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From: ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: Quadra 950 and VideoSpigot
Date: 6 Oct 92 12:07:24 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <0096180E.58D289C0@vms.csd.mu.edu>, 2719weberj@vms.csd.mu.edu writes:
> Hi all,
> I am considering getting a Quadra 950 multimedia package under the
> student pricing package.  This package includes the super Mac
> video spiget video board etc.  Does any one have any reviews
> that might help me on this?

I have a VideoSpigot card in my LC. I've been dabbling with capturing
video from a VCR and (more recently) a camcorder, and also with some
homebrew software for driving the Spigot through the standard QuickTime
interface.

The Spigot is very much a low-end digitizer card. Video capture, and even
on-screen play-through, are very CPU-intensive processes. The good news is,
your Quadra 950 should be able to manage real-time grabs of movie sequences
at 30 frames per second with no problems--straight to RAM, at any rate.

The bad news is, it's not going to be able to do this at full-screen (480*640)
resolution. It should certainly do it at on-sixteenth (160*120) resolution,
and possibly at one-quarter (320*240) size as well.

There are two ways to grab frames from a Spigot. The first way is with the
bundled ScreenPlay utility. This gives you on-screen play-through, and lets
you grab both single still frames and movie sequences. Movie sequences are
saved in standard QuickTime format, so you can import and edit them with Adobe
Premiere or other software. Still frames are saved in standard PICT format.
You can grab a full-size still frame, but only if the video source is putting
out an absolutely steady still image.

The other way to grab frames is through the standard QuickTime "vdig" (video
digitizer) interface. Unfortunately the driver for this is still in beta;
it works, but is not *quite* as robust as it should be. You can use this driver
with applications like DiVA VideoShop, that include frame-grabbing capabilities.

ScreenPlay has one annoying characteristic if you run it on a machine with
built-in audio input (like the LC or Quadra): if you want to grab a movie
sequence with simultaneous audio, it won't let you use any other audio input
devices you may happen to have connected. For example, I have a MacRecorder
hooked to my LC, that I prefer to use for most things, mainly because it
has a manual recording level control. But ScreenPlay won't give me the option
of using it! So if I want a decent-quality soundtrack, I have to grab the
audio separately, and combine it with the video using something like Premiere.

All in all, I think the Spigot is a neat product, that has no competition in
its price range.

Hope this helps.

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
To someone with a hammer and a screwdriver, every problem looks
like a nail with threads.
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: saeed@a.cs.okstate.edu (SAEED FAISEL)
Subject: what do you know about IDS model ?
Organization: Oklahoma State University, Computer Science, Stillwater
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 92 23:12:23 GMT

I need some info on the IDS model suggested by Cornsweet & Yellot.
And I want to start with a comprehensive bibliography on IDS.

Any email containing any pointers like any work done related to IDS,
specially any publications, etc will be appreciated.

I would also like to correspond with anyone currently working on it.


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From: messina@netcom.com (Tony Porczyk)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia,comp.sys.amiga.multimedia
Subject: Saving presentations to video tape
Date: 6 Oct 92 22:07:18 GMT
Article-I.D.: netcom.1992Oct6.220718.15978
Followup-To: comp.multimedia
Organization: Messina Software


I was wondering if there are some either software or hardware products
(or combination) that would allow saving animation or presentations
(such as from Power Point) directly to video tape.  Platform would be
PC (but I would be curious also about Mac).
I understand that it can be achieved easily on the Amiga using Video
Toaster.  Any equivalents on the PC side?

Thanks,

Tony
From: jpgorrono@ucdavis.edu (Jon Gorrono)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: CBT tools Question
Date: 29 Sep 92 18:25:15 GMT
Article-I.D.: ucdavis.17649
Organization: Instruction and Media Support, UC Davis
X-UserAgent: Nuntius v1.1a2

This is more of a CBT question than it is a multimedia question...

We have been charged with developing some training modules for some text
based informatiuons systems.  We want to be able to target both
IBM-compatible and Mac platforms at the low end.  The low end being XT's
and SE's respectively.

