Conference hydra::amiga_v1

2402.0. "VGA adaptor/grabber" by ENGLES::WARD () Mon Mar 27 1989 15:13

Here is an article promised in note 2386

Willow Peripherals Publishers VGA
COMPUTER BUYERS GUIDE AND HANDBOOK (April 1989)

	A sophisticated VGA board that includes a built-in easy-to-use
	frame grabber for under $700. 


	"what makes this board (VGA adapter) special is that it also has
	 a built-in  frame grabber".  "You can plug a standard RCA to RCA
	 plug cable into the  video out socket on the VCR. This setup
	 provides power to the camera and  routes the video signal to the
	 VGA board." 

	"After plugging the card into an 8- or 16-bit free expansion
	 slot in your  PC, install the software onto your hard disk. 
	 Willow provides  high-resolution drivers for Microsoft windows,
	 GEM, and an enclosed software  program called Video CAPTure."
		[Hard disk reg. 1MG for each image] 


"Features (Software)
	contrast, brightness, reverse black and white.
	soften with Oil command
	perform edge enhancement and posterization"

"Formats
	TIFF
	IFF
	EPS
	PCX"

"Resolutions
	320x200 (256 colors)
	640x400 (16 colors)
	1,280x800 (2 colors)
	1,024x768 (16 colors if 80-nanosec memory added) and
		other hard/software req.)"

Company: Willow Peripherals, Inc., 190 Willow Ave., Bronx, NY 10454,
	 (212) 402-001-, (800) 444-1585

    Then this note should have been placed as a reply in 2386.
    						
    									bill