I'm interested :) I'm in Dallas Texas Thanks, Edward Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 26, 2016, at 5:49 AM, 'Gregg Eshelman' via Vintage Macs > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Got a Quadra 840AV or a 110Mhz NuBus PowerMac or clone? I have a Media 100 > system I've no use for. > > Both NuBus boards, the interconnect cables, ADB dongles, breakout box, > software and manuals. Even has a Media 100 sticker to put on the inside of > your window or glass door to tell your clients you're using some hot new > technology to digitize their VHS tapes. ;) > > It will work in many different NuBus Macs but the faster Quadras or NuBus > PowerMac models are preferred. > > One gotcha though, due to never fully fixed hardware issues with the NuBus > PowerMacs (and all the clones) you cannot use a NuBus SCSI card with the > Media 100 hardware. However you *can* use a G3 upgrade, except for having to > turn it off and run on the 601 for capturing video. The G3 will speed up > rendering, effects and outputting to digital video files. > > In a Quadra it will work with any of the NuBus SCSI cards from ATTO, FWB and > others. In a PowerMac the only way to get up enough speed on storage to hit > the minimum 4 megabytes per second sustained write for 150K per frame (best > quality) is to use software like FWB Hard Disk Toolkit to RAID 0 stripe > across multiple drives on the internal and external SCSI. I tried a single 17 > gig drive that had the specifications, and the internal bus is faster, with a > theoretical speed above the minimum - but something always came along after a > bit to steal bandwidth and drop it below 4 megabyte/sec and *pow* instant > stoppage. > > It also really needs a professional VTR (VHS, BETA, Betacam etc) with a time > base corrector and RS-422 serial for remote control. The system *can* be used > with a manually operated VCR, even without a TBC - but it will stop capturing > at the slightest problem with synch. There's no frame buffer nor any built in > hardware correction in this first generation of Media 100. A TBC, built into > the VCR or as an in between unit, will be a huge help for manual operation. > It has to be a full frame TBC, the line type doesn't fix all types of sync > problems. > > With the right stuff to 'wrap around' the M100 you can get exceptionally good > recordings from VHS and Beta tapes, at 640x480 for NTSC (slightly higher > resolution for PAL). This equipment was used back in the day for editing and > effects for television shows. > > It has inputs for Composite, S-Video and Component, and balanced (XLR) and > unbalanced stereo audio inputs and outputs. It has the Component video > daughterboard. Those tricky folks at Media 100 made *everything* optional on > this. Everything except the component video function was actually built into > the hardware and various dongles plugged into the ADB port between Mac and > keyboard unlocked the functions. There was a basic dongle that limited the > system to draft mode, only able to capture and output at lowest quality and > pretty much limited the software to basic cutting and generating edit > decision lists. > > The EDLs would then go to the people higher up the editing chain, entrusted > with systems with the Full Deal dongle so they could do the fancy stuff. If I > remember right, I'm sure there's a Full Deal dongle with this. There's also > one from a newer M100 that when plugged in pops up "Power Input" on the > splash screen that lists the enabled functions. "Power Input" is not listed > in the manuals for this version. > > Or it's just some neat stuff for the collector of old Macintosh gear that > wants something different. > -- > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Vintage Macs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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