Are there any authoring packages that seem ideal for this situation?

Thank you in advance.

______________________________________
Jon Gorrono
Media Integrator
Instruction and Media Support
UC Davis
(916)752-0218
jpgorrono@ucdavis.edu
_______________________________________
Xref: sparky comp.multimedia:2871 rec.music.makers:9929
From: daver@felix.filenet.com (Dave Richards)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia,rec.music.makers
Subject: Re: Buying commercial music for programs
Date: 29 Sep 92 21:04:31 GMT
Reply-To: daver@fritz.filenet.com (Dave Richards)
Organization: Costa Mesa, CA

In article <1992Sep23.181111.13013@smsc.sony.com> dce@smsc.sony.com (David Elliott) writes:
>In creating multimedia products, just as with TV commercials, it's
>often useful to use music that people know.  For example, if I was
>creating a race car game, I might want to use "Racer X" from
>Devo (or Big Black ;-) or some old Beach Boys song about a car.
>I'm interested in finding out how much this type of thing costs.
>Is the cost per unit or a one-shot fee?

This is kind of a new licensing application, and I don't know if
there's an established procedure for this.  For example, When a
popular song is used in a motion picture, I believe the artist gets
a one-shot fee.  When the same film comes out on video, it would
make sense for the artist to get a per-copy royalty, just like with
an album.  In your instance, it seems like it would be handled more
like an album.

But rather than go by my guesses, these type of questions would be
better answered by the Harry Fox Agency in New York.  They exist 
for the sole purpose of negotiations between music publishers and
music users like yourself.  They can give specific prices, and 
will even write you a contract for your desired use.

The Harry Fox Agency, Inc.	(212) 370-5330
205 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017

Dave
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: u7811091@cc.nctu.edu.tw (IC YANG)
Subject: .smp sound sample file format?
Organization: National Chiao Tung University
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Distribution: icyang
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 15:14:13 GMT

Hi netters,
    I recently saw a audio engine that develope by 'Spectrum'
  ,  it uses PC/AT as the platform to perform recording, pro-
  cessing and playback.  It use ".smp" as its sample file for-
  mat.  I tried to analysis such kind of file and find it has
  about 14Ch length of file header.  Is there any info. on such
  kind of file?  It seems like compressed because at 44.1kHz 
  sample rate a 22 second record take only 64000 bytes.  It use
  16-bit sample.  Any help will be useful.  Thanks.


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Room 216, Dorm. 12
EE dep of National Chiao-Tung University
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, ROC. 

Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: mguyott@eriador.prime.com (M. Guyott)
Subject: Re: SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!
Organization: /etc/organization
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 15:41:36 GMT

In article <MemYVmm00UzxI6Lkkp@andrew.cmu.edu> "Robert W. Jordan" <rj25+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>
>What are some things that somebody majoring in Computer-based Multimedia
>Development should be learning how to do?

I think some computer and/or programming courses would be appropriate.
Specifically some Operating System Internals courses (so you can learn about
exciting issues like through put limitiations, compression schemes, etc. - as
well as developing a fundamental understanding of how Operating Systems
work); some peripherals courses (so you can learn about hard disks, CD-ROMS,
etc); and some User Interface courses (so you can learnn about how GUIs are
built and used).

I hope my thoughts/opinions are useful.

Marc
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Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: oyakea@warren1b.its.rpi.edu (Amalaye Oyake)
Subject: ATARI RELEASES Falcon 030
Reply-To: oyakea@rpi.edu
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 17:42:55 GMT

 Atari Computers has released the Falcon 030, multimedia home computer.
The system runs most existing ST/TT software and has numerous new features;
the system is made up of-

