Re: Interlaced video

2008-05-25 Thread Dave Laundon
2008/5/23 Frode Tenneboe [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/magazines/SinclairUser/Issue099/Tape/SUIssue99-Megatape27.tzx.zip ..or more easily accessible: ftp://ftp.nvg.ntnu.no/pub/sam-coupe/disks/demos/SimonGoodwin-512x384Interlace.zip Thanks Frode. Brings back

Re: Interlaced video

2008-05-25 Thread Colin Piggot
Dave wrote: Here's Simon's vision finally realised 18 years on :-) http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/dlaundon/mode3+3a.jpg Oooh, nice! On a previous TV (years ago) it seemed like the composite signal and RGB signals were interfering with each other (and one seemed to be offset from the other by

Re: Interlaced video

2008-05-25 Thread Dave Laundon
2008/5/26 Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On a SAM RGB Scart cable the composite video output from the SAM (pin 19) is not connected. At the TV end, Pin 19 connects to Pin 16 via a 470ohm resistor - the diagram in the SAM manual of a RGB Scart lead just has a wire link between 16 and 19 but

RE: Interlaced video

2008-05-24 Thread Tobermory
it? Howard -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Laundon Sent: 22 May 2008 20:56 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Interlaced video 2008/5/22 Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Now the question is, depending how the TV is interlacing the frames

Re: Interlaced video

2008-05-24 Thread Thomas Harte
Of Dave Laundon Sent: 22 May 2008 20:56 To: sam-users@nvg.ntnu.no Subject: Re: Interlaced video 2008/5/22 Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Now the question is, depending how the TV is interlacing the frames, and how many frames there's been since the SAM was powered up - when the 'Interlaced Pictures

Re: Interlaced video

2008-05-24 Thread Colin Piggot
Thomas wrote: There's a timing difference between even frames and odd fields in the syncs generated at the field end. Non-interlaced video essentially sends only even fields. Was about to say the same thing. The standard 625 line frame (consisting of one odd and one even field) has several

Re: Interlaced video

2008-05-23 Thread Colin Piggot
James wrote: Wasn't it Sinclair User? Oops! Yes, you're quite right. It was Sinclair User - issue 99. Colin = Quazar : Hardware, Software, Spares and Repairs for the SAM Coupe 1995-2008 - Celebrating 14 Years of developing for the SAM Coupe Website: http://www.samcoupe.com/

Re: Interlaced video

2008-05-23 Thread Frode Tenneboe
On Thu, 2008-05-22 at 23:43 +0100, Dave Laundon wrote: 2008/5/22 Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Yes, it was Simon Goodwin's routine on a Crash cover tape in 1990 or so. On the frame interrupt it toggled between two screens with different palettes, which looked absolutely horrid though on

Re: Interlaced video

2008-05-22 Thread Dave Laundon
2008/5/22 Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Now the question is, depending how the TV is interlacing the frames, and how many frames there's been since the SAM was powered up - when the 'Interlaced Pictures' from FRED are loaded the frames might show with the intended 'interlacing', or be

Re: Interlaced video

2008-05-22 Thread Colin Piggot
Dave wrote: I seem to remember there was a cover tape on one of the magazines that had a new display mode that swapped between two screens at 50Hz or something. Can't remember if it was interlacing or some method of increasing colours. My memory is vague... Yes, it was Simon Goodwin's

Re: Interlaced video

2008-05-22 Thread Dave Laundon
2008/5/22 Colin Piggot [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Yes, it was Simon Goodwin's routine on a Crash cover tape in 1990 or so. On the frame interrupt it toggled between two screens with different palettes, which looked absolutely horrid though on the TV's I'd tried it on. Other routines in the issue did

Re: Interlaced video

2008-05-22 Thread James R Curry
Yes, it was Simon Goodwin's routine on a Crash cover tape in 1990 or so. On the frame interrupt it toggled between two screens with different palettes, which looked absolutely horrid though on the TV's I'd tried it on. Other routines in the issue did MODE 3 interlacing - flicking