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Re: marrying the pxl2k with a computer?
no, no, no, golddisk video mangler <delete-delete> i mean, editor is
definitely not the answer. i cut a 26 minute tape on it from +2 hrs of
source, and i almost went insane. constant mac crashing, incompetent tech
support (i was explaining things to them!, serial port incompatibility,
memory allocation problems...ahhh! definitely stay away.
the sima jive is another deal. i have a sima pro-edit3 (fader box with 2
V ins and 2 V outs; stero, color correct, etc.). it's not a bad piece of
equipment for what it runs (~ US$125.00), but it doesn't help that much
w/actual _editing_. it's more of a processor, etc.
i believe that the sfx-4 will do dissolves; if it will, that would be
sweet, but the price seems too low. i'm not sure what the other one you
mention actually _is_...i know that the mx-4 rocks; i mixed live once at
a party with some guys who had one...unfortunately they're like $1k...but
this digresses from pxl-specific editing tools.
you _can_ do a lot w/ just 2 vcrs, contrary to what the magazines will tell
you. people in high school and college have access to gear through school
stations, other people can get community access time in edit suites.
i will think about this problem (not like i don't already ;)
john manoogian
curator of a pxl-2000 website;
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jmanoog/pxl
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On Mon, 20 May 1996 Erasmo@ritz.mordor.com wrote:
...
> type II cassette. Editing? I just popped over to Comp USA to check
> out the package for Golddisk's Video Director Suite. Given what was
> said by "Alexander the..." on this list last week, It doesn't seem
> practical to do it unless you can run it through another cam or S-VHS
> with LANC. I'm near my wits end. I see an ad in The Wiz's catalog for
> Sima Pro Ed/itOE -2x at $129.95 , and Sima SFX-4 FX Video Ed/It 4OE at
> $199.95. Is this the answer? Its not through the computer, but its a
> lot closer to the price range than anything out there, given what Sima
> says the editors can do (video, audio, & effects).
>
> Editing is the question. What is the answer?
>
>
> > Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 12:18:29 -0400 (EDT)
> > From: john manoogian <jmanoog@umich.edu>
> > To: pixelvision@jupiter.rowan.edu
> > Subject: marrying the pxl2k with a computer?
>
> > On Thu, 16 May 1996 MikeO55555@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > The computer version of pixelvision has been here for about a year.It is the
> > > connectix qucikcam and it retails for less than $100.
> > >
> > > I've used it in a number of video pieces already.
> > >
> >
> > yes, i know;
> > i've seen that, /plus/ the color quicktake, plus the flexcam...
> > the thing i'm envisioning is a whole system for i/o and manipulation.
> > since the image and sound data should be already very compact, i want to
> > design a real fast and dirty non-linear editing system, sort of like
> > adobe premier for the masses. limiting the image data to 4 or 5 bits
> > and keeping the frame rate low would hardly change the distinctive beauty
> > of pxlvision. the mac really needs some kind of video toaster-esque app
> > to make video fly on it. the quicktime vr dev. kit is expensive, and
> > really complicated to boot. i think lo-tek is the way to go;
> >
> > PXL all the way!
> >
> > john manoogian
> > curator of a pixelvision web site;
> > http://www.personal.umich.edu/~jmanoog/pxl/
> >
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