This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Scott, The genlock you're describing is the original Commodore 1300. NONE OF THEM WORK RIGHT! I got involved with the 1300 when it first came out & designed and briefly marketed a "fix" for some of its problems as a stopgap until a "real" genlock came out. The principal problem…
Got my 2000S at about the time you were writing your message; haven't logged on in awhile. Plus while at AMI-Expo I finally broke down & picked up a GVP 68030 28MHz board with 32 bit RAM. What a difference after a stock Amiga!!! About the 2000S — I took…
Now THAT'S interesting!! I'd LOVE to hear what the problem turns out to be, as I can't think of any reason why it shouldn't work if it works directly off the Amiga. The 2000S RGB out should be pretty much a straight passthrough. BTW, I just ordered a 2000S from…
Hilary: In spite of the high shipping cost, you should know that the price of the 2000S was just raised from $1595 list to $1995. You won't be able to find a 2000S for what you paid for it, even with the shipping cost added, I'll bet. Pete
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2000 slower?
Message #92290
We were just debating this issue the other day: another user had a 2000 with a Magni genlock board and an hard drive, and suspected that the Magni board was the culprit. So far as basic issues like clock speed are concerned, the 1000 and 2000 are identical. No, there…
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#Animation Timing Prob.
Message #91218
Sure it does. But if the Magni's internal clock or genlock circuitry were defective, it wouldn't genlock and/or produce a viewable video signal. If the board is timing correctly at the video scan rate, the difference between that and the Amy's own speed if it were freerunning is negligible. Now…
Do you have a hard drive installed in the 2000 and not in the 1000? I've heard rumors that certain hard drive controllers can slow down overall system operation (even when the drive is not being accessed) which might explain this. I would *NOT* suspect the Magni board (although you…
Point well taken, though I might also point out that for $12K the user could also get a single frame controller and software and have virtually unlimited capabilities…..
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Targa Vista Questions
Message #29243
AT&T's Targa board is a $2000+ graphics board intended for the PC marketplace. Its claim to fame is that it displays 24 bit high-resolution graphics, which gives you a palette if 16,000,000 colors instead of 4096. To interface a Targa board to the Amiga you need a bridgeboard, as the…
Having been put in the exact same position as yourself on a number of past occasions I can sympathize. YOU didn't let anyone down: your employer did. It's NOT the same thing! The only way YOU could have let us down would have been to have gotten the information and…
I agree with your proposed modification. What makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up is "We never heard of it, there is no such thing, I have no information about that, that is only a rumor and we cannot confirm or deny it at this time."…
It's at the Sheraton, as I recall….. Pete
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AmiExpo DC Details?
Message #88114
Actually, I can tell you the dates — it's from Friday, March 16, through Sunday, March 18. Admission for all three days is $25. There are classes being offered for $60 apiece in graphics, video, animation, and publishing. Pete
Of course you're right, Ray. It's just frustrating. I've been stung several times by the absence of definitive, authoritative information when I needed it. I got a 1000 just before the 2000 was announced, and missed the 1000 upgrade because Commodore denied the rumor that an upgrade was in the…
In my other (non-video and non-amiga) life I have to work with apple ibm unisys ncr corporation Yes, we can certainly trade horror stories. The difference is, due to the fact that we're a marketing partner with some of those companies, I can talk directly with the engineering and administration…
There's no perfect solution to the problem. But if the rumor gets started I think at least someone could confirm, "Yes, we're working on that but as yet there is no announced release date." It's really frustrating to have someone totally deny something you know is true. Customer support reps…
#87991-
AmiExpo DC Details?
Message #88106
I can't tell you for sure — but I'll bet someone else on the board will! I'm flying out there but only because I've been doing so much location stuff lately I can get there on a frequent flyer award….. Pete
I agree completely. Knowing half a story via unconfirmed rumors is much worse than knowing none at all. The worst thing is to hear a rumor that is passed off as true, then to inquire of the manufacturer and be told the rumor is false, and finally find out it…
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#Video editing on Amiga?
