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Posted by Myraide on 09/26/81 11:38
~~~AllisonWonderland~~~ wrote:
> Richard Crowley:
> > Sorry, this is where you need someone with first-hand
> > working experience with the RT2500. I'll confess that
> > this kind of thing is what got it the reputation for being
> > "fiddly" and made dilettantes like me give up on it. I
> > really don't see what this has to do with 1394 unless
> > Matrox is somehow using 1394 internally for control
> > of the various hardware functions. Bizzare, IMHO.
>
> James C. Allison:
> Hey Richard, it's another beautiful day. :)
>
> I agree with the above. The saving grace of this is that I can get by
> without all the MatroxVideoTools stuff, but it would be NICE to have them
> working.
>
> RC:
> > Can we assume that you used a motherboard which
> > was on Matrox's approved list?
>
> JCA:
> Yes it is. And some day I'll tell you the story of my FIRST attempt at
> putting together a DTV system. It was strange as could be... It'll make you
> laugh. No, HONEST! :)
>
> RC:
> > This is the kind of
> > product that is VERY particular about its surroundings
> > and will do weird things if it finds anything it doesn't
> > like. ("finicky" as well as "fiddly")
>
> JCA:
> I found that out with my first attempt... Dual 1 gig CPUs and the
> motherboard didn't have i845 RAM chips... And although it was on the
> "MatroxApprovedList", it was impossible to make work (wouldn't load the
> software). So I did an about face, and got this Tyan Trinity i845 board, and
> it has worked fine except for the problems that you have been helping me
> with.
>
> RC:
> > Newer generations
> > of Matrox RT reputedly learned from these things and
> > are better at playing with others, but lots of us moved
> > on, having been burned once and twice shy.
>
> JCA:
> I don't blame you one bit. AND I will say that if I ever put together
> another system, it will not include Matrox.
>
> RC:
> > Have you tried any of the Matrox-specific forums, etc?
> > There must be some die-hard users left even at this late
> > date.
>
> JCA:
> I tried to find an active forum, but they are all but dead, though I did
> take your suggestion about looking into the
> <alt.comp.periphs.videocards.matrox> and it seems to moderately active. I'm
> going to be posting something there shortly.
>
> RC:
> > Or you could ask this specific question in the
> > rec.video.desktop newsgroup with a more suitable
> > subject line (to let RT2500 people know what kind of
> > question it is). Lots of people skim the various subject
> > lines and automatically skip over the ones like this.
>
> JCA:
> GREAT suggestion.
>
> RC:
> > (Hint: ALL CAPS is considered shouting and really
> > annoys many people.)
>
> JCA:
> Twas not my intention to be annoying... I'll watch that in the future.
:)
>
> RC:
> > Note that if you are going to ask the same question in
> > more than one specifically-related newsgroups, it is
> > better to cross-post the same message rather than post
> > identical messages in several different newsgroups.
>
> JCA:
> I knew this, BUT when I tried it, for some reason it didn't work. That was
> the reason I asked the same question in several groups without cross
> posting.
>
> RC:
> > Oh, I would certainly NOT give up on the dual-monitor
> > setup. It is very valuable for video editing where you
> > have a lot of stuff on the desktop to keep track of. It is
> > worth putting up with whatever annoyances to have all
> > that extra space. The "full screen" thing with WMP is
> > only a curiosity. No video stands up to the scrutiny of
> > being displayed full-screen on a computer monitor, and
> > I don't find that feature of much practical use.
>
> JCA:
> Well, the image in WMP was alright, other than it was only the left half of
> the image. The center of the image was at the extreme right side of the left
> monitor, and the right half of the image didn't show up at all on the right
> monitor. Besides, it was a complete accident that I even found that WMP
> would come up at all. I just "happened" when I double clicked an .avi file
> in my clip folder.
>
> I have spent some of my morning installing an upper shelf in the
> Sound/MusicStudio on which I have put the PC speakers, clearing space on the
> shelf that they were on for a single drive audio cassette deck, a dual drive
> audio cassette deck, and a stand alone CD player (all left over from my
> pre-computer studio days).
>
> The Sound/MusicStudio is slowly evolving as is the wont of such places.
>
> Anyway, thanks again for taking the time to respond. And I hope you have a
> wonderful day.
>
> Regards
>
> Allison
>
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