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Article #1657Re: Video grabber + video camera = scanner ?
From: BH4781
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 16:21
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 16:21
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In article <1993Jan12.023100.14838@berlioz.nsc.com> bui@berlioz.nsc.com (Cuong Bui) writes: >I have a video camera, if I purchase the Video Blaster (?) board, >which can capture the video image, is it as good an image as a scanner? >At least, it's a cheap and easy, not having to develop or blowup >a picture for scanning, and huge source of data from video tape, TV ... >Any pointer is appreciated. > I have a Computer Eyes/Pro board that I connected to a VHS camcorder. It works pretty well as a STILL image digitizer, but taking pictures of anything moving more than a rock will produce a blurred image. But I did manage to get a few nice images of my keyboard (what I wanted), only having to play with the lighting and focus on the camera. Hope this helps.
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Newsgroups: comp.multimedia Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!sarah!uacsc2.albany.edu!BH4781 From: BH4781@uacsc2.albany.edu Subject: Re: Video grabber + video camera = scanner ? Message-ID: <16B549FC8.BH4781@uacsc2.albany.edu> Sender: news@sarah.albany.edu (News Administrator) Organization: University at Albany, Albany NY 12222 References: <1993Jan12.023100.14838@berlioz.nsc.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 11:21:30 EST Lines: 17