1)  Mc68030, 16Mhz, 32bit bus
2)  Mc68881 or 68882
3)  Mc56001 DSP, 32Mhz
4)  Blitter graphics co-processor
5)  Stereo 16bit sound at max rate of 50khz, with 8bit and FM synthesis back up
6)  Stereo sound input and playback, with direct to disk recording and editing
7)  SCSI II port
8)  Internal IDE harddisk connector
9)  Appletalk lan port
10) Up to 6 joysticks (analogue and digital)
11) VGA and TRUE color modes
12) MIDI ports ( in and out) 
13) Processor direct slot
14) Parallel and Serial ports
15) Cartridge port
16) Philips/Sony DSP port
17) Hardware assisted fine scrolling
18) Autosyncing for genlocks
19) The Newdesk desktop with mouse and accessories ( e.g. talking clock )
20) Options include M or J/PEG image decompression or 386sx emulation

 Contact Micro Computer Depot or Toad computers for availability
 MCD;  1-800-845-3070
TOAD;  1-800-348-TOAD

  It was first unveiled in Boston, Sept 23rd 1992.
Also read next,mac or comp.sys.atari.st for details. developer versions 
available.
From: jml@lulea.trab.se (Magnus Lindgren)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: Comminication requirements of MM applications
Date: 1 Oct 92 09:53:56 GMT
Organization: Telia Research AB, Aurorum 6, 951 75 Lulea, Sweden
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 + PL4

Could you please post a summary of the result of your survey when it's done?

I think a lot of people will be interested in that. (I will at least)

Thanks.


Magnus Lindgren        		Phone:    +46 920 75425
Telia Research			Telefax:  +46 920 75490
Aurorum 6			E-mail:   jml@lulea.trab.se
S-951 75 Lulea, Sweden	
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: dudley@cebaf4.cebaf.gov (John Dudley)
Subject: Re: Suggestion for MM Machine
Reply-To: dudley@cebaf4.cebaf.gov (John Dudley)
Organization: CEBAF
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 18:21:39 GMT

In article <1992Sep28.195835.1081@awdprime.austin.ibm.com>,
usp@futserv.austin.ibm.com (Uma S. Pandey) writes:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I want to setup a Video Lab in which I can edit the pre-recorded videos, and
> add various digital effects, and also I want the capability of stereo audio 
> dubbing. I have talked to various people about this, a lot of people have
> suggested Apple's Mac IIsi with their new video boards, and some of them
> have suggested Amiga's Video Toaster. I have seen Video Toaster's demo tape,
> and it looks really good. 
> 
> Can anyone shed some light on these machines, or if you know of any
video/audio
> cards that go with the IBM PC compatible's. Does anybody know the quality of
> output produced by Video toaster and other machines.
> 
> I would prefer a PC based machine.
> 
> Any help will be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> -- 
>
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> Uma S. Pandey,						    Phone: 512-838-8573
> Email: usp@futserv.austin.ibm.com
> Disc: All opinions are mine and mine only.


Out of curiosity, why would you rather have a "PC" based machine? (by
the way, PC stands for Personal computer. PC doesn't mean IBM or clone).
 
Anyway, the Amiga's Video Toaster outputs exact broadcast quality. The
only thing is if you want to edit pre-recorded video's, you will need a
TBC (time base corrector) for the Toaster... but all for all, the
Toaster is broadcast quality.  Check out some of your local Television
stations and Cable stations. Many are starting to use the Toaster.  

There is always that "PC Based Toaster" setup, which is basically an
Amiga 2000 w/Video Toaster hooked up via parallel port to the IBM.  The
IBM is just used as the interface to the 2000 and Video Toaster (this
setup is just a marketing ploy by some companies, and adds no benefits
to the overall system, unless you're the U.S. government and need to
spend excess money!)

Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: mike@media-lab.mit.edu (Michael Hawley)
Subject: re: NeXT vs. Amiga
Reply-To: mike@media-lab.mit.edu
Organization: MIT Media Laboratory
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 12:42:53 GMT

   From: cain@silverblue.fac.cs.cmu.edu (Sebastian Nightingale Cain)
   Subject: NeXT vs Amiga
   Date: 17 Sep 92 20:50:59 GMT
   Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon

   ...I was looking at the Amiga 2000 + Video Toaster the other
   day, and it was quite cool.  I was primarily interested in Lightwave
   and doing animation and then outputting that to some type of media. 
   I work with the NeXT's though, and was wondering if the same thing
   (that is creating rendered scenes and outputting them to other media)
   is possible on the NeXT (with a color board of course).

