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From: jkrutz@meta.burner.com (Jamie Krutz) ()
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In article <9502151056.memo.41903@BIX.com> dnakakihara@BIX.com writes:
> I'm currently writing the manual for VLab Motion (freelance job). It's a
> pretty powerful product and is great for playing LW anims at 30fps. I just
> finished writing an ARexx script that automatically grabs LW frames and
> imports them into the VLab Motion partition. Saves me from having to store
> the source frames. Very nice. Plus you can do non-linear editing, add 16-bit
> sound, *built-in* TBC so you can grab video real time (with sound) and use in
> LW, etc. I already had a fast HD connected to my Warp (uses any two Amiga HD
> partitions, but the faster your controller/HD setup the better), so all I
> really needed was the VLab Motion card and sound board (about $1900). Don't
> mean to sound like a commercial, but it's something *Amiga* LW users should
> look at.
>
> --Doug
I've done some work for NoahJi's (here in Colorado) also. Nice guys.
The best parts of the VLab Motion from what I've seen are the ARexx
support, and the compositing/effects interface (multiple channel timeline).
The basic editing paradigm of cutting and pasting in a hierarchical manner is
very flexible but not very intuitive. You can edit it with it but it's not the
fastest interface for editing. Big plus, every time I look at the software
(once every month or two) the software gets better. Current limitation of
the hardware is its dependence on Zorro II which limits the data transfer
capabilities and thus the video quality. The video quality is excellent given
that limitation, and the limitation should go away in the Draco version of the
hardware. You can't argue with the price; for an editing system the VLab
is a steal. To add sound requires MacroSystem's sound card.
I'm just finishing the second version of the new manual for the Broadcaster
Elite from Applied Magic. This is the new version of what was the Digital
Broadcaster from Digital Micronics Inc (which went bankrupt). The new
company has many of the same people and thanks to those people
there is an improved version of the board with improved software now
on the market.
This is a Zorro III product so it can handle a higher data bandwidth for
better video quality. The list/timeline interface is also a bit more editor
friendly. For sound it works with the SunRize AD516.
The hardware is distinguished by BetaCam component i/o, (in addition
to S-video like the VLab and composite like the VLab and Flyer);
time code i/o (both LTC and VITC); and genlock in for syncing to
any video system.
The software is being continually updated. I just got a loader and
saver for ImageFX 2, which makes all of the image processing, effects
and batch processing power of ImageFX available for bringing
animations into Producer (the Elite's editing software); and for creating
effects on live video from JStreams (the video files). ADPro was
already supported.
I could go on about these systems, but suffice to say that it's really
great to have all these random access editing choices available for
the Amiga. Take a good look at the Elite, the VLab, and the Flyer.
They are all a bit different and which one you choose depends on
your needs. If you're just doing animation the PAR is also worth
considering (especially since it integrates so well with LightWave).
This is, finally, the year of hard disk editing on the Amiga.
Best Regards,
-Jamie Krutz
PS. Of course from these two messages you know that the Elite and
VLab will have wonderful manuals. ;^)
PPS. All of them will play back LightWave animations at various quality
levels. Make sure what you choose will output video at the quality you
require.