video synthesizers ?

snufkin · Joined: Apr 06, 2007 Posts: 57 Location: the world

has anyone in the community got some video synth modules working?

I remember there being discussion of such things

i would like to build a small simple PAL video synth but have no idea where to start

are those old test pattern generators a good place to look for ideas?

Funky40 · Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:29 pm Post subject:

There was a Thread going on:
very interesting IMO

http://www.electro-music.com/forum/viewtopic.php?highlight=pal&t=28689

creatorlars · Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 5:04 pm Post subject:

There has been a lot of development on video synth modules on my end over the past few months, although it's been a while since I posted about it. I've been working with a couple others and I'm not sure what the exact plans are for the designs, but there will be more information soon. Smile

Color Encoder & Sync Generator are working, still being refined... lots of other stuff planned.

snufkin · Joined: Apr 06, 2007 Posts: 57 Location: the world

thanks guys

so Creatorlars are you thinking of releasing designs or selling boards or something?

because that would be cool Cool

creatorlars · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 5:47 am Post subject:

Something like that!! I just want to have some final, stable designs first. I'll post when there's more information. If you have questions or ideas, please feel free to contribute to the ongoing discussion. Smile

snufkin · Joined: Apr 06, 2007 Posts: 57 Location: the world

oh i'm sure i cant really contribute i think i could just about manage to cobble together a video oscillator from a test pattern generator if i really tried

creatorlars · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:27 pm Post subject:

gzifcak · Joined: Dec 10, 2007 Posts: 3 Location: san francisco

i've thought about video synthesis a little bit and one thing that occurred to me was that it would probably be quite easy to do resolutions and refresh rates that are much greater than NTSC and PAL.

there is already a huge amount of computer display technology using analog SVGA signals to do this, and TONS of hi-res CRTs getting thrown away that would be great displays for video synthesizers.

using SVGA would also allow easy integration of computer generated signals into the system.

ps272 · Joined: Jan 14, 2014 Posts: 1 Location: Pennsylvania

gzifcak · Joined: Dec 10, 2007 Posts: 3 Location: san francisco

one could easily connect the SVGA output of a computer to a simple passive interface module that would split it into sync and RGB waveforms