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John, As far as I know PhotoShop won't recognize Toaster Framestore format images, but it will read/write Amiga IFF24 if you got the plug-in. Theres also some new s/w available for the Amiga that can handle PS file formats. That may be the way to go. ….John
Hank wrote: Prime Image makes a box called the PassPort 4000 which provides the Video Toaster and, therefore, the Flyer with PAL input and output. This has opened up the PAL market for Newtek. But what about the Quality? AFAIK the toaster can only work in NTSC which forces these…
Rafael wrote: Would you mind to post an aproximated price for that? Is it "broadcast" quality? While the price is also interesting for me (though I will never consider to buy a toaster), we should stop to use the term "broadcast quality". There is no real definition of this term…
The problem with most IBM people is that as soon as you mention something other than IBM, especially Amiga, they tend to glaze over and go into convulsions:) I think I will have to find a book about Photo Shop and see if it mentions anything about FrameStore. That's cause…
Bryan, I use LW 3.5 with VLab-M and have had Great results. I've been rendering 640×240 square pixels and loading these as fields after conversion to JPEG with ProControl/ADPro. You could do some pretty cool 3D logo stuff very easy with the right plug-ins for LW. ….John
#Lightwave
Message #48530
I would like to know if Lightwave is a recommended software for VLAB-M users. I presently have Image FX and TV paint which comes with the RETINA, and DPAINT 4. Will lightwave offer me much more than I have already? What version is know available for the Amiga? thanks Bryan
WE use Amigas On our Mobile TV truck. Does anyone have or know of a source for pre-made sports graphics in any of the amiga formats? We Especially Need Basketball graphics. With transition,ImageFX or adpro you can convert any graphics from just about any other platform to the Amiga.
Rick, Thanks for the help. I think the ibm machine has Photo Shop, but the guy running it wasn't too sure about wether or not it could read Framestore. The problem with most IBM people is that as soon as you mention something other than IBM, especially Amiga, they tend…
Hank >Prime Image makes a box called the PassPort 4000 which provides the Video Toaster and, therefore, the Flyer with PAL input and output. This has opened up the PAL market for Newtek.< Would you mind to post an aproximated price for that? Is it "broadcast" quality? Many thanks in…
George, Not really sure. the only IBM progs that can probably read it are Adobe Photo Shop, or I'll check my copy of Paint Shop Pro (shareware available for download). If the Toaster machine that grabbed it has Amiga Dos 2.0 or higher it can read a Double density IBM…
Hi Rich, For your anim conversions, check out MainActor v1.55. It's here in the Amiga libraries. I've converted to FLI/FLC but have been unable yet to convert to AVI although it's supposed to do it. Possibly the anim I tried was not the correct resolution. They also have a commercial…
PMFJI – Two issues you brought up should be clarified. Prime Image makes a box called the PassPort 4000 which provides the Video Toaster and, therefore, the Flyer with PAL input and output. This has opened up the PAL market for Newtek. As to transitions on the Flyer, you can…
Asha; >>I think you'll need to convert it first. ImageFX or AdPro ought to be able to do the conversion
George, I think you'll need to convert it first. ImageFX or AdPro ought to be able to do the conversion. Asha Another Day Another Million Colors
GrabAnim wanted
Message #48504
I'm looking for a PD program called GrabAnim – it would send a DCTV screen into an anim5 file when you pushed a joystick button. LS
Toaster CG Pages
Message #48501
Yes, they are still in business (at least as of a month ago or so). Although they won't admit it I think they are working on something for "other platforms". 408 374-4962 wmc – via Autopilot!
#Framestore to IBM
Message #48497
I have a picture that was done on a Toaster and saved as a Framestore. Can this be used (after changing to an IBM disk) by any programs on IBM. Is there a conversion that I can do to get it into a format that IBMs can use. George
Thanks Wayne. That info helps. I believe I had seen an ad way back, anybody know if they are still in business? since I have'nt noticed any ads lately. Scott
AD516 is a stereo in, stereo out digitzer/playback board that operates up to 48Khz (i.e. CD quality data rates). Studio 16 is the editing/playback software that goes with it. Very nice package, especially for video folks since it has a SMPTE time code input that allows you t create cue…
16bit hard disc recording, can play back up to 8 channels from hard disc, depending on the speed of your hard drive you can mix tracks to create a complete audio production right in your computer. It also has a sptme recorder
#AD516
Message #48474
I've been reading the threads pertaining to the Studio 16. Does the AD516 input and convert stereo? Scott
Hi there, Can you help me. My partners and myslf are thinking of making VLAB M the cornerstone NLE of our system. Two worries that I have is the kind of time it takes on rendering transitions/effects (we will be using 060), and the quality, which I have seen you…
#IFF to AVI
Message #48461
Does anyone know of a utility that can transpose Iff files into AVI format anims. Please post if you do. Thanks
Hi Jim, I actually did get my hands on a spare PC… no drives or anything, just motherboard and power supply I think… and I'm going to drop the TBC boards in there as soon as I get a chance. The only worry I have about it (except the off-chance…
>>And for the cutting-room-biased people I must state, that a DNL system like VLM works completely different from an analog editing suite.
