[simpits-tech] F4 MFDs

[Marv De Beque]

I have considered a frame grabber for the MFDs. The idea is to feed the
video signal to a frame grabber board in another PC and then process the
sections of the data you want and spit it out to another monitor.

I would think that it is doable if you have the money for the hardware.
However, you must always have the MFD in your primary view to to do it.
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> From: Robert Favre <rfavre@syndeocorp.com>
> Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 09:54:40 -0700
> To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] F4 MFDs
> 
> Hi Albert,
> 
> I believe that Erwin did some early work in grabbing data directly
> from the screens, and transferring it to another computer???  I seem
> to recall that the update times (frame rates) were very slow, and if
> you changed your view, you lost the data? Erwin??
> 
> Anyway, Martin is correct that there's no way to recreate a fully
> functional MFD from shared memory data.
> 
> Rob
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Martin Ingold <pogo@f16cockpit.net>
> Date: Monday, May 20, 2002 9:16 am
> Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] F4 MFDs
> 
>> Albert, sorry to say, but MFD's are definately not possible with F4.
>> Unless you grab them from the screen (with a video camera or
>> something),you won't have a possibility for external MFD's. Sorry.
>> 
>> Martin
>> 
>> A L B E R T schrieb:
>> 
>>> Erwin, Robert, Martin and other F4 share memory experts. I was
>> flying> tonight using Panther's beta cockpit which resemble very
>> much like
>>> Xis' pit. It has a down down view where it only shows 2 LARGE MFDs
>>> with a small upfront view above, RWR, and DED info. By clicking
>> to the
>>> right or left of that view, the player can enter into a Tactical
>>> reference section or Runway tucan info pages. If you dont know
>> what I
>>> am talking about. let me know I will email u a screenshot. I was
>>> flying with the Mavericks, and looking through the camera view
>> in my
>>> right MFD when all of the sudden, it strikes me that...hey...this
>>> feels very similar to the actual MFD size!!! So I got the ruler out
>>> and took one of my front dash panel with the MFD cut out to see
>> if I
>>> was right. Unfortunately, the MFD on my screen is slightly bigger.
>>> However, would f4 glass or F4 instrucment allow the possiblity of
>>> extracting raw 2D cockpit data out into a client machine which
>> inturns> render the view? This way, we can have ourselve some MFDs
>> in the
>>> cockpit? Just an idea...I am not expert at this stuff, but really
>>> would like to see MFD support for the cockpit. Cheers,
>>> AlbertSydney, Australia
>> 
> 
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