Help on multimedia solution needed.

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2 total messages Started by Joseph LaGaipa Fri, 28 Jun 1991 01:45

#1577

Author: Joseph LaGaipa
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1991 01:45

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Specifications:
 1) digitize and store about 40 hours of VHS video/sound from a VCR source
 2) allow the editing and creating an edited segment from the stored video
    and sound.
 3) add computer generated text, sound ggraphics, and animations
 4) playback on computer monitor or record back to VHS vcr
 5) computer control playback on the computer monitor for the purpose
    of branching to various segments depending on audience response

Questions:
 1) What hardware would be suitable for to meet specs including the
    storage requirements?   Can this
    be accomplished on a 386 AT bus computer? 
 2) What software?  (I've seen MACROMIND Director and Studio, but
    that is only available for the MAC)
 3) What kind of budget is needed?  

      
       Joseph A. LaGaipa, Director of Computer Services
                          Monmouth College, West Long Branch, N.J. 07764
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Re: Help on multimedia solution needed.

#1578

Author: Bowie J Poag
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1991 17:56

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For an application like that, the IBM is the WORST possible choice.

Also, ad advise skipping the step of storing >40 hours< of VHS video, and
sound. Just have it come off a videdisk, or buy a VHS deck that has remote
control inputs for computer controls..
Get yourself an Amiga, a good sized hard drive (80-330 meg or so). From there,
your Amiga will comewith a Multimedia package called AmigaVision, and all
documentation is included with it. A very VERY smooth, feature-packed easy to
use presentation maker.

Total budget: I could do it for around $2500-$3000.

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