Company
Rombo Productions, UK
Date
1993
Amiga
any Amiga
Interface
parallel port
    realtime framegrabber
  • 24 bit realtime framegrabbing - 1/50 sec non-interlaced, 1/25 sec interlaced
  • automatically detects and decodes PAL, NTSC and SECAM TV standards
  • twin A/D converters digitise Chrominance and Luminance signals at 27 MHz
  • grabs images quickly into its own memory but transferring and displaying through the parallel port is slow
  • two Composite and one S-VHS input - multiple video sources can be connected and selected by software
  • previews grabs in 16 or 256 grey levels or as 1/4 size full colour HAM8
  • displays images up to 1472×576
  • can use a Retina or Harlequin graphics card to display grabbed images
  • requires an external power supply (9V DC, 500mA) which is not supplied with the unit
    Vidi 12 RT
  • 384 kB RAM
  • 360×576 PAL (interlaced)
  • 360×476 NTSC (interlaced)
  • 24 bit, 2:0.5:0.5 YUV
  • upgradable to Vidi 24 RT
    Vidi 24 RT
  • 1 MB RAM
  • 720×576 (interlaced)
  • 720×476 NTSC (interlaced)
  • 24 bit, 4:1:1 YUV
Rombo Productions Vidi Amiga 12 RT / 24 RT - Main board front side
Main board, front side
Rombo Productions Vidi Amiga 12 RT / 24 RT - Main board back side
Main board, back side
Rombo Productions Vidi Amiga 12 RT / 24 RT - RAM board front side
RAM board, front side
Rombo Productions Vidi Amiga 12 RT / 24 RT - RAM board back side
RAM board, back side

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1993-12

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1993-12

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1994-03

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1994-02

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1994-05

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1994-10

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1995-02