This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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At public performances without special arrangements, setting up a sync mechanism of any kind is somewhat difficult. In these particular circumstances, the second camera is shooting wild footage. Syncing could be done – if there were a way to bring both sequences up on screen for visual identification and, even…
Gary: Everyone is entitled to have their own style, right? I started editing film about 30 years ago and think I have pretty good judgement about when I want a jump cut and when I don't. Jerry
"Maybe I just have an editors Eye. I can't really explan it. You just look at it. I can always get within one color frame and I usualy get it right on the first try. I don't know what else to say." You've said it – and it concurs with…
"Thank you too. Jerry." Thanks for the thanks, John. Jerry
Brad: You're in the Chicago area, right? I'd very much like to see how you cut action on the Flyer. Can we arrange a meeting? Jerry
Actually, Tim, it was the infamous Chuck Baker who started all this. I referred to you simply as a "high ranking NewTekian" – and then that Baker guy declared that it was Tim Jenison and to stop using euphemisms. Unfortunately Chuck is too valuable to fire, so you'll just have…
"I, for one, have learned to ignore him" Golly gee. Jerry
Tim: I've always refrained from discussing our business relationship here since it really wasn't anybody else's concern but ours. But since you've gone into detail, so will I. At the time we were approached by NewTek, we were licensing the FontBank type library to others. One of those licensees, selling…
"I will offer to buy it from you for the exact amount you paid me for it! ( $00000.00 )" Ah, how I wish that were true, Tim. You got a license to include our entire font library with Video Toaster 3.0. Other licensees at the time were paying us…
Interesting. Of course, the bottom line is that the Flyer won't handle editing for action as it stands. Jerry
"What you seem to have forgotten is that Chuck said several weeks ago that Traz was working on the action edit approach detailed here and would have it in the 4.1 release." No, Hank, I haven't forgotten. I asked Chuck again a few days ago for an estimate of 4.1's…
"since you are limited to starting and ending edit points only on an even frame, you will on average only be able to do a frame accurate edit 25% of the time" Interesting point, Dean. Could you explain the probability to me? Are you counting an in-out-in-out sequence or what?…
"If I wanted an OS without software I would have stuck with the Amiga." Great bumper sticker material! Jerry
"I'm going to stay away from the Flyer thing – I understand your opinion on this." I've decided to opt totally out of the Flyer. Tim Jenison sitting with me and two lawyers promised me that I'd be able to do frame accurate editing with it. I can't. Not today.…
Well, I've pretty much reached the point of being totally fed up. Even though I do video as a hobby, I would still like to be able to get some use out of the Flyer – and without it being able to cut action sequences, it does me no good.…
Steve: It's not a question of doing it better or faster – it's a matter of universality. For example, if I want send a presentation to my colleagues at CompuServe, it had better be in PowerPoint format – that's all they use. Likewise, if I need to send a spreadsheet…
"therefore you will be able to use it for a long time…" Yep – right up until the moment you need a replacement part that isn't available. "The Amiga has good productivity software: database, spreadsheet, wordprocesor." You don't seem to understand the context of the word "mainstream". Few Amiga's are…
"but don't you think you should keep some of your opinions about the availability of new programs and their quality to yourself if you're not interested in trying them out?" Marion: Let's be real: the Amiga is simply not in the mainstream of business productivity applications. That's the opinion I…
Thanks, Christian. It's been a while since I've had to think about machines that ancient – but which are still quite usable for many day to day tasks. Jerry
I still haven't reinstalled my Toaster and Flyer since they went back to Topeka. Why should I? The Flyer doesn't work – and the promised 4.0.5. upgrade is still sometime in the future – as is the mythical 4.1 upgrade that might allow me to easily cut action. In my…
"Those who quiver and and place unfounded blame on Newtek, allude that system problems are attributable to OPERATOR ERROR" What kind of nonsense is this? "Unfounded blame"? NewTek has acknowledged that its Flyer software is buggier than a roach motel. People who laid their money on the table did that…
I don't know, Fred, but I'm sure one of the more knowledgable Toastermeisters will. Jerry
"Are your referring to NewTeks opportunity to sell additional units or are thinking that prices of other system are going to rise?" I'm saying that as the market size increases, the prices of the competition are coming down quickly. NewTek made its money as a niche supplier with a great…
"I just found out that I can buy an AVID for under $25,000 and that would include three 9 GB hard drives. Prices on competive units are coming down." Yep. And that means the window of opportunity is closing with it. Avid and FAST are being particularly aggressive in spreading…
