Mac PCI graphics cards
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All six graphics accelerator/display cards support 1,600x1,200 resolutions and at least 16-bit color, and all offer generally acceptable performance. Radius' $1,199 Thunder 30/1600 is slow, especially when its high price is taken into consideration, although the card does support precise color management in graphics environments. The board offers sophisticated tools that let users match color curves and mid-tones. Number Nine's $699 Imagine 128 is the fastest board, except when it is used in conjunction with FreeHand. The control panel allows users to create independent settings for red, green and blue values and to save the customized settings. Matrox Graphics's $499 MGA Millenium is an average performer, but it alone offers QuickDraw 3D acceleration. The Millenium's control panel is well-designed, although it offers no special functions.
Publication Name: Newmedia
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 1060-7188
Year: 1996
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QuickDraw 3D accelerators
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Newer Technology's $2,995 RenderPix 502 and Radius's $1,699 Thunder 3D QuickDraw 3D are two good Mac-based QuickDraw 3D accelerator boards, though both lag behind Windows NT-based OpenGL accelerators. Both support Apple's RAVE and QuickDraw 3D APIs and feature 3D Labs' previous-generation Glint 500TX processor and Glint Delta setup engine. Both boards offer fast 2D performance, with the Thunder 3D slightly edging the RenderPix. However, the RenderPix ran Apple's 'Gerbils' roller coaster demonstration nearly 10 percent faster than the Thunder 3D. The RenderPix's dual TX chips can operate in parallel, thanks to individual 8MB or 16MB banks of DRAM. The Thunder 3D double-buffers 3D at full 32-bit color.
Publication Name: Newmedia
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 1060-7188
Year: 1997
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All fired up
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The Macintosh-based DV capture hardware evaluated, namely Pinnacle's MiroVideo DV300, ProMax's FireMax and Radius' EditDV/MotoDV, emerged as better than their Windows counterparts as far as ease of use and editing support are concerned. Hardware-software integration on the Mac platform is excellent with Radius' MotoDV with EditDV and ProMax's FireMax with Adobe Premiere. Pinnacle's MiroVideo DV300 offers revised DVTools but has not reached its full efficiency. Among the Windows products, Fast Electronic's DV Master is at par with Canopus' DVRex-M1 in terms of hardware but is behind in software. Likewise, DPS' Spark Plus is now a stable product but software still lags.
Publication Name: Newmedia
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 1060-7188
Year: 1998
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