This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Paul; Give th folks at Mimetics a call. There is a fix for your problem. We got ours fixed and have had no problems. Stan Kalisher, (Impulse)
John, No I haven't, and we are due for a big split and move tonight, so it will have to wait a few days. -larry
#Amigen & B2000
Message #134307
I currently have 4 amiga's around. I am attempting to use a Mimetic's AmiGen GenLock. The GenLock works well (very well) on my Amiga 1000, and 500. I also have 2 B2000's. The genlock functions correctly on one of the B2000, but not at all on the other one. Just…
#AMIGA ASCII
Message #134266
Larry, Was kind of wondering if you've gotten around to posting those programs? Hate to be impatient, but I am (can't help it). Thanks, John Jordan
Painter Programs
Message #134256
First let's clear up one misconception you have. IFF and HAM are orthogonal to each other. HAM is a display mode, IFF is a representation of (I presume you mean ILBM here) a display on an external file. I own both DeluxePaint II and Digi-Paint. I have used DeluxePaint substantially…
A2000 Videos
Message #134242
Nevin, Set the recorder to LINE video. Most recorders have a switch that switches between TUNER and LINE video (sometimes called CAMERA). Also, make sure you are on the video IN plug, not the video OUT. Don
A2000 Videos
Message #134217
Perhaps you need to change some switch to record the video IN. That is, perhaps just plugging it in won't do the trick.
Thanks Greg. I'll give it a try and see. Nevin
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#A2000 Videos
Message #134116
If you have the 1080 or 2002 monitors (i don't know about the 1084) plug the composite video into the monitor (RCA jack on the back) and flip the switch in the controls section on the front to composite. If you get a good picture then it is your VCR.…
Slowmemlast will help your problem, but there is a definite incompatibility problem between Digi-View and the A2000. The problem has to do with the voltage coming out of the parallel port. Call and complain to NewTek, 'cause they're definitely ignoring the problem. A unit called the Transvestor 2500 is a…
Hi Mark, I had the same problem my self. The trouble is that digi-view does not like the second 512 K of memory on the B2000 that is only semi fast memory. Just use the program SlomMemLast that's in your workbench system drawr, before loading Digi-view. Or just put it…
Help PJ-1080A!!!
Message #132839
I have bought a Canon PJ-1080A used. The guy didn't have the manual for it. Can anyone tell me what the dip switch settings are because all i get is huge black line on the right side of the paper.
Welcome to the world of EA. –Ben–
#Photo Lab
Message #132799
Has anybody had any problems with EA's Photo Lab? I have found that if an overscan picture is loaded in high resolution, and the dimensions of the screen have not been changed, it can take between 5-15 MINUTES to load. EA told me that the program must be told how…
Mark, that problem doesn't sound familiar to me. Are you using the NewTek Digi-View adaptor? Or just a plain gender changer? There is a difference between the two! If you are using the Newtek adaptor, you may want to contact NewTek directly. GreG
Thanks for the reply, Greg, I kinda figured SAVIFF would be one way to do it. Geo
#Digiview
Message #132711
Help! I have a digiview system running on an Amiga 2000. I am using the gender changer and the Panasonic WV1410 camera. My digiview software is version 2.0. I have been able to capture beautiful pictures in the 320X200, 320X400, and 640X400B&W mode. I have 3 megs of ram, and…
Robert, I know what you mean…..but it has to be done. 🙂
Hahaha!
I've played with DP II a little…I like it. It's just that it's so much easier to go to the nearest Home Computing Center to buy software than it is to mail in a check and a boxtop to Electronic Arts! Since I don't want to pay full price for…
George, if you can display the RLE graphic on your amiga then you can use SAVIFF.ARC from LIB 16 to grab it as an IFF file. GreG
#RLE to IFF/GIF
Message #132661
Is there a handy-dandy utility in the LIBs to convert an RLE graphic to an IFF or GIF format? Geo
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Aegis Anim Memory
Message #132647
Use the RM Function to read this message.
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#arbitrary brush shapes
Message #132645
Robert, I strongly recommend upgrading to Dpaint II. It offers many many new features over Dpaint I. You will not regret it! GreG
Digi View
Message #130276
Has anyone heard of an Amiga program called Digi View? My nephew in Australia is an Amiga fanatic and has asked me to track down this program and purchase him a copy.
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video processing
Message #129438
Does Cel Animator produce or work with ANIM files? Or does it just flip pages? So far, the demos I've seen have been a bit "rigged", in the sense of running only on an eight-meg machine. Is a non-compressing page flipper a practical tool on a 2 meg machine? Also,…
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Crawls
Message #129437
Mike, do you have a Tandy portable disk drive for your 100? I've been looking at doing some software to drive it from the Amiga, for moving files back and forth.
