#OplVsn Q's
Chris,
Yes I use Imagine2.0 with the OpalVision board, at home. The version of
Imagine2.0 that was sent to me originally by Impulse was suppose to
display images using the OV board. It didn't. Found some other small bugs
and Impulse was kind enough to send me a fix. Again, this is the
OpalVision version of Imagine2.0. It's exactly the same thing exept
instead of the "use Firecracker" gadget you have the "use OpalVision"
gadget.
The fix did finally render and display using OV. I wasn't quite happy with
the resolutions in the config file so I changed them and renamed them.
Since then, I haven't been able to get it to display anything on OV. I'm
sure it's something on my part. Also, "sometimes" after I do a quick
render, it won't show it. Just asks me if I want to delete the file. I've
never run into any problems using the non-OpalVision version of
Imagine2.0, 'cept for an ocassional slice here and there.
Yes, the standard Imagine2.0 works just fine, of course you can't use the
OV board with it. I'm thinking of going back to that version myself. I
really don't know why anyone would want to "see" what they're rendering,
while they're rendering. I usually render a few very lo-res few keyframes
before comitting to a full render.
My board is installed on a A3000 with 2 chip and 8 fast. Runs great!
Installation took about a minute. Fired it up and the rest was history.
For me, OpalPaint was a dream come true… 🙂
BTW, I have an archive with some recent info on the Video Processor along
with some screen shots. The interface design for the VP doesn't impress
me. It's not as "clean" as OpalPaint. I don't know, maybe it's the choice
of colors. But anyway there are some effects this switcher does that I
didn't know were possible on an Amiga……
-Louis
On AUTOPILOT