The Truevision Inc subsidiary of RasterOps Corp has a video board for EISA-based personal computers, the Targa 2000, to capture full-frame, full-motion for PAL and NTSC video, as well as CD-quality audio. Once it has been captured, you can edit and play the audio and video back on the integrated desktop and/or record it on videotape. The Targa 2000 outputs video, while simultaneously displaying a Video-in-a-Window image on its non-interlaced desktop. It is based on the Indianapolis company’s DVR Digital Video Recording architecture. DVR stores all forms of digital video in a single memory space and does not involve any processing or mixing of analogue video streams. Instead, it digitises all analogue video data in the central memory. All processing is done digitally in single frames until the data is converted back into an analogue signal for display or output. Video output is separate from the desktop display. The Targa 2000 digital video engine enables users to view the desktop and Video-in-a-Window on the desktop display, while simultaneously outputting video in either the NTSC or PAL formats. The Targa 2000 ships with drivers for Microsoft Corp Windows 3.1 and Video-for-Windows. The Truevision Targa 2000 for EISA computers will begin shipping in April. The standard configuration of the video board features 20Mb of memory. Up to another 68Mb can be added through plug-in SIMM Single In-line Memory Modules; Targa 2000 pricing starts at $6,000.