>>AFS cannot work with movieshop because movieshop doesn't use any filesystem for the Audio and Video partition (this would be much too slow).
Dirk, Avideo signal must be sent through a TBC before it can be used by the Toasters inputs. I let the TBC do the SVHS/CVBS conversion go through Toaster then to VLab-M :^) Comes out decent. A substantial difference can be seen whn going through non-stock I/O boards for the…
Paul wrote: I guess it all boils down to a matter of opinion, but some things in MS are very inconvenient, imo. In a film cutting room, if you're well organized, you always have your trims right at hand. In MS, you don't. I'd hope for at least the flexibility…
Paul wrote: I haven't actually tested it yet, but I believe that any deck that supports both a linear audio track and the regular striped hi-fi tracks will work with this. Sound on the hi-fi track, LTC on the linear one, and the linear one feeding the Ad516's time code…
Juan wrote: The latests version of Octamed (V6.0) supports the Toccata… But Octamed is no harddisk-recording software but a tracker. Therefore no substitute for Samplitude which is unfortunately the one nad only HD recording Software for Toccata at the moment.
#TV Sports Graphics
Message #48445
WE use Amigas On our Mobile TV truck. Does anyone have or know of a source for pre-made sports graphics in any of the amiga formats? We Especially Need Basketball graphics. Steve
Michael. It may even be a good idea to move TBC's or other boards like Black Burst Generator that don't require anything other than power out of the Amiga TO a Spare PC chassis. If there's no need for the extra demand on the power supply and additional heat buildup…why…
Wow, that's a terrific idea! It sounded strange to me at first, but apparently you're right… all the communication with the software is through the serial port anyway, and the video is carried by standard video cables. I talked to the church administrator (I work for a church) and it…
Bryan, PFMJI, The latests version of Octamed (V6.0) supports the Toccata… Regards, Juan From Belgium with Autopilot
>>Altough Toccata has no DSP realtime mixing is done with the CPU.
Dirk- I guess it all boils down to a matter of opinion, but some things in MS are very inconvenient, imo. In a film cutting room, if you're well organized, you always have your trims right at hand. In MS, you don't. I'd hope for at least the flexibility of…
Dirk- >>This all-new render is a disadvantage of all single stram DNL systems.>If You have the appropriate equipment, it will be no problem, but otherwise it would cost a lot of money (seen from the consumer's view. professionals can calculate otherwise).>I've tested it. AFAIK it is a scsi.device issue but…
Is there a more user friendly software other then Samplitude that will work with the toccata sound card. The documentation supplied with samplitude is vague.
Michael, Get an old MS-DOS xt or at or something cheap. 50.00 or so and put the TBC's in there. You just need to power them up. Jim
Bryan wrote: Rendering time seems to be the biggest downfall for the VLAB-M system. Can you preview a rough idea of what the transition looks like? No. You can only render some single frames to control if the timeline is arranged in the right manner. Bryan wrote: Can you not…
John wrote: Stock Toasters are CVBS only :^( But its Good CVBS :^) There are S-Video I/O boards for the Toaster but its still Composite through the Toaster. Which sense does it make to waste money for an I/O board that doesn't do anything than a normal video deck (all…
John wrote: PS Have you senn any A1200 on the shelves from AT/Escom ???? We will get our ordered A1200 this week (as reported by A-Tech).
John wrote: Aren't there a few features that can only be used if your running OS 3.0+ ? Generally Yes, but I cannot remember any features in Movieshop that dont't work under 2.1. John wrote: I'm currently running on WB 2.1 :^( My A3000 runs also under 2.1 and Movieshop2.6…
Bryan wrote: Why is it worth the money? I was told that the only difference was the internet capablities it has. Have is been misinformed? I haven't seen any internet capabilities in OS3.1. Compared to OS3.0 there are some internal optimizations like faster graphics routines. The support of the older…
I wrote: >>But if You are use Toccata as an Audio Harddisk recording system, Toccata can perform Fades without rendering. And can also play more than two tracks and mixing them together while playing.
I wrote: >>V-Lab Motion is intended to be a consumer product. Therefore it is not designed for a profesional editor.
I wrote: >>But it doesn't take a long time, especially compared to the time for rendering video fades.
You can make aliases with the shell command "makelink". There's also a little freely distributable programm called WBLink to make links in a much more easier way. But unlike under Mac OS or OS/2 there is no official way to do Links across drives. You can make such links and…
Dirk, Aren't there a few features that can only be used if your running OS 3.0+ ? I'm currently running on WB 2.1 :^( Soon I'll be U/Ging…….. ….John
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