Neil Havermale (neilh@redhensystems.com)
Sat, 26 Jun 1999 08:15:31 +1000
Don't dispare. A comment and two notes of interest from a non-video-noid who has
learned the hard way.
Yes, Bill and the MS monster have paid less than full attention to the emerging
personal digital video industry with their less than full quality driver design
and APIs. (I also blame the product centric NLE editon software developers as
well.) What I do know that is MS soon will change in a very significant way its
attitude towards video and music. NT2000 will be the platform but WIN98ers will
get an update as well. (If you want a really scary preview of MS intent just take
a look at the Casio CE Casseopia hand held - full video plus music! - released for
shipping on the 22nd)
First, NT2000 (beta 3) is enabled to handle the throughput needed. It is still
rough due to lack of "drivers" from the NLE players. When is it available ? -
good question which MS suggests as later this year. Second, watch for a follow on
version of WIN98 that in particular adds features and repairs to address
multimedia editon. This release is pending in mid to late summer. And of
greatest interest is the sync of CE with these versions. If you really wnat to
understand where Microsoft is suggesting we are going, look at the video spec of
their CE technology/OS.
In either case it is my opinion that the Wintel NLE industry is about to move from
proprietary card and software to a complete "driver" design. You will soon see
"many" capture cards that work and new entry of NLE software. It is coming and it
will simplify the whole thing by heaps. My bet is the FALL COMDEX will be jumping
on the NLE video thing in a very big way. You'll still need to get certain
portions of your hardware changed/replaced at the card level but once there many
of the current issues of compatibility will sluff off and be but bad reminders of
how all of this stuff used to hard to do.....
MidNight Mapper
aka Neil
"J. Norman Kern" wrote:
> Lucas:
>
> Too many products, too many platforms, too may OS versions, not enough
> time....
>
> Norm Kern
> Kern Video Productions
>
> Gustavo Nash wrote:
> >
> > Hi Lucas
> >
> > What you describe is not a problem with you card or drivers. The problem
> > is between NT an implementation fo drivers under it. NT will never show up
> > your card as a video capture device, I don't reallly know why but this
> > happens with all the Miro DC Line under NT. If you want to get toyu card
> > working as video capture device you MUST switch back to Windows 9x. I hope
> > in future Pinnacle will realesa a driver for NT that work like the one under
> > Win 9x.
> >
> > Enjoy
> > Gustavo Nash
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Lucas Young & Daniel Crothers <lyoung@bitworks.co.nz>
> > To: <digvid-l@ucdavis.edu>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 4:23 PM
> > Subject: DC50 | NT 4.0
> >
> > > HI all
> > >
> > > I just purchased a Pinnacle/Miro DC50 and have set it up, it seems to be
> > > working fine, however it doesnt show up as a video capture device in the
> > > Multimedia Control Panel applet in NT, meaning programs like Webcam 32
> > dont
> > > pick it up as a video source... any suggerstions?
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Lucas Young
> > >
> > >
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