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Video Blaster AVI card: good thing?

#11939
From: a_beddoerj
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1993 04:25
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Hello all,

I am in the market for a good AVI card/software package for the PC for a 
specific purpose.

I want to use it (mainly) to subtitle videotapes/LDs that are in Japanese
in English.  I have other uses, mainly software-based ones (i.e., editing
imported video images, etc.) but the main use if for subtitling.

I saw an ad in PC Magazine (latest issue) for a new package from Creative
Labs and MS called Video Blaster.  I know the Video Blaster is an AVI card
from Creative Labs, but now they are including some software:  MS Video for
Windows, Tempra, and Action!  

I was wondering:  is this a suitable package for what I want to do?  I have in
mind using a complete script of dislogue (text) and timing it out to real-time
video.  Hopefully, you'd be able to time the script to run automatically,
but that's nice, not necessary.

Also, is the Video Blaster card a good AVI card?  How good is the resolution?  
Is it worth it?

ANY information would be very helpful, and appreciated.


Later,
"Crusher" Joe.

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  |  "Crusher" Joe Beddoe * President, Shampoo International Fan Club *   |
  |      Academic Support Guy, SFASU * Partner, Datamagic Computers       |
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-- 
Later,
"Crusher" Joe.

  *-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
  |  "Crusher" Joe Beddoe * President, Shampoo International Fan Club *   |
  |      Academic Support Guy, SFASU * Partner, Datamagic Computers       |
  *-----------------------------*-----------------------------------------* 
  |       a_beddoerj@ccsvax.sfasu.edu  *  crusher@calvin.sfasu.edu        |
  | z_beddoerj@ccsvax.sfasu.edu  *  NeXT mail:  crusher@ccsnext.sfasu.edu |
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Subject: Video Blaster AVI card: good thing?
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Date: 28 Jan 93 22:25:41 CST
Organization: Stephen F. Austin State University
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