First off, you need a GIF decoder. Steve Bennett's HAMGIF should be here in DL16, or in PICS in DL1, and is probably the best for the job. Now, you need a capture program that will take the displayed GIF image and convert it into an IFF image. I use…
#GRAPHICS
Message #129276
Help for a graphics novice, please ?!?! I have downloaded some graphics from one ofthe art sigs, and would like to view it. The only graphics package I have so far is Deluxe Paint II. The graphics are GIF, (Graphics Interchange Format, right?). If I try to load them into…
Douglas, as Stan noticed, it seems like you are short on CHIP mem. Use the PLAYER program without using SIlver..see if that helps. BTW, how much mem do you have? GreG
Thanks, Stan, I will try several things. I'll try to reduce the number of cells, and see if disconnecting the second disk drive of my 2000 to see if that will help. I sent in my upgrade fee with my registration card the day before yesterday. If I can't get…
GreG, I have tried both ways of doing the animation, generating the cells (and having the asterisk appear), and then using MakeScene, and by just selecting MakeScene, which generates the cells if they are not already done. I can get all the way upt to LoadScene, which seems to work…
Louis……it's on the way. SOrry for the delay, but after the CO I got several Uploads to LIB16 and LIB 6. I need to check all before they are made public. GreG
#Mountain Objects
Message #127988
Hey GreG….where's the terrain objects Stan K. said he uploaded here for Turbo Silver?……….Louis
GreG ; I also tried to help him. But it just dawned on me that he could try using the player to view the animation. It wouldn't need so much Chip Ram. Stan
Just happened to see you note! (Lucky you!) The problems you are having, are related to the insufficient CHIP ram in the Amiga. Screens, menus, and such reside in the first 512K only. If the scenes you are constructing are large, or there are alot of them, and you dont…
Douglas, your message had some noise in it, but I think I got the gist of what you are experiencing. Ok, thinking back to Version 1.1x…. Ok, you generated 17 CELLS. After they were generated, an asterisk appeared in each CELL. OK so far? Then, you selected all the CELLS…
#Silver Problems
Message #127963
Hey, Greg, maybe you can give me a quick answer to a problem I've been having with Silver. The demo problems the tutorial has work just fine. When I tried my first decent animation of my own design, (17 frames of 200 line HAM with 8 objects) I can't get…
Yes Shalom, it will be posted within a few days. Marlene
#Impulse
Message #127937
Will the transcript of the Impulse interview be posted?
I know that the 1902 was built by Magnavox – I've seen an open 1902, and we used to stock a Magnavox model that looked exactly like the 1902. It's hard to discuss this either way and back it up with facts is very difficult – manufacturers seem to go…
Henry, A few members reported that they had Thompsons (4122..does that sound right?)…anyway, they said they had such fuzzy video that the scan lines overlapped so they didn't have to worry about flicker. You shouldn't have to tweak a monitor when you buy it, I have no idea if tweaking…
Junichi, Yes, sure can! -John
#LIVE!
Message #125501
Can LIVE! capture the COLOR (or HAM) sequences? Junichi!
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Silver
Message #125475
Robert, Glad to hear you are pleased with Silver. Expect even more freedom with Turbo Silver. With it you are no longer limited to the primitives that are supplied. You will have full control over points, faces, objects, groups and a whole lot more….not to mention true refraction of light…
Having sold the Thompson, I'd have to disagree – it gives a better picture than the 1080. God knows what model it was. But it was $300. The Gold Star monitors are in the Atari monitor shell, now, and with some tweaking, can give a significantly better picture than a…
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#video
Message #125352
Henry, Some of the Thompsons, Magnavoxs, Samsung, Gold Star and others are of lower quality but have higher retail pricing. I'm sure there are more, those are the ones that come to mind right away. NOTE: Those companies also make better monitors at appropriately higher prices also. Don
I'm not sure what to recommend to you. But buying a Commodore monitor is like castrating your Amiga. You cut all your colors down to around the range of much lesser computers. Your text is as fuzzy as 40 column text on a television. It's unfortunate because I think that…
Thanks to you too, Henry. Interesting…have heard some others speak badly of the Commodore line. I have given some thought to trying to locate a pair of Sony 1311 monitor/tvs because I have heard that they were very good…but can only locate one…and for $200 more than Commodores…also very bulky.…
Thanks for the info, Don. Since I am using 8mm camcorders and editing onto SuperBeta I suspect that these monitors will deliver all that there is to see…correct?
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