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From: sasrer@unx.sas.com (Rodney Radford)
Subject: Re: Kodak Photo-CD software
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 21:07:52 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.

grier@bnr.ca (Brian Grier) writes:

>> I'd like to know if there already is software to read/decode/vizualize
>> Photo-CD images on (SUN) workstations, and I'd like to know any experiences
>> with this new medium.

>I haven't heard about a version for the SUN, but Kodak has already created
>a version for the Atari Falcon030 computer. :^)

There is a version for the Sun, as we recently received a Beta test copy of
it. It installed fine (need a 3.5" hard floppy), and works OK, but all you
get is the Sun object files, and the source for a driver program for it,
as well as a 'sample CD'. 
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Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: leo@zelator.in-berlin.de (Stefan Hartmann)
Subject: Re: Computer controlled VCRs
Organization: Puplic-Access-Xenix-System
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 22:04:45 GMT

In <1992Nov18.002305.9971@research.nj.nec.com> zilla@ccrl.nj.nec.com (John Lewis) writes:

>Sony makes two HI-8 vtrs intended for computer-controlled 
>multimedia applications.

>The cheaper model is the CVD-1000- about $2000?, connects directly to
>the mac serial port, and has frame-accurate search; 
>this is Sony's answer to the discontinued PC-VCR.
>I imagine it has Xobject control; there is also software from 
>HSC (213) 392 6015.

>The other model is the EVO-9650 ($6000) has frame-accurate recording
>and is suitable for animation.  Supposedly Quicktime will sometime support
>the VISCA control protocol for this deck.

>To my knowledge, these decks and the NEC PC-VCR are the only VCRs
>that are directly computer controllable.  In general, consumer
>VCRs are usually not computer controllable.  In the past, industrial
>VCRs were usually interfaced to a computer through a peripheral called
>an animation controller.  The animation controller is in concept
>obsolete - there is no reason why the host cannot directly control
>the VTR - but until everything understands standard protocols they
>will still be used.  They usually cost $2000 up and will control
>a various formats of VTRs starting at about $6000.

Hi,
you just forgot to mention the Mitsubishi PC-VCR, which is out already
in Europe PAL-standard and SVHS quality !

It has a serial port and has also a timecode generator/reader build in
!

Also you can record timecode to the control track without erasing the
movie or the audio-tracks ! 
So if you get a tape from the customer you can add timcode and cut it
frame precise !

It is the best available solution in this moment for about 3000 DM
over here in Germany !


Best regards, Stefan Hartmann, c/o Ingenierbuero Gatz & Hartmann.
email to:  leo@zelator.in-berlin.de


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From: ma168faf@imath8.ucsd.edu (Matthew Guarnotta)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: ***TELEVISION AS WINDOW***HELP
Date: 19 Nov 92 04:17:18 GMT
Organization: Univsersity of California, San Diego


DEAR ALL,

WHAT IS THE NECSSARY HARDWARE TO HAVE A LIVE TELEVSION PICTURE SAY "NORTHERN

EXPOSURE" WHILE I DO SOME WORD PROCESSING IN THE BACKGROUND...GRANTED I'M

ONLY ENTERING IN WORDS NOT SPELL CHECKING AND SUCH???? IS THIS POSSIBLE??? CAN

I RESIZE THE WINDOW TO BE AS LARGE OR SMALL AS I WANT...WHAT'S THE NECESSARY

HARDWARE....PLEASE HELP THIS IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO ME... MATT

ma168faf@sdcc16.ucsd.edu

"the horror...the horror.." Apocalypse Now
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: jai@ecn.purdue.edu (Jayakumar Srinivasan)
Subject: Is there an FAQ?
Reply-To: jai@cn.ecn.purdue.edu
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 20:42:44 GMT

Hi,
	I am new to this group.  I am wondering if someone is
maintaining a FAQ list for this newsgroup.  If so, I would like to have
a copy.  Any suggestions will be appreciated.

-- 
S. Jayakumar
(jai@cn.ecn.purdue.edu)
From: jk40+@andrew.cmu.edu (James Chi-Hoon Kim)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: Remote Control Mac
Date: 16 Nov 92 08:03:48 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.of1y_4K00WB3FIqVwK
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Silent Partner remote by Presentation Electronics seems to work better
than the Sayett Smart Remote, but the problem of weak IR signal still
persists.

an IR repeater is being investigated.