One way is to use the Sony VISCA interface.  The Vbox costs
a couple hundred bucks and is a serial-to-LANC/Control-S interface.
Essentially it is like MIDI for video gadgets, and allows you
to control video appliances, e.g., for editing.  I just wrote a
new VISCA driver for the NeXT (based on some earlier code from
Sony and Greg Cockroft).  Given a decent video deck (e.g., even
a Sony tr-101 HandyCam will do) it would be a snap to print out
frames to video tape.  It would also be a snap to, say, read input
frames, analyze, re-render, output, etc.  Given the support for
rendering in 3.0, this is indeed a sensible platform for research.

I can give you the driver if you want (nb., for 3.0).

Michael Hawley
MIT Media Laboratory
mike@media-lab.mit.edu
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: jdz1@Ra.MsState.Edu (John D. Zitterkopf)
Subject: Re: Radio shack 199.00 special..
Organization: Mississippi State University
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 20:58:47 GMT

In article <1992Oct6.165611.2477@news.eng.convex.com> harper@convex.com (David Harper) writes:
>In article <17270009@hpgrla.gr.hp.com> galenr@hpgrla.gr.hp.com (Galen Raben) writes:
>>Another inexpensive drive I saw recently was in DAK at $199, access was very
>>slow, but thruput was OK...  Heard DAK went bankrupt though, dunno if they
>>still sell stuff or not.  Anyone know?  I haven't seen a catalog in several
>>months...
>
	They still do business. I just ordered the above drive from them for
219.90 for a freind of mine. I still can't afford one though. We also went by
our local Radio-Shack to find this CD-ROM drive for $199 and no go. They had one
for $419, but no $199. Is this only available in certain areas? I don't suppose
anyone has got a CD-rom lying around that they'd like to sell on credit? 8-)

Oh well...
John


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From: tlilley@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Tripp Lilley)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!
Date: 6 Oct 92 15:04:26 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: The MultiMedia Lab at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

raj@phys.ksu.edu (S. Raj Chaudhury) writes:
> I just got riled by the C/C++ remark because I have been trying to direct
> a student who wishes to pursue a MM major and really don't
> think C/C++ is *necessary* - though clearly programming at some level is...

  I'm not sure you can say that any language is particularly *necessary* 
theoretically, if you can program, you can program... C++, however, is a good
place to *implement* the OO paradigm, which *should* be fundamental to the
way we view MM - ie: Object-Oriented... There are folk-tales of the non-
programmers who have been directly introduced to the OO paradigm, told it
was the 'newest', and they promptly replied 'you mean you *haven't* been 
doing it this way all the time?  It seems to make the most sense' -- OO
fits MM in much the same way... it 'makes sense' - if we're searching for
the tools to approach information electronically the way we do in the noggin',
then we ought (IMHO) to begin that search in the OO world... granted, there
are *several* OO languages you could learn, but I'd say C++ (here again 
ignoring the presence of C in the original post) has the portability 
advantage... distributed MM is the direction a lot of us MM developers is a-
goin' ... ergo, portability is good... 

And another thing <grin> ... it seems that people *might* be interpreting this
MM degree thing as a degree in putting together MM presentations... (that may
very well be wrong... you may all see it as something more, and i may just
be blind to interpretations... it's happened before <grin>)  ... I submit
that this is akin to reducing CS to a degree in programming... which it 
clearly is not... An MM degree should, as many have pointed out, go beyond
the 'skill' courses involved in actually bringing the media together (although
it should most certainly contain those...) to encompass theory courses in 
many disciplines... consider learning & cognition, take history courses just
to get an idea of where we've been, take education courses to get an idea
of how the teaching thing works... take the media theory courses to learn
how the media shape our perceptions of the information they transmit... read
McLuhan but don't take everything he says as the word of <#include Deity.h>
and pay attention to the media as implemented currently... you'll get a lot of
good ideas...

