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I am faced with putting together a video editting/computer
animation suite for a small data visualization lab.  We
would like to be able to combine live video (eg., someone
introducing the video or sitting in front of a computer.),
single frame animation (generated by Alias), and the real
time output of some of our in house software.  The idea
is to generate a promotional video for our lab as well
as videos to complement reports.  I will
need video and audio capabilities as well as a method to
generate titlesi, music, etc.  

Currently, all of our images (except live video) are being
generated on SGI machines.  For our editting suite, I will
more than likely be purchasing a new machine, so I will
basically be starting from scratch.  I'm not sure if going
to a Mac or maybe the Video Toaster would be better than
trying to do everything on a workstation.

I'm sure there are people who have had experiences putting
together similar setups.  I would like to hear about how
you have or would tackle this problem.  I would like to
put together the cheapest setup with the best quality.
(I guess that would go without saying).

thanks in advance
andrew





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Andrew Wyllie                               wyllie@burst.civ.utoronto.ca
Data Visualization Labs       voice: (416) 978-5969  fax: (416) 978-8906
Dept Of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto Ontario Canada