-J
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: genglish@applelink.apple.com (Gary English)
Subject: Re: QuickTime Windows/Mac
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 02:02:29 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer
Followup-To: comp.multimedia



QuickTime and PICT files from the Macintosh
play just fine on QuickTime for Windows.

Same files, same compressors
same human interface, same API.




Gary English
Software Quality Engineering Manager
Media System Software
Apple Computer, Inc.
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: Leonard Hermens <lhermens@eecs.wsu.edu>
Subject: Need Macintosh Quadra RGB to NTSC conversion
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A7328750A801411A@fury.eecs.wsu.edu>
X-Xxdate: Fri, 20 Nov 92 12:15:12 GMT
Organization: Washington State University
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d9
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 20:15:45 GMT

I need to convert RGB (red-green-blue) video signals from a Quadra to
NTSC TV
standard video. I realize I can get black and white NTSC easily from the
Quadra built-in video, but I need wiring information or info about
exisiting
products that do this conversion. Pricing and vendor information would
be helpful, too.

Thank you very much,
Leonard

-----
Leonard Hermens
Washington State University
lhermens@eecs.wsu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: thail@seas.gwu.edu (Samuel R. Posten)
Subject: 11hz sampling rate?  what planet are you on?
Organization: George Washington University
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 01:10:02 GMT

11 hz sampling rate? on a sb pro, sorry, but my sb pro can sample 22khz in
stereo.  you are thinking of the old sb card.

BTW, evil plug!!!!

Egghead software is selling the multimedia startup kit for $398.00
you get sb pro basic
internal cd rom
ms Bookshelf.

If there is no egghead near you call 1-800 egghead, they can help you out.

Sam

Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: Mark_Morrill@itc.educ.ualberta.ca (Mark Morrill)
Subject: DVI file formats and other formats
Followup-To: comp.multimedia
Organization: Instructional Technology Centre, UofA
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 22:43:42 GMT

I would like to know if there are any utilities that will convert
ActionMedia II file formats and other common picture formats. For example,
if I want to convert a 9 bit DVI still image into a TIFF, PICT, BMP (any
flavour), what do I use and where would I get it?

Mark.
From: alves@calvin.usc.edu (William Alves)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: Computer controlled VCRs
Date: 17 Nov 1992 11:13:14 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: calvin.usc.edu

In article <Uf2EwcS00WALI1Pkd4@andrew.cmu.edu> km2a+@andrew.cmu.edu (Kenneth E. Mohnkern) writes:
>Excerpts from netnews.comp.multimedia: 16-Nov-92 Computer controlled
>VCRs by I. Systems@tigger.jvnc.n 
>
>> Controlling a VCR from a PC.
>> Can anyone help with how to do this? What are my options? Can I use any VCR?

>A year ago when we were looking into this, our only option was NEC's
>PC-VCR.

I don't think it's the only option. There's the OnTrack Mac toolkit from
Abbate. It controls video equipment with control L/S (Sony) or control
M/P (Panasonic and compatibles) from the Mac serial port. The toolkit is
a collection of HyperCard x-commands and scripts which you can customize
or use with their editting stack. A SMPTE reader is also available as
an option if you want.

Abbate Video Consultants
83 Main Street
Norfolk MA 02056
(508)520-0199

The price I have for the software is $199. Their Control L/S to Mac
serial cable is $49 and their SMPTE time code enhancement is $129.

Bill Alves
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: brod@jessica.Stanford.EDU (Brodie Lockard)
Subject: Platform-independent MM database?
Reply-To: brod@jessica.Stanford.EDU (Brodie Lockard)
Organization: Stanford University
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 19:39:48 GMT

The Academic Software Development (ASD) group at Stanford University is
investigating databases for media in general and images in particular.  One
of our clients is currently using Art Access and Image Access.  These are
useful but limited in some ways (e.g., attaching text to images lacks
certain features we'd like).  What other Image databases can anyone
recommend, or provide pointers to?

