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In article <ksPPXB3w165w@gilligan.tsoft.net> bbs.mirage@gilligan.tsoft.net (Jerry Lee) writes:
>nowinski@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca (Andrew Nowinski) writes:

>> Does any one use Matrox Studio? Is it better than the Video
>> Toaster? How much does it cost? Can animation like LightWave 3D
>> be done on it? Does any one have the companies E-Mail address?

>Well.. the Video toaster can't compare with the Matrox.  The Toaster for 
>one thing can't control any devices such as recorders.

It can for laying down animation.  
It is not, and does not try to be, an edit controller.  It is a production 
switcher, comparable to any medium price switcher on the market.  It 
has low-end DVE effects.  It has 2 frame buffers for frame-grabs, and 
paint box work.  It does Chroma effects.  It has a VERY decent character 
generator built in with 24bit fonts, and gosh jolly it just happens to have 
a _very_ useable 3D model/animation/render package thrown in... useable 
enough for a Mac worshipper/Amigaphobe like Tod Rudgren  and many others 
doing actual production animation.  How much do you say??? Current prices
I have seen are in the $2000-2100 range. (see below *)

>The quality 
>between the two is very great.  From my experience (a hands on demo at 
>school -- we also have one by the way),

This certainly qualifies you as a Toaster/Amiga critic! Not.

>I would say that the quality of 
>the matrox far surpasses that of the toaster..

(see below *)

>besides, anything with a 
>"sheep wipe" ... well. you gotta wonder huh?  <-  The sheep thing is on 
>the toaster by the way. =)

Please, a little more bias in you _opinion._

>I'll try to get you the phone number and 
>address to the company as soon as possible.. (by Monday for sure).  All I 
>know right now is that they are located in Canada and it costs around 
>$20K; the key word is around since the actual system that we have at 
>school cost more around $25-30K.

* - Oh Gee!  And you think it is better than the toaster?  I should certainly
hope so at 10-15x the price!

>One more note.. the Matrox is capable of A-B-C rolls (two sources and 1 
>recorder)

It better be for $30k.

David
Watters
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