with/as a character-generating program
> Paint and 3D program
> Broadcast quality genlock
> frame grabber
> digitizer
> DVE
> 24bit-16 million colors
>
>wouldn't you be saving a lot of money in the long run??
>I have no knowledge of what this really can do vs. multiple packages
>with the same or more power for around the same price..So could someone
>clue me in via E-Mail.
>
>By the way, I hear DCTV is coming out, what does that exactly do? Is it
>better then Video Toaster?? Or am I comparing amigas and apples??
>
>Or is there something better than all of these. It's not like I'm going
>to go out and buy one tomorrow, but I am quite curious. I might be able
>to get something like Video Toaster one of these days.

 DCTV is a hardware device (sort of a framebuffer that gives the Amiga
 broadcast resolutions (or close) and enhances DCTV graphics to the
 quality of 24-bit color) that uses the Amiga's memory to create 
 stunning graphics and is a slow-scan digitizing system. Essentially
 it's a framebuffer with a slow-scan video digitizing system (yes it can
 use a color camera unlike newtek). Because it uses the Amiga's memory
 it can create ANIMATED imagery in realtime (using the Amiga to 
 swap images in and out in realtime). There will be an animation program
 at some point, but the demos being shown at DCTV demos were showing full
 blown ANIMATION in realtime (from a large hard drive). 

 It's an alternative to a framebuffer and has some unique capabilities 
 such as animation that make it unique in the market..

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