"I'll take November 22nd" What year? Jerry
John: Unfortunately all too many Amigians can't tolerate a single word they consider as "negative" about their machine of choice. Like so many others, I've stuck with the Amiga through the Commodore bankruptcy, the resurrection fiasco and what not. I'd like to get two or three years use out of…
"You never make a mistake, do you ?" Only once. Jerry
"It makes a great 800K external disk drive connected to my Emplant through AppleTalk! 😉 Cheaper than an external drive and adapter too!" Great use, Andre! I wonder if MacWorld or MacUser would pay you for that as one of those "helpful hints" they publish? Bob LeVitus, who writes about…
It was a joke, Rafael. Jerry
You missed one. Starts with an "f", ends with a "d". Jerry
"We all know the fate of the amiga is pretty damn shaky without you trying to rub our faces in it." Steve: I'm not trying to rub anyone's nose in the sad state of the Amiga – remember I own a couple of 4000's that I have been hoping against…
Betty: With Excel on the PC's and Mac's, Final Calc doesn't have a whole lot of appeal to me. All I use the Amiga for is video. Jerry
"It is VERY REASONABLE selling MacII ROMs for $300+?" Why sure – don'cha know that all that demand for Emplant boards has driven up the price for Mac ROM's? Jerry
"Imagine putting down that money 14 months ago, and STILL not having anything to show for it ." Yep. Kind of makes you think of certain words that begin with "f", doesn't it? Jerry
Thanks for the comments, Jack. For the third time, I'm starting to lose patience with NewTek. Jerry
"Good point, Jerry. How much did it cost in 1989? And the fx beast in 1990?" Way, way too much in retrospect. Apple's continued predatory pricing is one reason why we're switching over to Pentiums running Windows 95 and Windows NT. There is absolutely no reason to pay those inflated…
Modern software includes word processors, spreadsheets and the other categories you mentioned. Most computers are purchased for workaday tasks, not 3D modeling or video. The glories of the pre-1990 days don't count for much when there are few developers left working on the Amiga. Jerry
"Will not run, will crawl, specially with MS best selling machine-hogs." Excuse me, but if it runs, it runs. That it runs slow is a function of the processor. Pretend it's an Amiga and pop in an accelerator. Jerry
"but as a software developer, I can appreciate the amount of work that is probably going into the product" And you probably also appreciate – as I do – the importance of never releasing a product before it is ready – which is precisely what was done in the case…
"You have no argument that a Pentium or PPC based system will ultimately be more powerful." Oh, I think I have a pretty strong argument – but not one that you or another Amiga lover would accept in ten thousand years. That's just a fact of life. "If the AmigaOS…
"Got the Flyer working yet?" Actually, no. My Flyer was on the recall list and I took advantage of the opportunity to also send in my Toaster, which was also defective – although it took me a year to get someone to actually say that. (Thank you, Chuck Baker!) Since…
Same here, Jonathan, re OEM magazine. I seriously doubt that anyone is troubling themselves to optimize their Amiga code for the 68060 – or will in the near future. I agree that there would be a raw increase in speed, much as there is a dramatic increase in x86 apps…
Well, I already got Mac's and PC's here, but I was hoping to make use of my Toaster/Flyer/peripherals/software investment. Unless I sell it now, it sure ain't gonna be worth much in the future – and I hate to lay out still more money for a PC solution right now.…
Numbness? I love it. Good way to describe it. Kind of like what happens after you hit the mule over the head with the 2 x 4. I don't have anyone to rely on with other equipment, but I don't make my living from video either. But it's still irritating…
"gee man read the amigavendor forum more often instead contnuing this flame war" I didn't think we were engaged in a "flame war". If you think you are, let me know so I can drop out. I don't read what I'm not interested in – and continuing to invest in…
Clint: We share the same basic view: every tool has its own advantages and limitations – and the only rational alternative is to use what *you* judge to be the best tool for the job. Jerry
#Anyone else fed up?
Message #119338
I'm tired of waiting. Are you? I was promised by a very high level NewTekian that I'd be able to cut frame-accurate action on the Flyer. I can't. In fact, I can't do much of anything *dependably* with the Flyer. Yes, match frame editing has been promised for 4.1 -…
Yeah, but when it comes to hardware of any kind, only a review and preferably rigorous objective testing is of any value. Jerry
Clint: I haven't been following the progress of LightWave/PC, but if I recall correctly from the threads in the Amiga Vendor/NewTek section, the final version still hasn't been released. Jerry
Jonahan, Thanks for the reference. I thought I was the only guy in the world who got OEM magazine, although I admit to only skimming it. Out of curiosity, do apps have to be rewritten to optimize the capabilities of the 68060? Or is it absolutely instruction identical with the…
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