Hi, So, I've been doing a lot of reading as well as watching the training presentations on the TI website. I'm pretty much ready to get some tools and get started, but need some practical advice as to what is REALLY required to get started, in terms of software, evaluation modules, etc.
A few questions: - What process do you use to select the chip to use? I want to make sure whatever DaVinci chip I select is appropriate for as many of my future projects as possible. I'm really liking the idea of the TMS320DM355 since it's low cost, and has a cheap development kit. But it only seems to have 1 video port, and one of my projects is a 4 input NTSC video capture device. Is there a way I can do this with the 355? My other project is an HD video encode/decode project... so this IC looks perfect for that. - What development tools are really required to get started? Is the development kit enough? Or do I really need to buy the $6995 or $10995 digital video production bundles? If so, which one is required? Since there seems to be a lot of Linux involved, shouldn't a lot of this stuff be free? - Could anyone offer a quick bill of materials outlining what they found to be the basic tools required to: a) get started exploring, and b) finish a production-quality product? Thanks! Andrew -- Andrew Kilpatrick, Lead System Developer Onestop Media Group Inc. phone: 416-646-7867 x63 fax: 416-646-2722 _______________________________________________ Davinci-linux-open-source mailing list [email protected] http://linux.davincidsp.com/mailman/listinfo/davinci-linux-open-source
