From: Kim Baumann Larsen Subject: TECH: real-time virtual studio hardware-Intel based Windows NT Date: Tue, 02 Apr 1996 16:44:43 +0100 Message-ID: <31614B6B.7C02@mediascience.no> Organization: Dimension Design AS From: Kim Baumann Larsen We are researching a system that will allow real-time display of anti-aliased 3D graphics on top of a video-source (digital ala Perception or analog input) and then output to video in broadcast quality - ideally RGB output at 50fields/sek res 768x576 - RGB at 25 frames/sek at 800x600 is perhaps what is possible? Real-time digital blue-screeening with real-time 3D CG in other words. We believe that there are GLINT-based OpenGL cards such as Fuijitsu's Sapphire 2SX card that will allow us to do this but we have not been able to verify this. Also we need a to set up a reference system _very soon_ and ideally be able to refer to implemented and successful systems. It is more important for us to get a card that does anti-aliasing *and* alpha-channels with a real-time videosource that a card that handles alot of polygones. Ideally we would want to be able to do the development using a commercially available program such as Macromind Director provied we could control the graphics card and sources to be able to combine this with plain 2D graphics and text. In any case we will need to develop a GUI that allows non technical personel to run the program. We know that there are Virtual Studio systems based on high-end SGI ONYX machines available but this is not an option due to our client's budget. Appreciate any help - thanks. Kim,