QuickTime video cards

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2 total messages Started by William Alves Thu, 09 Apr 1992 19:35

#279

Author: William Alves
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 1992 19:35

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I am looking for relatively inexpensive (pref. < $1000) video cards
for the Mac that will record QuickTime movies. So far I have only
heard about the SuperMac Video Spigot. However, I am concerned about
information posted here that it will only record QuickTime with its
own software; that is, I will not be able to use other QuickTime
record applications with it. Also, I am hoping to find something with
a bit depth of greater than 8 bits. What is the bit depth of the
Video Spigot and what is the approximate price?

I have heard that Mass MicroSystems will be coming out with an inex-
pensive 24-bit QuickTime card, but I have yet to see it. As far as I
know, the next least expensive QuickTime-compatible card available is
the RasterOps 24STV. Thanks for any information you can add.

Bill Alves

Re: QuickTime video cards

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Author: Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato Uni...
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 06:05

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In article <ku974tINN1m1@calvin.usc.edu>, alves@calvin.usc.edu (William Alves)
writes:
> I am looking for relatively inexpensive (pref. < $1000) video cards
> for the Mac that will record QuickTime movies. So far I have only
> heard about the SuperMac Video Spigot. However, I am concerned about
> information posted here that it will only record QuickTime with its
> own software; that is, I will not be able to use other QuickTime
> record applications with it. Also, I am hoping to find something with
> a bit depth of greater than 8 bits. What is the bit depth of the
> Video Spigot and what is the approximate price?

The ScreenPlay utility that comes with the Spigot grabs 24 bits per
pixel. You can of course save the data with any QuickTime compressor,
at any bit depth that the compressor supports.

Yes, it's true there is currently no QuickTime video digitizer "component"
for the Spigot, which means you can't capture video other than with
ScreenPlay. But they're working on it. Last I heard they mentioned
a "late April" release date for the component.

Lawrence
just another Spigot owner

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