We are also interested in relational databases to store and retrieve
arbitrary blobs of data like rich text, various image formats, sounds,
QuickTime movies, or even blobs comprised of combinations of these. 
Ideally, such a "blobbase" should be platform-independent, with front ends
for at least Macs, NeXTs and Suns.  We'll be looking at Aldus's Fetch when
it's released, but apparently it only runs on Macs right now.  Are there
other blobbases available commercially or as shareware?  Are any schools
developing such a beast?  We are open to collaboration with other schools
on a project to create one, if nothing exists now.

Brodie Lockard
ASD group, Stanford

Brodie Lockard      brod@jessica.stanford.edu
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: nobody@fox.nstn.ns.ca
Subject: Re: Virtual Reality
Organization: NSTN Network Operations Centre, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 04:16:48 GMT

In article <1992Nov22.142557.11212@debbie.cc.nctu.edu.tw> cplai@csie.nctu.edu.tw () writes:
>From: cplai@csie.nctu.edu.tw ()
>Subject: Virtual Reality
>Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 14:25:57 GMT
>
>Hi:
>   We would like to start doing research on Virtual Reality. We need any kind
>of info, especially in Software, Hardware, Paper, Codes, ......
>   Any info will be appreciated.
>
> Please reply to :cplai@ccsun5.csie.nctu.edu.tw
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>Scott
>.
>
 Hi,
  I also would be interested in any and all info concerning Virtual Reality,
especially software or where to obtain such programs.
  Please email me at  gparks@fox.nstn.ns.ca
 Thanks...
 //Gary
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: lam@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu (Ken Lam)
Subject: Re: request: composite output boards (RAM->NTSC)
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 03:36:52 GMT

perelet@avignon.wri.com (Oleg Perelet) writes:

>I'm trying to find video output board, that can play
>back images from computer (RAM->NTSC). Not simple scan converter,
>but board that will let me generate something like
>MPEG, JPEG (or whatewer) from computer generated images
>and then produce fast composite (NTSC) output. Not 
>necessary from disk, RAM is fine.
> I saw some posts about PC-Hurricane, but seems like
>it works in different direction (NTSC -> RAM).
>Thanx.

RasterOps has a compression board based on a RISC or TI chip which
will work with a variety of Multimedia boards.  Radius is also coming
out with one, I believe.  These are a tad expensive.  But if you have
gobs of memory and want to make a movie the rasterops will do it.

Release date is sometime late 92 or early 93.

Ken

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MultiMedia Works & Video Productions ======= Teaching the world in better ways
From: ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: QuickTime and Fast Dithering
Date: 17 Nov 92 14:18:53 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <92315.105843RXF10@psuvm.psu.edu>, <RXF10@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>
>     Scott,
>         Your idea of placing JPEGed images into Director as QTime
>     movies is an interesting idea (I've never tried it), but
>     there's an easier way. Use the "paste as PICT" command in
>     the Cast menu.  If you have a JPEG image in the clipboard
>     choosing "paste as pict" will retain any QuickTime
>     compression associated with that picture.  It will also keep
>     the small file size when the MacroMind (excuse me, "MacroMedia")
>     file is saved.

I must admit there's one idea I never thought of.

By the way, the company may now be called "Macromedia", but I gather the product
is still called "MacroMind Director". The name identification with the product
is too strong, I guess. :-)

>         On the other hand, if you really wanted to do it your way,
>     then why not dither the image in a paint program (Photoshop)
>     before you make you movie file of JPEG images.

This isn't going to be as useful as you might think. Remember the QuickTime
JPEG compressor only supports two pixel depths: 8-bit greyscale and 24-bit
(actually 32-bit) colour. If you dither the image down to 8 bit colour and
then try compressing it with JPEG, it will just be converted back to 24 bits
again, and you'll have lost image quality without gaining anything in display
speed, or probably even compression size.

And if you use some other compressor, you won't get as good compression as
with JPEG. The obvious one to try, though, is the "Graphics" compressor,
which is supposed to deal well with 8-bit dithered images.

Lawrence D'Oliveiro                       fone: +64-7-856-2889
Computer Services Dept                     fax: +64-7-838-4066
University of Waikato            electric mail: ldo@waikato.ac.nz
Hamilton, New Zealand    37^ 47' 26" S, 175^ 19' 7" E, GMT+13:00
From: ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: QuickTime 1.5
Date: 20 Nov 92 16:42:37 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <1992Nov19.153726.1@csc.canterbury.ac.nz>, cctr112@csc.canterbury.ac.nz writes:
> Please would someone explain what QuickTime 1.5 is supposed to be compatible
> with?

