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In article <754@anaxagoras.ils.nwu.edu>, luksa@cubbie.ils.nwu.edu (Frank Luksa) writes...
>I am working with a group developing software targeted at high-school students.
>This software is going to be very video intensive.  We have a pioneer LD-V8000
>laser disc player that we can control from a PS/2.  
> 
>The problem is, we think we now need to add the capability of the student saving 
>some of the video to VHS tape.  This would mean we need to be able to control a
>"conventional" VCR as well as the laser disk player (simple commands like start, 
>record, pause, etc.).
> 
>If you know of any VCR models that allow connection to a serial port, could you
>please e-mail me?  I'll gladly post the list if I get any responses.

There's a VCR which can be connected to a PC -- PC-VCR is the name and
it mighta been from Sony.  There were articles on it recently in some
video magazine and people in comp.sys.amiga.video have been talking
about it `recently'.

You might look into using an Amiga as your hardware rather than a PS/2.
There is much more video harvware & software available.  It can control
laser disc players.  Recording to tape will be cheaper since it directly
outputs NTSC without any fancy-schmancy video signal converter hardware
or extra boards.

I assume that since you're posting from a school & the project
is aimed at high school students that cost is important? ;-)


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