Re: How'd they do that?
                                       
   From: prof90@hotmail.com
   Reply to: prof90@hotmail.com
   Date: 14 Nov 1998 15:30:31 GMT
   Organization: Chebucto Community Net



Nate has managed with a Quickcam attaced to the c64 to display streaming
video. As yet, I don't <think> he has stored the video file so that it can
be replayed. He has converted the raw data file into static gifs.
I imagine that it will soon be possible with his set up to run a display
programme even if you do not have a quick cam.

Getting real world images into the c64:
1) I have Computer Eyes (no longer made). A standard video camera  will
provide stills for storage and display on my c64. (In fact I do this with
a $50 Tycovideocam (intended as a toy, but it works- in monochrome)).
2)4scan uses a fibre optic cable, card and software to digitize in great
greyscale range faces and other images that have a wide range of shading-
good for grey range and control-not good for detail. Attaches to your
impact printer's head and takes a picture each time the head pauses. $70.
3) Geofax allows me to put a picture in a fax machine and send it to my
c64 with attached 14.4 or higher modem. Fax machine can be beside the
c64 orr anywhere else in the world.

John Elliott

 >
>I don't know what the exact process is but conceivably you could take
>snapshots with a camera of each frame of motion and digitize it either on
>another computer (probably alot easier than the following) possibly using a
>scanner or maybe on a c64 with something like a video digitizer 2 (I have yet
>to be able to get acceptable results from one of these though - so far just
>the siloheute [pronounced silowet - spelling doesn't seem right] of my hand
>has been recognizable) and simpy play back the digitized pictures within the
>computer using page flipping for motion/animation of video.
>
>> I was wondering what is the process for making a game like MicroLeague
>> Wrestling , which used digitized video to carry out the moves selected by
>> the wrestlers.  Each video shot was about 5 seconds long, and I want to
>> know how to get video into a game for the c64?
>> --