Everything that QuickTime 1.0 was compatible with. You will see very little
improvement in playback of existing movies, or in behaviour of existing
compressors. The improvements in QuickTime 1.5 are in new features, such as
the new compressor.
From: ceg@nova3.stanford.edu (Chris Gronbeck)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: VideoSpigot problemfree?!?
Date: 17 Nov 1992 15:54:59 GMT
Organization: Int'l. Inst. for Energy Conservation
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: nova3.stanford.edu
Summary: My experiences
Keywords: video spigot

In article <1992Nov17.141533.1250@polaris.utu.fi> jahtikari@finabo.abo.fi (Jukka Ahtikari) writes:
>I have tried to get still pictures from VideoSpigot/ScreenPlay-program to
>other Macintosh-programs, such as MacroMind Director 3.1, Adobe Premiere
>etc. Unfortunately some of those video still pictures haven't appeared in
>those programs. You may get a QuickTime -logo or absolutely nothing in
>the program window.  
>
>I am using Macintosh Quadra 700 with 16" color monitor (millions of
>colors). This problem doesn't appear when you are using 256 colors, but
>the quality is not so good and according to the local
>VideoSpigot-importer this card and its programs should be compatible with
>millions of colors (32-bit). Does anyone have similar problems and how
>they have been solved?

I am using a Q700, 16" monitor, and video spigot as well.  It is my
experience that video spigot only really works in millions of colors
mode, but that I have to change to 256 color mode when I view still
shots or videos in Aldus SuperCard.  Anyone else find this to be the case?


Christopher Gronbeck

(Running System 7.1, QuickTime 1.5)


Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: gcm@world.std.com (Gretchen C Macdowall)
Subject: Re: New Media magazine?
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 18:05:32 GMT

>>I would be very interested in finding out any info people have on the
>>magazine "New Media" - I believe this magazine is free to people working

I see  that someone has already posted the contact info. Just wanted to
add that I don't get it for free but think it's well worth the
subscription. It has pretty good coverage cross-platform on new products
coming out and usually at least one detailed how-to in each issue.
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: duncan@loris.cisab.indiana.edu (Shan Duncan)
Subject: edit color of video seq.?
Organization: Indiana University
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 14:11:40 GMT



  In a research project we would like to change the color of a
subject and then replay the video for reaction.

  For example if we have a fish that is red on the belly we would like
to take a display sequence of that fish and change the red color
all through the video sequence before we play it back to another fish.



  How?   Any and ALL suggestions welcome including hardware and software
suggestions!!!!!!!!!!
From: ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: ***WHAT'S A VIDEO SPIGOT????
Date: 20 Nov 92 17:14:03 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <41224@sdcc12.ucsd.edu>, ma168faf@imath8.ucsd.edu (Matthew Guarnotta) writes:
>
>
>
> WILL SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WHAT A VIDEO SPIGOT IS AND HOW IT WORKS
>
> HOW MUCH DO THEY COST AND WHAT SORT OF HARDWARE DO YOU NEED??????
>
> DO VIDEO IMAGES 24 BIT TAKE UP A LOT OF HD SPACE....

CERTAINLY, BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO STOP SHOUTING. WE'RE ALL FAIRLY CIVILIZED
around here. Usually.

(That's better.)

Now, about the Spigot:-

SuperMac's VideoSpigot is the lowest-cost video digitizer you can get for a Mac.
It comes in two main versions: the VideoSpigot LC is specifically for the Mac
LC and LC II, while the VideoSpigot NuBus is for NuBus-based Macs. You might
hear about packages called "VideoSpigot Pro" or "Spigot with Sound", but these
are just NuBus Spigot cards bundled with accelerated video cards and sound input
cards.

The features and performance of the Spigot pretty much reflect its price. The
card has a single composite video input (compatible with NTSC, PAL and SECAM),
and that's it. It comes with a utility called ScreenPlay, which gives you a
live video-in-a-window display, and will let you grab either movie sequences
or single still images. A movie sequence can be saved in QuickTime format (and
read by any application that understands QuickTime movies), while a still
frame can be saved as a PICT file, and loaded into any application that
understands those.

