3 May
2016
3 May
'16
2:51 p.m.
On Tue, 3 May 2016, Dale H. Cook wrote:
Was I right? Did that thing actually digitize video? Once you had it could
you use it as a source for A/B rolls and the like that the regular
Toaster functions covered?
I didn't realize the Avid stuff was as popular and well-used as you guys
are saying. Back in the day, I was under the impression that Avid
equipment was just for hobbyists, but it seems not. Sounds like it was
well used in professional broadcast apps, also.
What about titlers? I'm under the impression that, until the mid-90's or
so, titlers were totally dedicated bits of hardware. Then came a lot of
packages for the PC and Amiga to do it in software and overlay it with a
genlock. I also remember that switchers and time base correctors were
needed for video back in the day. I understand the concept of a switcher
(easy) but a TBC? Was that because you had to have video timings exactly
matching before you could successfully show bits from both at the same
time (ie.. in an A/B roll) or was it for a completely different purpose ?
-Swift
I also seem to
remember that the Toaster had something that came along
later called the "Toaster Flyer" card that would allow you to digitize
video and work with it digitally, but I never used one
Our Toaster had a Flyer.