Message #87939
There are two sources for equipment to do this. Neither has yet been released. The first is the long-awaited NEWTEK VIDEO TOASTER. This is supposed to be a two-channel ADO type device — feed it two (some say as many as three) live video signals and it will permit real-time…
No problem — it doesn't even check for "keyboard missing." I've used it in stand-alone configuration at a number of trade shows sans keyboard. Pete
I can't dispute the reasonableness of their actions. But, as with everything else, there are two competing issues. On the one hand, if they provide early release date info (as NewTek did with the Toaster), there is a penalty to pay if the date isn't met. Agreed. On the other,…
Both vendors are big (and wealthy) enough that I'm betting they bought complete OS, including the name. I hate to think what they had to pay for it..! Pete
There are ALWAYS hitches. Always. Before you try to use VE3D with output from DPaint III, make sure you have the most current version of VE3D (I believe it's 1.1). DPaint III's IFF files are constructed slightly differently from DPaint II, and the original VE3D won't recognize them as graphic…
My layout is VERY basic — an Amiga 1000 (YOU should get a 2000), 2-1/2 MEG RAM expansion, SuperGen genlock. Software: BT, PVG, Deluxe Paint III, Video Effects 3-D, DigiView. You could fly with just that (VE3D will do a lot of your 3D amimation; if you need something more…
I'm using BT in a weekly sports show on a local cable network. The show is NOT live, so graphics are laid-in in post. I did the show last year using PVP; BT has a MUCH better look, for my money. Pete
You'll get my bill in the mail…..
So far, so good. With the original version, I corrupted several disks (which is a particularly fun thing to do when you've spent hours working on a project). This hasn't happened with the update. Also it was easy to crash the system if you used certain transition effects with certain…
PVG has added anti-aliased fonts, but I believe the BT fonts look better. They have an accessory program coming out that will antialias Amiga fonts for import into their program, as well, which PVG doesn't do. With the stock BT program you can also use standard Amiga fonts, but they're…
Did you ever get a feeling like you'd found some people dying of thirst in the desert and asked, "Would anyone like a drink?" D'you think there's enough interest in your project to make it fly? Pete
I have both. BT is better looking and more flexible, while PVP is more stable. BT's first release is too buggy for use in a live or live-to-tape environment. PVP (or should I now be saying "PVG") is basically PVP with a few new effects thrown in. At the moment…
I haven't personally used the MX-10, but if I am interpreting Matsushita's advertising hype correctly, it uses a digital frame synchronizer to match one buss to the other, rather than using true timebase correctors to match both busses to an external reference. That would mean that your signal quality would…
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#FAT AGNUS for the 1000?
Message #16402
Every once in a while, one encounters someone who enjoys nothing more than picking a fight (or, as in this case, starting a riot). My comments are directed more to others who might read this message thread than to Mr. Kelly. My suggestion: ignore this person and he will get…
It depends on what you're doing. If you're going to put a full-screen IFF image behind the text, that's one thing. But you could also put SEVERAL smaller IFF hi-res images with different palettes onscreen simultaneously. You also don't have to worry about your color choices for text being limited…
There's another thing about BT that we can't use sight of, and that's the ability to create palettes on a line basis, rather than a full-screen basis. If it weren't for that, one would be VERY limited in the available colors for fonts, considering that each font needs several colors…
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FAT AGNUS for the 1000?
Message #16017
Sure! Here it is: National Amiga Video Users Group 1027 Sussex Avenue Deptford NJ (609)-848-5698 President is Phil Imbrenda of TV-ONE Productions (whose studio is at that address); they use Amigas for production of commercials for broadcast on local TV stations (BROADCAST, not cable!). Tell him I sent you!
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Amiga vs. Atari
Message #15498
The toaster is supposed to be able to do all that, but is rumored not to be able to handle video signals direct from the deck (e.g., you would nned a TBC for each source deck). That sounds too expensive for my taste, since a decent TBC is AT LEAST…
Broadcast Titler
Message #15197
No, I haven't tried using GRABBIT with Broadcast Titler. It wouldn't work, though — BT takes over the system and won't multitask with other software. Also, although you CAN save images from within BT as IFF images, the documentation states that they will not have the same resolution as the…
#15024-
Genlock comparisons
Message #15140
BROADCAST TITLER -continuation apparent character resolution, palette, and motion control, it has quite a few bugs, inconsistancies, and undocumented limitations. First, although you can import standard Amiga fonts (including ColorFonts) into the program, they remain standard Amiga fonts — the fancy dithering routines don't apply. Unless, that is, you purchase…
#15024-
#Genlock comparisons
Message #15138
BROADCAST TITLER Well, I've spent a weekend playing around with Broadcast Titler & have come to some conclusions. First and foremost, BT does exactly what Innovision claims in the resolution department: you can look at their stuff on an RGB monitor and it is SMOOTH. No pixels. What they did…
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