Re: which micro to pick

In article <xERLi.9657$JD.4063@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
antispam_bogus@xxxxxxxxxxx says...


andersod2 wrote:
Hi all,
total noob here...am wanting to do a project that will process high-end
video in real-time (i.e. at least 1024 x 768 or whatever is pretty good
for cameras these days). Can anyone advise me on what a good micro is for
doing this? I'd like to process the video and add effects, then spit them
out in real time. I'd also like to have some kind of input for selecting
effects etc. Is there chips that are designed for such a thing, or am I
dreaming about being able to do this with a micro...should I just go with
a PC + capture card for this? My purpose is speed for minimizing the
delay of recording / displaying with effects. Any advice greatly
appreciated!

Forget about it. Better do planting flowers or collecting poststamps.
This is something not for the amateurs.
Regardless of what you do, it will be years and years before you will
get anything useful.


Vladimir Vassilevsky
DSP and Mixed Signal Design Consultant
http://www.abvolt.com

What a load of bull***.

"Amateurs" are capable of just about anything they put their minds to,
unlike some bitter, calcified consultants.

My "amateur" friend built a video frame grabber using TTL logic and
wire-wrap, because nobody bothered to tell him he couldn't.

To the OP: you need to understand what it is you're asking for. Is
there a product you've seen that did what you want? How did they do it?
Do you understand the basics of generating video? Can you calculate how
much information you need to process for a given frame rate?

You'll get a better reception here when you can describe the scope of
what you're trying to do. Don't start with the micro, start with the
task. Once you understand how to do something slowly, it's a lot easier
to learn how to do it faster.

--Gene


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