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Offline Ami_GFX

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Re: Setting up a Video Toaster Flyer system
« on: August 26, 2012, 04:17:32 PM »
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I just looked through my Toaster paperwork and found a pinout for a Toaster 2000/Flyer/YCPlus S-video board cable which looks like it just piggy backs the YCPlus connector onto the Toaster 2000/Flyer cable when I compare it to the photo Plaz posted. I've got to rush off to a meeting that I don't really want to go to right now but I'd be happy to scan it for you. Even better, I know I once made one of these cables and if I can find it and it's in usable shape, I'd be happy to send it to you for $5, shipping included.

Send me a PM. I'll be home this evening.
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Re: Setting up a Video Toaster Flyer system
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2012, 04:02:16 PM »
Ok, here is a scan of the Toaster2000/Flyer/YCPlus pinout. It looks like you would just have to eliminate the YCPlus extension to have a Toaster2000/Flyer cable.
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Re: Setting up a Video Toaster Flyer system
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2012, 04:05:56 AM »
Quote from: Matt_H;716225
TBC isn't needed if you're pulling from a modern digital source (DVD player, DV video camera, etc). I think you'd still need one if you had more than one video source, but configuring that has never been clear to me - even with manuals.


Not exactly true since the advent of HD video. NTSC SD DV camaras work great without a TBC. HD video sources that have composite outputs usually use some sort of scaling down to SD and the composite out isn't always compatible with the Toaster without a TBC. I'm using a Kitchen Sync and the only equipment I can connect direclty to the Toaster without it is a DV camcorder and an SD satellite receiver. My DVD player and my HD satellite receivers all output video that is inompatible with the Toaster without a TBC.

The good thing is that TBCs are cheap right now. Nobody does SD video anymore. There were 2 TBC IVs that had the comb filter board that went for under $50 each recently on Ebay. I sold my spare Kitchen Sync with breakout and controller modules for around the same price.
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Re: Setting up a Video Toaster Flyer system
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2012, 04:14:41 AM »
The other thing I could add to my previous post is that TBCs have a lot of video processing capability and do effects that add to and complement what the Toaster does.
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Re: Setting up a Video Toaster Flyer system
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2012, 01:41:13 PM »
Input one is the sync input. The Toaster will sync its video to whatever video source is connected to it. The video connected to the other inputs has to be in sync with what is connected to input 1. The TBC will do this synchronization. You need 2 TBCs to do 2 channels--or a dual channel Kitchen Sync. 4 channels of video require 4 synced TBCs. With the Flyer you'll just need one TBC because you'll be recording video to its drives and doing transitions and efects on the recorded video. The Flyer was a big deal in its time because before the Flyer came out, doing very basic A-B editing required a very cumbersome 2 VCR 2 TBC setup with a lot of other equipment usually. With the Flyer, just put the croutons in the right order and it's done right from the hard drives.
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