#IFF overscan images
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I'd like to run a video slide show from my Amiga-which I didn't think
would be difficult, but now I've down loaded close to a dozen IFF file viewers
and have yet to find one that works correctly.
What I'm looking for is a viewer that will run automatically and display
overscan pictures (interlace, low-res, HAM) correctly. Some reformat the
overscan image for display on a montior-which is what I _don't_ need. Most of
the others don't show a full overscan-a side to side, top to bottom video image
from the A520. The normal failure is to show a black bar at the top.
The only viewer that actually seems to work is an old viewer called
"si"-and only the original version. Later versions show the first picture
correctly, then a black bar at the top with all others-strange. I can't use the
early version of see because it doesn't auto run, though.
So does anyone know of a viewer that will do what I need?- oh, and it
should run on a 1.3 machine. So far I've tried ushow, si, show, dyna-show, iff,
fastview, megaview, superview, disp, and loadimage-and none will do what I
need.
Barry
Barry, If you buy opalvision it comes with a slide presentation program. Ive
loaded overscan images with no problem. You may have to change the HAM pictires
to JPEG in opalvision but this is no problem. The slide show works flawless for
me. It comes with 20 or so transition patterns and variable hold and
transtition times. You can append any slideshow file to itself so it can run
for hours.
Dan,
Thanks for the information about Opalvision. That won't work for me since
I've got an A500, but I think I can get by using an old version of Mostra and
some slightly enlarged pictures-362×480 instead of 352×480.
Barry
Barry, I know its easier said than done but get a 2000,3000 or 4000. Its really
a huge difference in capabilities from a 500. I worked on 500 for years before
moving up and at the time I thought the machine was fine for what I needed. I
guarantee you that if you upgrade youll wonder why you ever waited.
I agree that everyone should get the most powerful Amiga they can afford, but
don't underestimate the older machines. The 500, especially with a fat Agnus
and a little extra ram, can pump out an awesome slide show.
-Richard
Dan,
Right now I can't afford a 3000 or 4000 (and don't think a 2000 would be a
big step up). Maybe some day, but I want to see what happens with the Commodore
liquidation first.
Barry
An A2000 with a low-cost accelerator might actually be a good start, given
the expansion capabilities (24-bit cards, RAM, 040, etc.). I've been using
one for 3 years now, got it filled to the gills. It has remained the best
computer hardware investment I've made in that it has expanded adequately
with me needs, that is until now (060???).
Steve
Image Dynamics – Chicago