Description: Apple II Video Overlay Card: Description (11/96)
Header: Apple II Video Overlay Card: Description (11/96)

 Article Created: 31 May 1991
 Article Reviewed/Updated: 18 November 1996

 TOPIC -----------------------------------------------------------

 This article describes the Apple II Video Overlay Card. This card has been
 discontinued and is no longer available from Apple.

 DISCUSSION ------------------------------------------------------

 Overview
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 The Apple II Video Overlay Card offers Apple II computer owners a wealth of
 possibilities for learning and creativity by merging video and computing.

 The Apple II Video Overlay Card lets you superimpose Apple II screen images
 on video from a variety of sources: VCR, video disc, video camera, or
 television. It also allows you to display the combined images of an RGB or
 composite monitor and to record them on a VCR.

 You start by using the Apple II application of your choice to create your own
 text, graphics, or animations. Then with VideoMix, the software included with
 the card, you control where these overlays appear and blend them with the
 video to achieve the effects you want.

 With the Apple II Video Overlay Card and an Apple IIGS or IIe computer, you
 can add your own captions and notes to educational videos. You can also
 create you own video productions and interactive application for use at home
 or in school.


 System Requirements
 -------------------
 To use the Apple II Video Overlay Card, you will need one of the following
 systems:

 - an Apple IIGS personal computer with at least 512K of RAM, ROM version
  01 or 03, and at least one 800K 3.5-inch disk drive; and a VCR,
  videodisc player, or video camera

 - an Apple IIe personal computer with 128K of RAM and an enhanced main 
	 logic board (revision B); and a VCR, videodisc player, or video camera

 To display your videos, you can use the Apple IIGS or IIe computer with
 either the AppleColor RGB Monitor or the AppleColor Composite Monitor. The
 AppleColor RGB Monitor comes with the required DB-15 connector. The
 AppleColor Composite Monitor comes with the required RCA cable.


 Technical Specifications
 ------------------------
 - NTSC output: the output of the Apple II Video Overlay Card meets RS-170A
  output specifications with RS-170A input.

 - Environmental requirements
  Operating temperature: 50 to 104 degrees F (10 C to 40 degrees C)
  Storage temperature: -40 to 116.6 F  (-40 to 47 degrees C)
  Relative humidity: 20% to 95% (noncondensing)
  Altitude: 0 to 10,000 ft. (0 to 3,048 m)


 Article Change History:
 18 Nov 1996 - Reviewed for technical accuracy, revised formatting.
 Copyright 1991-96, Apple Computer, Inc.
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