Date   : Tue, 07 Mar 2006 00:08:23 -0000
From   : "David Hunt" <dm.hunt@...>
Subject: Re: Warning: Sad case on list!

> [1] Given that I only have 8 colours to play with, I'm pondering using 4
> on-screen pixels for each camera pixel and doing some sort of dithering to
> give the effect of more colours on the beeb. Also has the benefit of
> reducing
> the amount of raw data that I need to send to each beeb from the
> controller
> (given the nature of image data, compression probably won't have any
> benefits)
> 
> I'm suspecting that the controller needs to be pretty pokey - maybe a
> RiscPC
> or somesuch. (how to actually attach a camera is still a total unknown,
> which
> may mean I'm better off with something like an SGI Indy)
> 

I vaguely remember an exhibit at the Science Museum in London eons ago that
used something attached to the Tube to process real time video, I can't
remember what it was doing exactly, was it some kind of psychedelic video
monitor app?

Dave ;)