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Non-Tech : Iomega Thread without Iomega -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cogito who wrote (2871)	10/30/1998 10:57:00 AM
From: Philip J. Davis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

Allen, The reviewer probably read the following: Unofficial Buz FAQ trix.com >>The first release of VideoWave SE is specifically limited to a MJPEG bandwidth of 100k/frame. The Buz can do up to 200k/frame, but was limited in the VideoWave SE software. Any other program will use the "normal" windows codec interface and offer rates up to 200k/frame. The retail version of VideoWave is not limited in this way. (The 100k/frame limit in VideoWave SE is purely a marketing maneuver. It is the fastest rate supported by the Jazz drive, so anything faster would make Jazz look bad.) NOTE: In the most recent shipping versions of Buz, the VideoWave SE is not limited to 100k/frame, and can reach the full 200k/frame. This restriction was apparently removed with the introduction of Iomega's faster Jaz 2G drive.<< This strikes me as curious since I don't think that Jaz2 is 2 times faster than Jaz1. Nevertheless, I can't imagine any other explanation. Btw, by reading a few posts at rec.video.desktop, it was apparent that many people regarded Buz as a very capable video capture card, considering the price of $199, though customer support seemed universally regarded as inadequate - though the same was said about Pinnacle (Miro DC30+; $899). Philip P.S. Somebody on the newsgroup was advertising for sale a Buz for $85 - a great deal, if for only to get the Ultra SCSI card.