The rate at which a Spigot can grab a sequence of frames is very much
dependent on the speed of your CPU, and the frame size you choose. This is
because most of the work is being done in software, not hardware. I did a
test on my LC once, and I calculated that I could manage about 14 frames
per second at one-sixteenth size (192*144 pixels) from a PAL source, straight
to RAM. Grabbing to disk was slower (5 to 10 frames per second), and fluctuated
a lot, probably because of fragmentation on my hard disk.

More recently, SuperMac released a driver called the SpigotVDIG. This implements
the standard QuickTime digitizer interface, which lets you digitize video
from a Spigot card directly into any application that uses this interface,
such as DiVA VideoShop or version 2 of Adobe Premiere.

Price: last I heard, SuperMac had dropped the suggested retail price of the
VideoSpigot LC to US$299 (I think). The NuBus version was still something like
US$599.

Also, I think you still get a copy of Adobe Premiere bundled with whatever
version of the Spigot you buy. I recall the press release described this as
a "limited edition", which means it might just be version 1.0 of Premiere
under a different name.

Lawrence D'Oliveiro                       fone: +64-7-856-2889
Computer Services Dept                     fax: +64-7-838-4066
University of Waikato            electric mail: ldo@waikato.ac.nz
Hamilton, New Zealand    37^ 47' 26" S, 175^ 19' 7" E, GMT+13:00
History's like a mole; it burrows away unnoticed.     -- Andrei Sakharov
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: csmith@blackplague.gmu.edu (Blackplague)
Subject: Toolbook and Pioneer LD-V800?
Followup-To: comp.multimedia
Organization: GMU
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 19:37:11 GMT

Has anyone out there had any success using Toolbook to controll a Pioneer
LD-V8000 Laser Disk Player?  The controller script that comes with
Authoreware seems to work fine, but Toolbook always fails to recognize that
the unit is attached.

Email responses and I will post a compilation if people are interested.


csmith@blackplague.gmu.edu
Christian Smith
Instructional Development Office
George Mason University
From: ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Video for Windows
Date: 23 Nov 92 11:44:15 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

I found an interesting item in the "Trends" section of the latest PC Magazine.
This describes Video for Windows, which is Microsoft's answer to QuickTime.

It's just a half-page article, but here are some of the important points:

* Open technology. Includes standard codecs for Indeo (software implementation
  of Intel's DVI) and run-length-compressed movies. Run Length Encoding
  format is intended for playback on lower-end machines (such as consumer
  systems), Indeo for more powerful ones.
* Includes a new "revamped-for-video" Media Control Interface (MCI). Adds
  OLE server capabilities to allow pasting of video sequences into other
  documents.
* Includes sound/video synchronization that is "every bit as good as Apple's".
* Has some capability for importing QuickTime movies.
* AVI (Audio Video Interleave) is supposedly the name of the file format.
* Includes VidEdit (editing) and VidCap (capture) and other tools.

It's supposed to be shipping sometime this month, for US$199.

Lawrence D'Oliveiro                       fone: +64-7-856-2889
Computer Services Dept                     fax: +64-7-838-4066
University of Waikato            electric mail: ldo@waikato.ac.nz
Hamilton, New Zealand    37^ 47' 26" S, 175^ 19' 7" E, GMT+13:00
History's like a mole; it burrows away unnoticed. -- Andrei Sakharov
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: kudzu@netcom.com (Michael Sierchio)
Subject: Re: TV resolution?
Organization: True Love, and Home-Grown Tomatoes
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 18:16:33 GMT

In article <1992Nov17.171855.1@ualr.edu> djlewis@ualr.edu writes:
>>>
>>>>What is the resolution of normal NTSC TVs?
>>>
>>>    NTSC is an analog format with a total of 525 lines.
>>>    However only 485 lines
>>> are active.  The most universal is about 648x485 pixels;
>> 
>> Most video digitizers I've come across seem to prefer to give you 640*480
>> resolution

Bzzt! to all of you.  Resolution doesn't mean number of scan lines.  It means
how many lines can be resolved in the horizontal and vertical directions.

This is determined by that radial line test pattern of converging black
lines on a white board.

My recollection is hazy, but I believe that the best performance (a good
camera connected directly to a monitor) yields about 500 lines of vertical
resolution, and 600 lines of horizontal resolution.

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