DTV guide: tune into the best computer platform for producing desktop video
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Desktop video (DTV) is a viable technology now, but system software, applications and hardware, as well as software standards and protocols for performing DTV on microcomputers are generally in their first releases or still in development. Additionally, DTV hardware requirements and costs are very high. There are four firms that are making major contributions to DTV technology. They include Apple Computer, which has developed the QuickTime multimedia extensions to the Macintosh system software, Microsoft Corp, which offers similar extensions in Windows 3.1 with Multimedia Extensions for IBM PC-compatibles, Commodore Business Machines Inc, which includes built-in video capabilities in the Amiga microcomputer and NewTek Inc, which developed the Video Toaster video production system. The functioning, use and impact of each of these technologies are discussed. Those interested in DTV should build upon their current hardware platforms. If new hardware is to be purchased, the Amiga is a good low-cost entry point, while the Macintosh IIci or better with Video Toaster is an excellent platform. Storing DTV images to video tape is discussed.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1991
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Yes, Larry, there is Multimedia in a box
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People who hear and see advertisements about convenient, easy-to-install-and-use multimedia technology tend to shop for Multimedia in a box, not realizing that multimedia actually means something complex that consists of many component parts. With the arrival of QuickTime there actually is something that is like Multimedia in a box. QuickTime, which is an extension of the Apple Macintosh operating system, allows a user to cut, copy and paste digital video, audio or animation between applications. No other equipment is needed. For Macintosh owners with 68020-based machines or better, QuickTime signifies the birth of multimedia. There is likely to be something similar for IBM-or-compatible owners soon; IBM is working with Apple Computer, in a joint venture called Kaleida, to see that QuickTime will run under MS-DOS. There are also plans for a QuickTime that will run under Microsoft's Windows.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1992
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Video Toaster fame spreads with Marmalade
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New desktop video (DTV) production company Toaster Marmalade Productions and its Pres Mark Stross use Commodore Business Systems Inc Amiga computers and NewTek Inc's $1,595 Video Toaster add-in video graphics card to produce broadcast graphics and animation in a cost-effective manner. The $1,595 board combines video switching, character generation, digital video effects and still image storage capabilities, and is shipped with the LightWave 3D rendering software. The company created a 10-second animated logo in 16 hours for CAM Productions The company awaits version 2.0 of the Video Toaster software and the forthcoming stand-alone Toaster, which can be hooked up to an Apple Macintosh computer.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1991
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