- t.
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From: raj@phys.ksu.edu (S. Raj Chaudhury)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME!
Date: 2 Oct 1992 21:54:10 GMT
Organization: Kansas State University
NNTP-Posting-Host: bohr.phys.ksu.edu

In <venable.161@faculty.coe.wvu.wvnet.edu> venable@faculty.coe.wvu.wvnet.edu (Wallace Venable) writes:

>In article <MemYVmm00UzxI6Lkkp@andrew.cmu.edu> rj25+@andrew.cmu.edu (Robert W. Jordan) writes:


>>   I am a freshman at Carnegie Mellon University and I need some help. 
>>called, "Computer-based Multimedia Development."

>	Where is
>		Programming in C/C++


WHY?? Programming in C/C++ has *NOTHING* to do with Multimedia development?
Multimedia is a form - it is a way of thinking about delivering a message -
not a platform or language specific thing!!!

Too many so-called Multimedia products are video clips strung together with
some fancy buttons and graphics - CLEARLY THERE IS MUCH MORE TO BE EXPLORED!
Knowing programming is good, but it misses the point for Multimedia.  Authoring
tools should do the hard-core work - not C/C++


S. Raj Chaudhury			|
Dept. of Physics    			|  raj@phys.ksu.edu
Kansas State University			|
Manhattan, KS 66506			|
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Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: gwf@mora.usr.dsi.unimi.it (Graziano W. Ferrari)
Subject: unix & multimedia
Organization: Computer Science Dep. - Milan University
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 17:55:28 GMT

I am going to develop a multimedia application on a PC-486 with UNIX
(SCO or AT&T, I haven't decided) and X-Windows + Motif.
Isn't there anyone who knows sound-cards, CD-ROM drives, WORM drives  
supported by this enviroment?

Thanks in advance

Stefano
Newsgroups: comp.ai,comp.robotics,sci.electronics
From: cshort@nmsu.edu (Spmg*d, Lord of Potted Meat Product)
Subject: Re: Stiquito, A Small Nitinol-Propelled Robot
Organization: Computing Research Lab
	<TED.92Sep27215600@lole.nmsu.edu>
	<1992Sep28.094245.5376@news.cs.indiana.edu>
	<TED.92Sep29172517@lole.nmsu.edu>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 00:29:33 GMT

>>>>> On Wed, 30 Sep 1992 00:25:17 GMT, ted@nmsu.edu (Ted Dunning) said:


Ted> btw... what exactly is a J battery?

think it's a camera battery. try k-mart or the photoshop by
tegmeyer's.

c.

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Newsgroups: comp.ai,comp.ai.neural-nets
From: saarinen@sp1.csrd.uiuc.edu (Sirpa Saarinen)
Subject: Re: WANTED: Handwriting Recognition references
Organization: UIUC Center for Supercomputing Research and Development
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 21:21:25 GMT

umsoroko@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Michael Sorokowski) writes:

>I am doing a research paper on Handwriting recognition (or the like) and
>am looking for any information pertaining to it (and the AI aspects of it).

>I was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to point me towards particular
>magazines, articles, journals, etc, that would assist me.

>Or, would anyone be willing enough to send me documents related to handwriting
>recognition techiniques/concepts/etc (and/or the AI aspects of it...
>ie. neural-nets).  I would be willing to pay postage and handling for
>such information (if it's going to be worth my while, that is).

>More technical information about the up-and-coming PDA's (Personal Digital
>Assistants), like Apple's Newton, would be very helpful, too.

There was a special issue on handwritten char recognition in the Proceedings
of the IEEE this summer (prob. July 1992). Maybe you could start there.
I sort of doubt that it would have the "AI aspects of it" but maybe you
will find it interesting anyway.

Sirpa Saarinen
saarinen@csrd.uiuc.edu

Newsgroups: comp.ai.neural-nets,comp.ai,sci.engr.control