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- From: zilla@ccrl.nj.nec.com (John Lewis)
- Subject: Re: Computer controlled VCRs
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.002305.9971@research.nj.nec.com>
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- Organization: C&C Research Labs, NEC USA, Princeton, N.J.
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 00:23:05 GMT
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- Sony makes two HI-8 vtrs intended for computer-controlled
- multimedia applications.
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- The cheaper model is the CVD-1000- about $2000?, connects directly to
- the mac serial port, and has frame-accurate search;
- this is Sony's answer to the discontinued PC-VCR.
- I imagine it has Xobject control; there is also software from
- HSC (213) 392 6015.
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- The other model is the EVO-9650 ($6000) has frame-accurate recording
- and is suitable for animation. Supposedly Quicktime will sometime support
- the VISCA control protocol for this deck.
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- To my knowledge, these decks and the NEC PC-VCR are the only VCRs
- that are directly computer controllable. In general, consumer
- VCRs are usually not computer controllable. In the past, industrial
- VCRs were usually interfaced to a computer through a peripheral called
- an animation controller. The animation controller is in concept
- obsolete - there is no reason why the host cannot directly control
- the VTR - but until everything understands standard protocols they
- will still be used. They usually cost $2000 up and will control
- a various formats of VTRs starting at about $6000.
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