Re: Embedded OSD (Not STV5370A)

From: Clint Sharp (clint_at_clintsmc.demon.co.uk)
Date: 08/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 17:09:39 +0100

In message <20040817.0849.302207snz@pcserv.demon.co.uk>, Paul Carpenter
<paul$@pcserv.demon.co.uk> writes
>>Well, I'd prefer not to have to reinvent the wheel, but I really don't
>>want to have to pay almost 1000ukp per site (four sites, five checkouts
>>each )
>
>Once you consider all the parts (including power, connectors, case), unless
>you have something that easily allows this to be added to that already
>processes the video; you may well find getting below 50ukp per unit is
>difficult.
I'm sure I would, but the units I have seen that fulfil my needs are a
penny under 200 each and I need twenty of them! A target price of £100
per unit would, therefore, be reasonable.
>
>Making the background a box at grey that is mixed with the background
>is one trick film/video subtitling is done to achieve the same effect.
>
>>> 3/ does it need graphic symbols?
>>Hmmm, pound sign would be nice but not essential.
>
>I was thinking more like graphics such as icons or larger things like logos.
Ah, not needed then. It's really only the UK Pound sign that is anyway
out of the ordinary.
>
>>>If you are using monochrome and simple character sets,
>>Snipped lots of useful information, thanks for your reply.
>
>No problem, been messing with video and image processing for too many years.
> 

-- 
Clint Sharp

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