At 12:18 16/07/99 +0100, Miles wrote:
>This could go back to the 'refresh rate' thing. Mac screens have a
>higher refresh rate than PC screens, therefore they don't seem to
>flicker on film (ever see someone using a PC on a newsclip or
>something?), therefore films prefer to use macs. This is also the reason
>Jeff Goldblum managed to defeat the alien invaders with a powerbook in
>ID4.
Amigas had genlocking (the ability to synchronise the video output with an
external source) built in. This allowed for flicker free filming. As far as
I know this is/was also commonly available for Macs,
Fergal
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